Luke 10:25-37 NIV - The Parable of the Good Samaritan - On - Bible Gateway Luke 10:25-37New International Version (NIV) The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[ a ]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[ b ]” 28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.

31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[ c ] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’ 36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” 37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” Footnotes: 4. The Good Samaritan | Bible.org 4.

The Good Samaritan Luke 10:30-37 The Problem A lawyer approaches Jesus and asks a question. There are really two questions being asked and answered in the parable. Question 1: What must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus answers the first question with a question. What does the law say? The lawyer, a man skilled in the Mosaic law, answered and summed up the teaching of the law by saying one must love God with all one’s heart (Deut 6:4) and his neighbor as himself (Lev 19:18). Some think that Jesus really surprises the Pharisees in Matt 22:37f when He summarizes the law with these two points. This was in fact the conclusion that the Jews had come to concerning the 10 commandments. In Matt 22 Jesus was probably saying that you are not applying the very thing which you understand. (That is a common theme - people are held responsible for what they know! Jesus did not condemn them for what they did not understand.

He condemned them for what they did understand, but did not do!) When Jesus tells the man to “do this and you will live,” He is not saying, you can get to heaven by being perfect. He is using the man’s statement and saying, “Assuming it is true for the sake of argument, do it and you will live.” Jesus is just holding up a mirror so the man can see his sin. He makes an accommodating statement - to accommodate the man’s understanding and help him see the truth. Jesus knew the man could never do it. He wanted the man to see it too. You’ve heard the statement - “You’ve got to get them lost before you can get them saved.” That is what is going on here. Jesus is trying to make the man see his need for salvation. Then the man asks a second question: Question 2: Who is my neighbor? The lawyer asks the question to test him. He is not sincere. That may be the reason Jesus goes along with the assumption that you can earn eternal life. Another thing we see about the lawyer is his self-righteousness. Remember that most parables answer a question and deal with an attitude.

The attitude being dealt with in the parable is self-righteousness. The text says the lawyer was “seeking to justify himself.” That by the way was the problem with the nation. Of course we don’t have that problem in our culture. We just write books titled, I’m ok, You’re ok. Verse 30 says, “Jesus replied...” The Greek word means to “take up.” The man had thrown down a challenge and Jesus took him up on it. This is not simply, “Jesus answered him.” The parable is primarily answering the question asked by the lawyer “who is my neighbor?” (Luke 10:29), but Jesus also indicates in a subtle way the true answer to the lawyer’s first question. The Parameters The historical context is that Samaritans were despised and hated by Jews. The story which follows would have seemed impossible to a Jewish audience. To the Jew, the above diagram represents the social hierarchy within the society. It was so ingrained in the culture that even in synagogue the priest read first, then the levite and then the regular Jew. It is important to understand this, because the lawyer is asking how far out in that diagram do I have to go?

How far do the love priorities of the law extend? We might ask, “Do I have to love street people and boys in the Hood?” The Progression The best way to organize the parable is around the major players. In the story there are the robbers, the victim, the priest, the levite, the Samaritan and the innkeeper. Of these, the major players are the victim, the priest and levite (which represent the same attitude) and the Samaritan. Notice that Jesus says, “A certain man, a certain priest, a certain levite.” There are no names; parables are representative of real life. The Robbers The road between Jerusalem and Jericho was very steep and it was treacherous because of the many places for robbers to hide. In fact the name for the road was the way of blood. So, this is a very believable story for those listening. Although Jesus does not identify the man going down to Jericho, since this was a Jewish lawyer and audience, they more than likely imagined a Jewish person. The man is robbed and wounded and left for dead. He needs help.

The Religious - Priest/Levite It helps to understand the culture here - anyone who touched a dead man would be unclean. The priests could have used the excuse that they didn’t want to touch the man because he might have been dead. That would have kept them from serving God in the temple. BUT, the priest and Levite were going "down on the road." (Jerusalem is on a hill) They were leaving Jerusalem and could not use the excuse that they did not want to touch the man and be unclean for worship. They had already accomplished their duties and were heading home. In fact, the story shows their hypocrisy. They had just been to worship God (love God), but did not help the wounded man (love neighbor). His refusal to love his neighbor casts doubt on his love for God. The Priest was an expert in the law and undoubtedly knew of laws like those in Ex 23:4-5 which commanded that you help your enemy’s donkey if he was lost or overburdened, but he was unwilling to help a human in distress. vs 32 The Levite was also from the tribe responsible for spiritual leadership of the nation.

He also would “know” the law and what was required of him. What did they do? Both ignored the wounded man lying in the road. These two represent people caught up in lifeless religion. They play at church, but it does not affect the way that they live. The Righteous - the good Samaritan Who does the hearer of the parable expect to come by next. Look at the circles. They would have expected Joseph Jew to come by. But Jesus as the master story teller, tells a 3 billy goats gruff, 3 little pigs type of story with a surprise ending and skips all the way down to the Samaritan. Samaritans were an inferior mixed race in the Jewish mind. He was considered to be less than human, but look at his actions: Compassion - In the Greek this stands out because of the prepositions. While the priest and Levite passed by ajntiparh'lqen, the Samaritan passed by proselqwVn. He doesn’t pass by on the other side. He moved toward the injured man. This is so significant because you must move toward people in order to love, in order to build relationships. It doesn’t just happen.

