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* '''Psalm 103:2-3''': “Bless the Lord… who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases.” | * '''Psalm 103:2-3''': “Bless the Lord… who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases.” | ||
* '''Daniel 7:13-14''': The "Son of Man" comes with authority—mirrored in Jesus' '''authority to forgive sins'''. | * '''Daniel 7:13-14''': The "Son of Man" comes with authority—mirrored in Jesus' '''authority to forgive sins'''. | ||
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Luke’s emphasis on '''internal reasoning''' rather than '''spoken words''' could be inspired by passages in '''Genesis''' that highlight the '''thoughts of the heart''' and God’s ability to discern them. Here are some key possibilities: | |||
=== '''1. Genesis 6:5 – The Thoughts of Man’s Heart Are Evil''' === | |||
''"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every '''imagination of the thoughts of his heart''' was only evil continually."'' | |||
* This passage shows that sin is not just in '''external actions''' but in the '''hidden thoughts of the heart'''. | |||
* Luke, emphasizing the '''scribes’ inner reasoning''', may be showing how their rejection of Christ is like the '''corruption of the pre-flood world''', where men refused to acknowledge God. | |||
=== '''2. Genesis 18:12-13 – Sarah’s Internal Doubt''' === | |||
''"Therefore Sarah laughed '''within herself''', saying, ‘After I have grown old, shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?’ And the Lord said to Abraham, ‘Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I surely bear a child, which am old?’”'' | |||
* Sarah '''doubted in her heart''' but did not speak aloud. | |||
* Yet, God '''perceived her thoughts''' and exposed them. | |||
* This parallels how Jesus, in Luke’s account, '''perceives the scribes' silent doubts''' and calls them out. | |||
=== '''3. Genesis 27:41-42 – Esau’s Hidden Hatred''' === | |||
''"And Esau said in his heart, ‘The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.’ And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah."'' | |||
* Esau '''conceives hatred in his heart''', but it is '''still made known'''—just as Jesus reveals the scribes’ silent objections. | |||
* This reflects how the '''scribes’ unspoken resistance''' to Jesus foreshadows the ultimate rejection leading to the cross. | |||
=== '''Why Would These Passages Influence Luke?''' === | |||
* '''Luke’s theme''' often focuses on the '''thoughts of the heart''' and how Christ reveals them (Luke 2:35, Luke 7:39). | |||
* These Genesis passages show that '''God has always judged thoughts''', not just actions. | |||
* Luke’s choice to emphasize '''internal reasoning''' rather than '''spoken words''' fits with his pattern of showing Christ as the '''one who discerns hearts''', just as God did in Genesis. | |||
