Who was that Good Samaritan?

[Perrero]

There is not much to be said about this guy. He has no name. He appears out of nowhere. We know he is from Samaria, but that’s about it. However, maybe if we read on we will find out more about him because certainly he is a big part of this story.

Let’s follow the story. The bible states that “a certain man” began his journey in Jerusalem (often known as the city of peace) towards the city of Jericho (a place of death as Jericho is in the vicinity of the dead sea). This “certain man” could be anybody. He could represent you or me. And were we not on a pathway of death until Jesus met us.

Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

On that road to Jericho we witness his assault. Thieves who strip him (steal) of his clothes, wound him severely (destroy) leaving half dead (kill). Here we see the work of the devil in our lives. He is a thief (John 10:10), who comes to steal, kill and destroy.

We, like this stranger on this pathway to death, find ourselves assaulted by our enemy. We end up alone, beaten, lost, hurt, crushed and ignored. We are stripped of our dignity, our virtue, our childhood. We are robbed of finances, of joy, of our self-worth . We are beaten down looking for help, looking for hope and there is none. Even when we thought the priest, who represents the leaders or prophets of all kinds of religions, ideologies or philosophies of the world, might be able to help. He can not. He does not have the answer to our plight. Neither does the Levite, a leader much closer to home who might be more knowledgeable and intimate with our situation, even feign to venture a compassionate attempt to rescue.

There is only Jesus, the Good Samaritan, who can mend our wounds because He was wounded Himself. (Isaiah 53:5) Only He can bring us back from death as He conquered death Himself. (Romans 5:10) As he mends our wounds, He pours the wine of the New Covenant (1Cor. 11:25) (Eph. 1:7) and the oil of His Spirit (1Sam. 16:13) (Luke 24:39). He then places us on a beast of burden so that our own burdens are relieved (Mat. 11:30).

Finally, He brings us to the inn which can be defined as “a public place (house) for the reception of strangers”. And I surmise that this could be also called the CHURCH, a place for rest, nurturing, mending, feeding and healing.

He pays 2 Dinarii, which is roughly 2 days wages and tells the innkeeper that He will come again or return. Do we see here a reference to the Second Coming (John 14:28)? Surely it has been 2 Dinarii = 2 days = 2000 years, as for God 1 day is as a thousand years. (2Peter 3:8)

Jesus set the perfect example by helping us “certain people” back to life. Now let us become good Samaritans and champion the same cause.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

There is not much to be said about this guy. He has no name. He appears out of nowhere. We know he is from Samaria, but that’s about it. However, maybe if we read on we will find out more about him because certainly he is a big part of this story.

Let’s follow the story. The bible states that “a certain man” began his journey in Jerusalem (often known as the city of peace) towards the city of Jericho (a place of death as Jericho is in the vicinity of the dead sea). This “certain man” could be anybody. He could represent you or me. And were we not on a pathway of death until Jesus met us.

Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

On that road to Jericho we witness his assault. Thieves who strip him (steal) of his clothes, wound him severely (destroy) leaving half dead (kill). Here we see the work of the devil in our lives. He is a thief (John 10:10), who comes to steal, kill and destroy.

We, like this stranger on this pathway to death, find ourselves assaulted by our enemy. We end up alone, beaten, lost, hurt, crushed and ignored. We are stripped of our dignity, our virtue, our childhood. We are robbed of finances, of joy, of our self-worth . We are beaten down looking for help, looking for hope and there is none. Even when we thought the priest, who represents the leaders or prophets of all kinds of religions, ideologies or philosophies of the world, might be able to help. He can not. He does not have the answer to our plight. Neither does the Levite, a leader much closer to home who might be more knowledgeable and intimate with our situation, even feign to venture a compassionate attempt to rescue.

There is only Jesus, the Good Samaritan, who can mend our wounds because He was wounded Himself. (Isaiah 53:5) Only He can bring us back from death as He conquered death Himself. (Romans 5:10) As he mends our wounds, He pours the wine of the New Covenant (1Cor. 11:25) (Eph. 1:7) and the oil of His Spirit (1Sam. 16:13) (Luke 24:39). He then places us on a beast of burden so that our own burdens are relieved (Mat. 11:30).

Finally, He brings us to the inn which can be defined as “a public place (house) for the reception of strangers”. And I surmise that this could be also called the CHURCH, a place for rest, nurturing, mending, feeding and healing.

