Luke 24

In chapter 24 of Luke we read that Jesus appeared to two of His disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus.To add some context to this scripture, we’ve all learned about the 12 disciples, some of you may know all their names, but these were not all the followers of Jesus. On Monday and Tuesday we read about a group of women that were following Jesus. In total there were approximately 100 people following Jesus as he traveled around in His ministry. This is how they were able to replace Judas with Matthias (Acts 1:12-26).In this passage, we see that despite all these people following Jesus and hearing His teachings, they still did not fully understand His mission as the Messiah, a misunderstanding that often frustrated Him throughout His ministry. (I would say the two who understood the most were Mary, His mother, and Mary Magdalene.)As the two disciples walk along discussing recent events, Jesus joins them but prevents them from recognizing Him. He then explains the scriptures, showing how He fulfills them. Finally, at dinner, He reveals His identity, and everything suddenly clicks for them in another biblical light bulb moment!

In chapter 24 of Luke we read that Jesus appeared to two of His disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus.To add some context to this scripture, we’ve all learned about the 12 disciples, some of you may know all their names, but these were not all the followers of Jesus. On Monday and Tuesday we read about a group of women that were following Jesus. In total there were approximately 100 people following Jesus as he traveled around in His ministry. This is how they were able to replace Judas with Matthias (Acts 1:12-26).In this passage, we see that despite all these people following Jesus and hearing His teachings, they still did not fully understand His mission as the Messiah, a misunderstanding that often frustrated Him throughout His ministry. (I would say the two who understood the most were Mary, His mother, and Mary Magdalene.)As the two disciples walk along discussing recent events, Jesus joins them but prevents them from recognizing Him. He then explains the scriptures, showing how He fulfills them. Finally, at dinner, He reveals His identity, and everything suddenly clicks for them in another biblical light bulb moment!

The two disciples on the road to Emmaus returned to Jerusalem to tell the other disciples what had happened. As they were recounting their encounter with Jesus, Jesus appears in the locked room with the disciples. He then explained the scriptures to the entire group like he did for the two we read about yesterday. One other interesting note, the passage mentions that Jesus instructed them to touch his hands and feet and asked for something to eat. This demonstrated that His resurrection appearances were not a “ghost” of Jesus but the very same body that hung on the cross.