It isn’t convenient. The Samaritan is moving toward someone who would despise him, if he were conscious. Someone who would not do the same if the situation were reversed. When you feel like you have no deep relationships with others, perhaps it is because you are waiting for something to happen. You are waiting for someone to move toward you. Perhaps you need to take the initiative and move toward others. It is a scary thing to do because you might be rejected or hurt, but you can’t build relationships unless you do. Care - He stopped and took care of his wounds (oil and wine were the traveling medicine kit of the day). He put him on his own donkey and the Samaritan walked. He took the wounded man to an inn. It is important to recognize that he took the time to take care of him. I think we sometimes make a donation to a worthy cause to pacify our conscience when perhaps we should have gotten involved. In our society, we are so busy with the rat race of going to work, taking our children to soccer games, going to Bible studies or care groups, etc. that we don’t have time to reach out and help someone else.

Even something as small as going out of our way to take someone home would be a Good Samaritan act - a demonstration that we care and love others. Cost - He gave money to take care of him and put no limit on how much he would spend to see that the wounded man was taken care of. Remember that this is a Samaritan in enemy territory. He has just told one of his enemies (a Jewish landlord), “Here is my VISA card.” Do whatever you need to do to take care of him. Talk about vulnerability!!! This is also significant because vulnerability is also essential for loving others. When you move toward someone else, you might be hurt. But you must be willing to sacrifice and be vulnerable, and take the chance of being hurt. Conclusion Which of these “proved to be a neighbor?” The obvious answer is that the Samaritan proved to be the “neighbor” to the wounded man. But the lawyer couldn’t bring himself to say the good Samaritan. That was an oxymoron. He answered, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Notice the significance of the question. What did the man ask? “Who is my neighbor? He was asking who and how much do I have to love.

Jesus changes the question and makes the neighbor be the subject. Love does not ask how far do I have to go. Love asks, “What can I do?” Love does not just meet the other person half way. The old saying that marriage is a 50/50 relationship is terrible. If you love, you give 100%. The Samaritan’s actions were a true demonstration of love because he had no prior relationship with the wounded man, he would not gain anything materially from his actions. He would instead lose time and money. And the wounded man probably would not have done the same for him if the situation were reversed. The Point How you love people shows your relationship with God. And Israel had failed to keep the elementary principle of the law which was to love. I believe this is the main message of the whole Bible. Craig Blomberg teaches that parables have as many points as they do major characters. If this is true, then the following points might correspond to the characters in this parable: Point 1: Even our enemies are our neighbors. Point 2: Ethnic and social standing are no guarantee of right standing before God. Point 3: The Samaritan’s actions are an example of what it means to love.

Relation of parable to the kingdom of God The parable relates to the kingdom program of God by demonstrating what it means to fulfill the ethic of the law which is summed up in the command to love one’s neighbor. The man is asking, what must I do to get in? Jesus tells him what one who is on the inside looks like. This is so important to understand. What Jesus is doing here is showing the difference between works and fruit. “Works” has the idea of what must I do to get in. But “Fruit” - what you do - is the result of being on the inside. If the lawyer is asking the question, “How do I get in?” and Jesus is telling him what one on the inside looks like, then we can assume the lawyer is on the outside. How he gets inside becomes the question. And I think Jesus answers that very subtly. There is an interesting analogy here that is worth noting. Who was in the ditch? A Jew. What did it take for the Jew to get out of the ditch? He had to trust a despised person to help him. The Samaritan, an outcast, paid the price to get the man out of the ditch.

Who else was an outcast and paid the price to get men out of the ditch of sin? Jesus How does Jesus answer the lawyer’s question about inheriting eternal life? Allow one who will be called a “Samaritan” by the religious leaders to pay the price for him. Compare John 8:48. Jesus was called a Samaritan by the religious leaders. So Jesus answered the man’s question about how to inherit eternal life, but it is in a whole different way than he expected. Principles What’s yours is mine and I’m going to take it. Priest/Levite: What’s mine is mine and I’m going to keep it. Samaritan: What’s mine is yours and I’m going to share it. We must not think that our “membership” in the body of Christ or rituals in our church services satisfy the commands to love God and love our neighbor. When we love our neighbor, we show that we love God. Biblical love transcends boundaries of geography, race, religion, socio-economic status and even convenience. We must love all men equally and well. My neighbor is anyone with a legitimate need for which God has given me the resources to meet that need.

2Ch 28:5-15, Hos 6:9, Micah 6:6-8 Love means moving toward others. It is not convenient. The Good Samaritan Parable Teaches About Love Luke 10:25-37 The Good Samaritan - Story Summary: Jesus Christ 's parable of the Good Samaritan was prompted by a question from a lawyer: And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" (Luke 10:25, ESV ) Jesus asked him what was written in the law, and the man responded: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself." (Luke 10:27, ESV ) Pressing further, the lawyer asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?" In parable form, Jesus told of a man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho . Robbers attacked him, took his possessions and clothes, beat him, and left him half dead.

