Luke 7:11-17

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Introduction (Gen. 20:7; cf. Ps. 105:15; Deut. 18:15, 18-19; Acts 3:22, 7:37; Matt. 17:3-5; Lk. 6:46-49)

“The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen.”

I. A Prophet (7:16)

A. Prophets in Redemptive History (Lk. 7:15)

“Jehovah's approach to Israel is eminently the approach of speech; God gives Himself in the word of His mouth.”
(G. Vos, Biblical Theology, p. 187)

B. Context in the Gospel of Luke (Lk. 4:18-19,
24-27; 2 Kgs. 5:1-14; 1 Kgs. 17:23 w/ Lk. 7:15)

II. More Than a Prophet

A. Contrasts Between Jesus and the Others
(1 Kgs. 17:17-24)

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B. Both Prophet and Word

Conclusion (Ex. 18:15; Heb. 1:1-2; Matt. 16:13-16, 17:1-8)

“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”