Luke 4:29 Meaning and Explanation
“And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.”
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Read Full Chapter →The congregation drives Jesus out of town to the brow of the hill, intending to throw him down headlong.
What Does Luke 4:29 Mean?
Sabbath worship turns into attempted execution. Nazareth was built on a hillside, and the crowd forces its own townsman toward a drop steep enough to kill, treating the one who had just read them Isaiah as a blasphemer to be hurled down.
Luke shows how early the shadow of the cross falls across this Gospel: the ministry that opened by announcing the acceptable year draws a death sentence from its first hometown sermon. He came unto his own, and his own received him not. Yet the scene also quietly testifies that rage does not hold the reins of history. His hour will come, but it is not theirs to choose, and the next verse will say so.
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What does Luke 4:29 mean?
The congregation drives Jesus out of town to the brow of the hill, intending to throw him down headlong.