A priest came down the road, saw the injured man, and passed by him on the other side. A Levite passing by did the same. A Samaritan, from a race hated by the Jews, saw the hurt man and had compassion on him. He poured oil and wine on his wounds, bound them up, then put the man on his donkey. The Samaritan took him to an inn and cared for him. The next morning, the Samaritan gave two denarii to the innkeeper for the man's care and promised to repay him on his way back for any other expenses. Jesus asked the lawyer which of the three men had been a neighbor. The lawyer answered that the man who showed mercy was a neighbor. Then Jesus told him, "You go and do likewise." (Luke 10:37, ESV ) Points of Interest from the Story: People of Samaria , an area sandwiched between Galilee to the north and Judea to the south, were hated by Jews because they intermarried with non-Jews and did not strictly observe Mosaic law. Jesus gave the word "neighbor" a new meaning: anyone in need. When we help others, we help Christ.

( Matthew 25:40 ) The Samaritan "had compassion" on the injured Jew. In other places in the Gospels , we hear that Jesus himself "had compassion" on people: Matthew 9:36 , Matthew 14:14 , Mark 6:34 , and Luke 7:13 . One interpretation of the parable identifies the Samaritan with Christ, scorned and rejected by others, and the injured traveler as every person, unable to rescue himself or herself but for the love and grace of a Savior. Ma'ale Adummim, on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho, has been identified by tradition as the site of the inn where the Good Samaritan helped the injured man. Archaeological digs show that way stations for travelers were located there dating back thousands of years. Today, a modern museum covers the site, with displays honoring Christians, Samaritans, and Jews. Question for Reflection: Bible Story Summary Index Jack Zavada, a career writer and contributor for About.com, is host to a Christian website for singles. Never married, Jack feels that the hard-won lessons he has learned may help other Christian singles make sense of their lives.

His articles and ebooks offer great hope and encouragement. To contact him or for more information, visit Jack's Bio Page . Luke 10:25-37 NRSV;LEB - The Parable of the Good Samaritan - Bible Gateway Luke 10:25-37New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus.[ a ] “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the law?

What do you read there?” 27 He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And he said to him, “You have given the right answer; do this, and you will live.” 29 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

35 The next day he took out two denarii,[ b ] gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.’ 36 Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.” Footnotes: New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Luke 10:25-37Lexham English Bible (LEB) The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25 And behold, a certain legal expert stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do so that I will inherit eternal life?” 26 And he said to him, “What is written in the law?

How do you read it?”[ a ] 27 And he answered and[ b ] said, “You shall love the Lord your God from all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind,[ c ] and your neighbor as yourself.”[ d ] 28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly. Do this and you will live.” 29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 And[ e ] Jesus replied and[ f ] said, “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who both stripped him and beat him.[ g ] After[ h ] inflicting blows on him,[ i ] they went away, leaving him[ j ] half dead. 31 Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he[ k ] saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. 32 And in the same way also a Levite, when he[ l ] came down to the place[ m ] and saw him,[ n ] passed by on the opposite side.

33 But a certain Samaritan who was traveling came up to him and, when he[ o ] saw him,[ p ] had compassion. 34 And he came up and[ q ] bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine, and he put him on his own animal and[ r ] brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And on the next day, he took out two denarii and[ s ] gave them[ t ][ u ] to the innkeeper, and said, “Take care of him, and whatever you spend in addition, I will repay to you when I return.

36 Which of these three do you suppose became a neighbor of the man who fell among the robbers?” 37 So he said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” And Jesus said to him, “You go and do likewise.” Footnotes: Luke 10:26 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation Luke 10:27 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37 | CARM Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37 salvationby Matt Slick Theme: What must I do to inherit eternal life? 25. And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and put Him to the test, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" Lawyer: One who is an expert in the Law of Moses. Often this individual was called upon to settle legal issues. "He stood up." This is a social courtesy and a greeting of respect. Yet, in his heart he sought to test Jesus. This is a contradiction between his actions and his words. 26.

And He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?" Jesus asks the lawyer about what he knows best: the law. He knows that keeping the law is the appropriate answer. He brings the issue out into the open. This is probably best since the Jewish leadership were probably concerned about Jesus' teachings on the Law. 27. And he answered and said, "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself." It is interesting that this man of the law would quote something regarding love and not some ritual or set of rules. The standard set here is one which no one could keep. Perhaps he was testing Jesus by quoting what Jesus had taught before: love. 28. And He said to him, "You have answered correctly; Do this and you will live." Jesus, the man, instructs the man of the law, "You have answered correctly." 29.

But wishing to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" The Lawyer does not show humility by saying something like, "How can I do this, since I am an imperfect and sinful man?" Instead, he seeks to justify himself. This is often the case with experts in moral law; they think they have their own lives covered pretty well because they look at their actions, not their hearts. The expected reply would be something like, "Your relative and your friend." Then the lawyer would be able to say that he has done this and thereby enjoy honor among the people there listening; However, Jesus said... 30. Jesus replied and said, "A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went off leaving him half dead. Jesus expounds on the law of love. True love is put into action. It is not merely at concept or a feeling. There is a road that goes down from Jerusalem to Jericho. It is 17 miles long and drops about 3,000 feet in those 17 miles. It has long been a hazardous trip due to thieves and robbers.

