“Did They Understand or Not…”
BIBLE READING: Luke 17-21 DISCUSSION As we prepare to enter next week’s reading of the impending death of Jesus on the cross, I think it important to mention something Jesus noted in Luke 18.31-34. This is the third time in Luke’s account that Jesus has specifically warned His disciples about His upcoming death. It is also interesting to note that He is very specific concerning the events that are about to take place, yet they still do not understand why? How is it possible for these men to soak up everything that Jesus tells them and shows them as He goes about His daily ministry, yet totally ignore the words He mentions about His death. The text also says that “they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden form them, and they did not grasp what He said” (Luke 18.34). I guess it is possible that they just didn’t understand, or that they chose to not understand. However, maybe