Jesus intentionally leaves the man undescribed. The audience, being Jewish, would naturally assume that he was a Jew. Being in this half dead state he would be unconscious. Since he is stripped, he then is unidentifiable. Historically, a person can be identified in one of two ways: his dress and his speech, i.e. dialect. The man is any person: void of ethnic background, void of stature, void of position 31. "And by chance a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. The priest was most certainly riding because he was in the upper classes of society. The poor walk. Since he moves to the other side, probably the priest did not actually see it happen. How can he be sure the wounded man is a neighbor since he cannot be identified? If the person lying there is a non-Jew the priest could be risking defilement, especially if the person were actually dead. If he defiles himself he cannot collect, distribute, and eat tithes. His family and servants will suffer the consequences with him. Priests were supposed to be ritually clean, exemplars of the law.

There would be immediate shame and embarrassment suffered by them at the expense of the people and their peers for such defilement. Having just completed his mandatory two weeks of service, he would then need to return and stand at the Eastern Gate along with the rest of the unclean. Furthermore, in addition to the humiliation involved, the process of restoring ritual purity was time-consuming and costly. It required finding, buying, and reducing a red heifer to ashes, and the ritual took a full week. The priest is in a predicament. Moreover, he cannot approach closer than four cubits to a dead man without being defiled, and he will have to overstep that boundary just to ascertain the condition of the wounded man. 32. "And likewise a Levite also, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. "Levites were descendants of Levi but not of Aaron, and they assisted the priests (Aaron’s descendants) in the temple." 1 The road spoken of here is a long one. It is very likely, according to those who have walked it, that a person traveling it, could see ahead of him a long way.

The Levite, who is of a lower social class, may have been walking. He most probably saw the priest ahead of him and could have thought to himself, "If the priest may pass then so should I." Perhaps they might fear for their own safety. What if someone saw them with the naked and wounded person and reported to the officials that the priest and/or Levite committed a crime against the injured person? 33. "But a certain Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, The Samaritans were a mixed race between the Jews of captivity and the Samaritan people of the land they were captive in. The relationship between the Jews and Samaritans was one of hostility because of some bad things that happened in the past. According to the Mishna, "He that eats the bread of the Samaritans is like to one that eats the flesh of swine" (Mishna Shebiith 8:10). The Mishna is the oral traditions that developed about the law, containing interpretations and applications to specific questions which the law deals with only in principle. Specifically, it is the collection of these traditions. The Samaritan is not a gentile.

He is bound by the same law as the Jews. The Samaritan would not be naturally from that area, so the half dead man would certainly not qualify as his neighbor. "The Samaritan woman therefore said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me for a drink since I am a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)" (John 4:9). "The Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?” 49 Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me,'" (John 8:48-49) 34. "and came to him, and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The Samaritan risks defilement. He approaches this unidentifiable man and helps him. Oil and wine were poured out on the high altar before God. Note how the usage is mentioned after the Priest and Levite have failed to do their duty.

Blood revenge: "Mosaic legislation established cities of refuge for people under the threat of death from blood vengeance retaliation. This legislation provided an escape valve for a custom it could not eradicate." Often when the guilty cannot be reached, vengeance may be administered to a member of his family. Often the vengeance would reach even to the most distant relations of the offending party. "Irrational minds seeking a focus for their retaliation do not make rational judgments, especially when the person involved is from a hated minority community." 35. "And on the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return, I will repay you.' The Samaritan forfeits anonymity when he stays overnight and then says he would return. This is an acceptance of the potential threat of blood vengeance. The wounded man has no money. When it is time for him to leave, if he cannot pay the debt he can be arrested, Matthew 18:23-35. The Samaritan knows this and volunteers money (two denarii is two days wages) and whatever else is needed to see to the needs of this unidentified man.

Additionally, the Samaritan had no way of insuring the return of his money. Therefore, it is safe to assume he did not expect it to be returned. The Good Samaritan I New Testament Stories I Animated Children's Bible Stories - YouTube The Good Samaritan I New Testament Stories I Animated Children's Bible Stories Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. The interactive transcript could not be loaded. Loading... Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Jun 23, 2014 The Good Samaritan is an animated children's Bible story about the parable of the good samaritan. A man who was traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho was attacked. The Good Samaritan treated the injured man as a neighbor and helped him through a terrible time. Old Holy tells kids animated Holy Tales from The Bible. The Holy Tales: Bible Stories is the channel that can teach your children about all Christian Bible stories through animations, songs, nursery rhymes in a fun joyful learning process.

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Like our page on Facebook to keep up with the latest news from Holy Tales: Visit our website: A New Look at the Good Samaritan | Grace Communion International Ways to Give A New Look at the Good Samaritan The Good Samaritan is one of Jesus’ most popular parables. Preachers often use it to encourage people to be unselfish, to think ahead and help others. But there is more to the story than that. Jesus was doing far more than putting hypocritical religious leaders in their place. Let’s take a closer look. A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine.

Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. “Look after him,” he said, “and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.” Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers? (Luke 10:30-37) The answer to Jesus’ question was obvious. But Jesus was teaching much more than a lesson in social responsibility. Let’s consider the context. Jesus was answering a lawyer who had asked, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” (verse 25). This man was a religious lawyer, priding himself in his understanding of all 613 points of the Torah. The religious leaders of Jesus’ day had inherited a system that had turned obedience to God into an obstacle course, so strewn with picky dos and don’ts that it left the average person on a permanent guilt trip. This approach contradicted what Jesus taught, and confrontation became inevitable.

The lawyers, along with the Pharisees, Sadducees, scribes and others in religious leadership, were constantly trying to discredit Jesus. There was a motive behind the lawyer’s apparently innocent question. So Jesus let the expert speak first: “What is written in the law?... How do you read it?” (verse 26). The lawyer knew the answer: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’” (verse 27). “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live” (verse 28). It was a good answer, as far as it went. But you know what lawyers are like. They are trained to look for some extenuating circumstance that might in some way limit the extent of the law. The lawyer knew that the command to “love your neighbor as yourself” was impossible to fulfill. So he thought he had found a loophole. “Who is my neighbor?” he asked Jesus. That is when Jesus gave his famous parable.

Cast and location Jesus set his story on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho, a distance of about 17 miles. Jerusalem was where the Temple was, the center of the Levitical priesthood. The priests were the highest class of the Levites. They were supported by thousands of other Levites who served at lower levels, doing such tasks as keeping the altar fire going, lighting the incense, singing in the Temple chorus and playing musical instruments. When they were not on duty, many of these priests and temple workers lived in Jericho. They often traveled this road between Jerusalem and Jericho. Travel in those days could be hazardous. One stretch of the Jericho road was known as the “Way of Blood,” because so many people were robbed and killed there. This was where Jesus set the scene for his parable. People knew exactly where he was talking about. In Jesus’ story, the first person to see the victim is a priest, but rather than get involved, he passes by on the other side of the road. He is followed by a Levite, a temple-worker. The Levite does the same—he passes by. Then along comes a Samaritan. A what? Jesus would have caused a stir with that.

The Samaritans were a mix of Jew and Gentile, and the Jews did not like them. They had names for Samaritans like “half breeds” and “heathen dogs,” and considered them to be spiritually defiled. The Jews of that time did not often hear the words “good” and “Samaritan” used in the same sentence. But in Jesus’ story, it is this outcast who stops to help. Not only does this Samaritan help, but he goes far beyond what most people do. He cleans the victim’s wounds with oil and wine, then bandages them. People didn’t carry first-aid kits back then. He likely would have had to tear up some of his own clothing to make a bandage. Next, he puts the injured man on his donkey and takes him to an inn. He takes two silver coins, a considerable amount in those days, and promises to reimburse the innkeeper for any further expense. This is an exceptional level of assistance, especially for a total stranger and someone who is supposed to be a social enemy. But the Samaritan did not let that stand in the way. With this deceptively simple little story, Jesus impales the lawyer on his own hook.

He asks him, “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” (verse 36). Jesus has turned the question around. He is not asking, “Which people should I help?” He is saying: To answer the question, you need to put yourself into the shoes (or lack thereof) of the man who was beaten and left to die. The better question is: “When I need help, who do I want to help me?” Don’t you hope that the Samaritan will be a neighbor to you? Who was a good neighbor? The answer is obvious, but the expert in the law didn’t want to say the word Samaritan, so he said, “The one who had mercy on him.” Then Jesus delivers the knockout blow: “Go and do likewise” (verse 37). Remember, this “teacher of the law” was from a class of people who prided themselves on how carefully they obeyed God. For example, they would not pronounce God’s name, considering it too holy to utter. They would even take a ritual bath to ensure purity before writing God’s name.

Along with the Pharisees, they were fastidious about observing the law in every detail. The lawyer had asked what he needed to do in order to inherit eternal life. Jesus’ answer was, in effect, “You have to do the impossible.” Your love for others needs to extend far beyond what humans are capable of doing. A story of salvation How could anyone be expected to live up to the standard of the Samaritan in this story? If that is what God expects, even the meticulous lawyer was doomed. Jesus was showing that humans cannot meet the perfect requirements of the law. Even those who dedicate themselves to it fall short. Jesus is the only one to fulfill the law in its deepest intent. Jesus is the Good Samaritan. Jesus knew that there is nothing we can “do” to earn an eternity with a holy God. So he crafted his answer-story at two levels of meaning. On the surface, it made the point that people ought to love and do good to their enemies. But on a deeper level, it addressed the question of eternal life. To answer the question, we need to put ourselves in the place of the man who was beaten and left to die. He represents us—all humanity.

The robbers correspond to sin and the forces of evil, the devil and his dominion. We do not have enough strength to combat these forces, and if we are left to ourselves, we will die. The priest and the Levite represent the laws and sacrifices of the old covenant. They can’t help us. The Good Samaritan is the only one who can help. The wine and the oil correspond, roughly, to the blood Jesus shed for us and the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. That is what heals us. The inn could then represent the church, where God puts his people to be spiritually nurtured until he returns for them. Jesus pays for this ongoing need in our life, too. Jesus used the lawyer’s question to show how inadequate for salvation even the best human effort is, and how wonderful and sure is his work of redemption for humanity. Jesus, and only Jesus, can rescue us from the “Way of Blood”—and he did it by way of his own blood. Joseph Tkach 4. The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) | Bible.org 4.

The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) Lesson PPT CUE Main Point: We should show love and compassion to others, just as Jesus shows love and compassion to us. Key Verse: Here is My command. Love each other, just as I have loved you. - John 15:12 Props: A hand mirror. A globe or world map. A marker and pad of Post It notes. Background Say: From time to time when Jesus was teaching, someone would ask a question that was meant to test or trick Jesus. Sometimes the person asking the question just wanted to see how much Jesus really knew about the scriptures. Other times the questioner wanted Jesus to say something that would make the crowd angry with Him. Today we are going to look at a parable that Jesus told after He was asked two questions by someone who wanted to test Him. Remember, a parable is a small, seemingly simply story that reveals BIG truths about the kingdom of God. In the Parable of the Good Samaritan, we find several tough questions and a BIG answer that reveals an even BIGGER truth about God’s kingdom.

Let’s read together in Luke 10:25-37 to see what those questions were, and how Jesus answered them with the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Teacher Note: The structure of the Parable of the Good Samaritan is defined by two main questions. The first, “What must I do to receive eternal life?” is dealt with in verses 25-28. The second, “And who is my neighbor?” is answered in verses 29-37. In between these two questions, Jesus asks a couple of questions of His own: “What is written in the Law?” and “How do you understand it?” Jesus asks these questions in lieu of giving an outright answer to the initial query from the scholar who seeks to test Him. The man’s intent in asking the question was probably to compare Jesus’ ideology to that of Jewish law. He more than likely expected Jesus to contradict the Jewish bottom line. But Jesus, in asking the questioner a question in return, sets out to show that Jewish teaching is not wrong at all, but that the practice of it often is. Once the scholar has answered his own question using scripture, Jesus basically says: “Good answer.

Now go do it.” These words, as we will see, prompt the man’s second question and Jesus’ beautifully powerful Parable of the Good Samaritan in response. What Must I Do To Inherit Eternal Life? Say: One day an authority on the law stood up to put Jesus to the test. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied. “How do you understand it?” He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love Him with all your strength and with all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’” “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do that, and you will live.” - Luke 5:27-28 Teacher Note: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love Him with all your strength and with all your mind” is from Deuteronomy 6:5, and “Love your neighbor as you love yourself” is from Leviticus 19:18. Say: The man who stood up to ask Jesus a question was an expert in the Jewish law.

The law was the set of rules that God gave to the Israelites through Moses. The law includes the 10 commandments and many other rules found in the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The law was God’s way of showing the Israelites how to live a life pleasing to Him, and how to prevent sin from creating separation between God and man. Of course, no one could possibly keep all the laws. People’s sinful nature would continue to destroy their relationship with God. That’s why God allowed people to make sacrifices to atone for the sins they did commit. Does anyone know what atone means? To atone is to make up for something you have done wrong. If I ate your cookies without asking, I can’t undo that; I can’t give them back. I could atone for it by making you some more cookies. In the case of sin, we can’t undo that either. By His grace, God allowed His people to atone for their sin by making special animal sacrifices. By atoning, our relationship with God is restored, or made right again.

By the time Jesus started traveling and teaching, the Pharisees had added so many extra rules to the original law that God had given that people were feeling completely crushed by all the rules they had to keep. All day long they worried about which laws they were breaking and if they were going to be caught. So you can imagine how interested people must have been when the expert in the law stood up and asked Jesus what someone had to do to live with God forever. It’s really too bad, though, that the man asking the question didn’t think that Jesus could actually teach him anything. The legal expert thought he already knew the answer. He thought that he would be able to show the crowd that Jesus didn’t know the law as well as he did. So what did Jesus do? He resisted the urge to give the man an answer and said, “You know the law. What do you think it says about this.” Well, the man must have felt really smart when he quoted from Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 19:18. He said that we needed to do two things. First, love God with everything you have. And then, love your neighbor as you love yourself. And you know what?

The answer the legal expert gave is completely right! Jesus said to him, “OK. You know what the law says. Now do it.” Do you think this might have made the man nervous? I do. Because the legal expert knew that keeping the whole law is something he could not do. He just wasn’t strong enough or good enough to keep every single rule and regulation all the time. And he knew there could never be enough sacrifices to make up for all the times he broke the law. Jesus knew this too, and wanted to show the man how badly he needed someone to rescue him from his life of sin and disobedience to the law. James 4:17 says, ...when you know the good things you should do and don’t do them, you sin. Jesus is reminding the man that there is no possible way to love God with everything you have, that there is no way a sinful man or woman can love other people as completely as the law requires. Hold up the hand mirror so the kids can see your face reflected in it. Say: Jesus is using scripture like a mirror. He is holding it up to the man and asking him to look at his life.

He is asking him if he can really keep the law and earn eternal life by obeying all the rules and regulations. Application: Is it possible for anyone to lead a sinless life? No. Just like the man asking Jesus the question about eternal life, we will always mess up and do something that separates us from God. James 1:22-24 says this: Don’t just listen to the word. You fool yourselves if you do that. You must do what it says. Suppose you listen to the word but don’t do what it says. Then you are like a man who looks at his face in a mirror. After looking at himself, he leaves. Right away he forgets what he looks like. The legal expert was someone who had listened to the law his whole life, but he wasn’t really sure what it meant to actually follow it. When studying the law, he would briefly examine his life—like looking in a mirror—but then he would turn away from it without trying to live like God wanted him to. Immediately, he would forget that his failure to keep the law was sin. He just didn’t want to face what he saw in the mirror. Who Is My Neighbor?

Say: But when Jesus reminded the man to do what the law said, the man got nervous. He wondered what it really meant to love your neighbor as you love yourself. He wanted Jesus to assure him that he was already doing what he needed to do for eternal life. So he asked another question...“Who is my neighbor?” Maybe he thought Jesus would say that his neighbors were his close friends and family. Or legal scholars like him. Or his fellow Jews. The man probably wanted to believe that his neighbors were people that were easy to help. People who didn’t require too much time or effort or money. The man wanted to feel good about what he saw in the mirror. He wanted to look good in front of his friends in the crowd. But Jesus had a deeper truth to reveal to the man. Something that could only be told through a parable, a small story that contains BIG truth about the kingdom of God. Let’s look at Luke 10:29-37. Say: But the man wanted to make himself look good. So he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. Robbers attacked him. They stripped off his clothes and beat him.

Then they went away, leaving him almost dead. A priest happened to be going down that same road. When he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. A Levite also came by. When he saw the man, he passed by on the other side too. But a Samaritan came to the place where the man was. When he saw the man, he felt sorry for him. He went to him, poured olive oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey. He took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins. He gave them to the owner of the inn. ‘Take care of him,’ he said. ‘When I return, I will pay you back for any extra expense you may have.’ “Which of the three do you think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by robbers?” The authority on the law replied, “The one who felt sorry for him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do as he did.” - Luke 10:29-37 Say: This parable must have come as a big shock to the legal expert.

In the story, the first two men who noticed the victim were Jews like him. First a priest and then a Levite passed by the dying victim on the road, but they just crossed to the other side and kept walking. The victim was obviously very hurt. He obviously needed help. The priest and the Levite were very religious men who knew everything about the law! Yet they wouldn’t help the poor injured man at all. In fact, these two men had just been in Jerusalem, probably to worship God and perform their religious duties in the temple. But they wanted nothing to do with a person who needed their help so badly. They knew the law backwards and forwards, but had no idea what it meant to really keep it. They didn’t know what it meant to have a close, loving relationship with God. Who remembers who actually did help the man who needed help? A Samaritan. That’s right. A Samaritan came along next. Samaritans were people who lived in the area called Samaria. Now, a Samaritan was not a Jew. In fact, Jews and Samaritans were actually enemies. They didn’t agree on very much regarding religion.

But the Samaritan had something that the Jewish priest and the Levite didn’t have. He had compassion. Compassion is really feeling the pain or sadness that someone else feels, and wanting more than anything to help that person. The Samaritan felt sorry for the man who had been beaten and stopped to help him. Application: The Samaritan didn’t have a first aid kit in his saddle bag. He didn’t have any medical training. He didn’t have a way to call a doctor or an ambulance. But he knew the victim needed help badly. So he got to work and used the resources he did have to take care of him. The Samaritan had a little wine and some oil and a bit of cloth. So he used those to clean the man’s wounds and bandage them up. Then he gently placed the man on his donkey and walked to an inn, where he knew the man could get some rest. Then the Samaritan took out two silver coins to pay the innkeeper to look after the man. Not only that, but he promised to come back in a couple of days to check on the victim and pay the innkeeper more money if necessary.

The Samaritan made a lot of personal sacrifices to help the man who had been beaten. He used his own supplies to treat his wounds. He used his own money to pay the innkeeper. He took a lot of time to help him, and promised to devote even more time to him later. This was no easy thing the Samaritan did! And he did it all without grumbling or complaining. Hold up the globe or the map. Point to the place on the globe or map where your class is being held. Say: This is where we live. It is easy to think of the people in our neighborhood as our neighbors. It is easy to think of our friends and family as neighbors. It is easy to think of people who are just like us as neighbors. But when Jesus told this parable, He asked, “Which of the three do you think was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by robbers?” Do you see how Jesus changed the question that the legal expert had asked? The expert had asked, “Who is my neighbor.” But Jesus said the real question should be, “Who am I a neighbor TO?” The Samaritan had shown real love and compassion to someone in need. The experts in the law had looked the other way.

Knowing what the law says is not enough. To love your neighbor as yourself, you have to put it into practice. You have to show love to those in need. Go And Do As He Did Say: At the end of the parable, Jesus gave a very simple instruction: “Go and do as he did.” But how can we do that? It is not always easy to love other people the way we should. In John 15:12, Jesus says this: “Here is my command. Love each other, just as I have loved you.” If we are trying to love other people with our own strength, it is a very hard thing to do. We might be tempted to just look the other way like the priest and the Levite did. But when we remember how much love Jesus showed for us when He died on the cross, it is our natural response to take that love and pass it on to other people. It’s like Jesus is pouring His love into our hearts, and we pour it back out into the lives of anyone in need. Jesus was the perfect neighbor to us, taking care of us when we were helpless to take care of ourselves, healing our sin-wounds when we were powerless to heal ourselves.

Application: Write the word “neighbor” on a Post It note and stick in on a random place on the globe or map. Say: I just wrote the word “neighbor” on this piece of paper. Did I stick the paper somewhere close to where we’re at? No. Because Jesus wants us to see anyone in need, anywhere, as our neighbor. Wherever we see people hurting, He wants us to show them compassion. Those hurting people might be in your school, or your own home. But they also might be thousands of miles away. Jesus wants us to always be watching for those who need love and compassion. He wants us to remember what He did for us on the cross. He wants us to remember how much love it took to die for our sins, so that we might live forever with God. And He wants us to show that same love and compassion for others who need it. As the priest and the Levite proved, that is hard to do if we’re just living by a bunch of laws and religious rules and too busy doing things our own way. But when we believe that Jesus has rescued us from sin and separation from God, we have His love in us.

And we can’t help but share that love with our neighbors, wherever they might be. Teacher Note: “Jesus Christ is the only righteous man to have lived on this earth. He alone fulfilled the law perfectly. And yet He took our sins upon Himself, bearing the curse of death which the law pronounced upon us. And by trusting in His death, burial, and resurrection on our behalf, our sins are forgiven and we receive the free gift of eternal life. “Since this eternal life is not the result of our good works, but the result of God’s grace manifested in and through Jesus Christ, we have nothing to be proud of, no basis for feeling self-righteous. And because God has been merciful and gracious to us, we can show mercy and compassion toward others. Grace leaves no place for self-righteousness; it is the basis for compassion. That is what Jesus is trying to help this lawyer to understand through the parable of the Good Samaritan.

“And just as this despised and rejected Samaritan became the ‘savior’ of the robbery victim on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho, so the despised and rejected Jesus of Nazareth has become the Savior of all who trust in Him.” —from The Good Samaritan by Bob Deffinbaugh, Bible.org. Key Verse: Here is My command. Love each other, just as I have loved you. - John 15:12 Main Point: We should show love and compassion to others, just as Jesus shows love and compassion to us. PPT CUE PPT CUE © 2007 BibleLessons4Kidz.com All rights reserved worldwide. May be reproduced for personal, nonprofit, and non-commercial uses only. Brought to you by KidzLife Unless otherwise noted the Scriptures taken from: Holy Bible, New International Reader’s Version, (NIrV®) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998 by International Bible Society / Used by permission of IBS-STL. All rights reserved worldwide. Special thanks to John R. Cross, The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus, GoodSeed International.

Good Samaritans | Jerusalem to Jericho | Dody Gibson The Good Samaritans by Dody Gibson The road from Jerusalem to Jericho has changed little since the first century. Accessible by foot or horseback, it is approximately eighteen to twenty miles distance. It is a rocky and rugged route and one can expect to make about three miles an hour. The decent is very rapid, nearly four thousand feet from the Mount of Olives to the Jordan valley below. There are many ascents as well along the way increasing the sharpness of the slope and additional hazards to the journey down the mountain. About halfway there is a huge boulder affording a very convenient place for robbers to lie in wait. There are also many other places to hide along this lonely road earning its reputation as the "Way of Blood." Jesus knew this and somewhere on this narrow trail we are given the setting for the story of the Good Samaritan. It is an account well known to every Bible student. A certain man was traveling the road to Jericho. Somewhere along the path, thieves waited in hiding. He had little to offer for all they took was his clothing.

Perhaps his lack of worldly goods reflected their own poor choice of a victim for they left him wounded and nearly dead. Two others chanced by that day, a priest and a Levite. Extending no compassion toward the agony and the destitute condition of their fellowman, each crossed to the other side and continued on their way. But shortly, a Samaritan, one with whom the Jews had no dealings and even hated, passed that pay and came upon the man who was most certainly dying from blood loss, injury and exposure. The kind, generous benevolence paid to this poor stranger has been retold in every generation since. It will forever exemplify a Christian attitude toward those in need without respect for race, wealth or standing in the community. Likewise, none will be praised for the "It's not my problem" attitude of the priest or Levite. In Acts 4:36-37 we are told of another who demonstrated great generosity toward those who lacked the necessities of life. His name was Joses, surnamed Barnabas, and he had sold land and brought the money to the apostles to be distributed to needy saints. In verse 36, it states that he was a Levite.

It does seem strange that this fact should be included here. Paul states his credentials but this was addressed to those Jews to whom he was speaking. This information about Barnabas was added when the writer recorded the story. The church had been established and there was no priesthood although there were Jews who still practiced the Law of Moses. Also, under the Law, the Levites did not own property; they were given cities to live in. Yet, Barnabas had property in Cyprus, evidence that he was not following Old Testament ways. Therefore, what can be the reason that this information is included in Luke's account? Can it be that this author wants us to know that some Levites were sensitive toward their brothers in need? There is definitely a contrast between this Levite and the one in the Good Samaritan story. Perhaps this is an appended lesson to teach us to avoid prejudice not only toward those who are in need but also in forming opinions against a group for the one rotten apple in the barrel. We can find much to meditate upon as we contemplate these two records. Luke was a Gentile, neither Jew nor Samaritan, and was unbiased in either situation. It was he who wrote the book of Acts and gives us the story of Barnabas.

Of all four Gospel writers only one records the story of the Good Samaritan. It should not come as a surprise to learn that it was Luke. Both stories come together with one author. And that's the Amazing Truth!

Question: In the Bible to where was the Good Samaritan traveling?
Answer: Jericho