He pays 2 Dinarii, which is roughly 2 days wages and tells the innkeeper that He will come again or return. Do we see here a reference to the Second Coming (John 14:28)? Surely it has been 2 Dinarii = 2 days = 2000 years, as for God 1 day is as a thousand years. (2Peter 3:8)

Jesus set the perfect example by helping us “certain people” back to life. Now let us become good Samaritans and champion the same cause.

Welcome to CF! Thanks for sharing.
Blessings.

 

[dqhall]

There is not much to be said about this guy. He has no name. He appears out of nowhere. We know he is from Samaria, but that’s about it. However, maybe if we read on we will find out more about him because certainly he is a big part of this story.

Let’s follow the story. The bible states that “a certain man” began his journey in Jerusalem (often known as the city of peace) towards the city of Jericho (a place of death as Jericho is in the vicinity of the dead sea). This “certain man” could be anybody. He could represent you or me. And were we not on a pathway of death until Jesus met us.

Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

On that road to Jericho we witness his assault. Thieves who strip him (steal) of his clothes, wound him severely (destroy) leaving half dead (kill). Here we see the work of the devil in our lives. He is a thief (John 10:10), who comes to steal, kill and destroy.

We, like this stranger on this pathway to death, find ourselves assaulted by our enemy. We end up alone, beaten, lost, hurt, crushed and ignored. We are stripped of our dignity, our virtue, our childhood. We are robbed of finances, of joy, of our self-worth . We are beaten down looking for help, looking for hope and there is none. Even when we thought the priest, who represents the leaders or prophets of all kinds of religions, ideologies or philosophies of the world, might be able to help. He can not. He does not have the answer to our plight. Neither does the Levite, a leader much closer to home who might be more knowledgeable and intimate with our situation, even feign to venture a compassionate attempt to rescue.

There is only Jesus, the Good Samaritan, who can mend our wounds because He was wounded Himself. (Isaiah 53:5) Only He can bring us back from death as He conquered death Himself. (Romans 5:10) As he mends our wounds, He pours the wine of the New Covenant (1Cor. 11:25) (Eph. 1:7) and the oil of His Spirit (1Sam. 16:13) (Luke 24:39). He then places us on a beast of burden so that our own burdens are relieved (Mat. 11:30).

Finally, He brings us to the inn which can be defined as “a public place (house) for the reception of strangers”. And I surmise that this could be also called the CHURCH, a place for rest, nurturing, mending, feeding and healing.

He pays 2 Dinarii, which is roughly 2 days wages and tells the innkeeper that He will come again or return. Do we see here a reference to the Second Coming (John 14:28)? Surely it has been 2 Dinarii = 2 days = 2000 years, as for God 1 day is as a thousand years. (2Peter 3:8)

Jesus set the perfect example by helping us “certain people” back to life. Now let us become good Samaritans and champion the same cause.

The Samaritans were mixed race and despised. They had the Torah but did not tithe the Jewish priests or worship in the Herod

There is not much to be said about this guy. He has no name. He appears out of nowhere. We know he is from Samaria, but that’s about it. However, maybe if we read on we will find out more about him because certainly he is a big part of this story.

Let’s follow the story. The bible states that “a certain man” began his journey in Jerusalem (often known as the city of peace) towards the city of Jericho (a place of death as Jericho is in the vicinity of the dead sea). This “certain man” could be anybody. He could represent you or me. And were we not on a pathway of death until Jesus met us.

Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

On that road to Jericho we witness his assault. Thieves who strip him (steal) of his clothes, wound him severely (destroy) leaving half dead (kill). Here we see the work of the devil in our lives. He is a thief (John 10:10), who comes to steal, kill and destroy.

We, like this stranger on this pathway to death, find ourselves assaulted by our enemy. We end up alone, beaten, lost, hurt, crushed and ignored. We are stripped of our dignity, our virtue, our childhood. We are robbed of finances, of joy, of our self-worth . We are beaten down looking for help, looking for hope and there is none. Even when we thought the priest, who represents the leaders or prophets of all kinds of religions, ideologies or philosophies of the world, might be able to help. He can not. He does not have the answer to our plight. Neither does the Levite, a leader much closer to home who might be more knowledgeable and intimate with our situation, even feign to venture a compassionate attempt to rescue.

There is only Jesus, the Good Samaritan, who can mend our wounds because He was wounded Himself. (Isaiah 53:5) Only He can bring us back from death as He conquered death Himself. (Romans 5:10) As he mends our wounds, He pours the wine of the New Covenant (1Cor. 11:25) (Eph. 1:7) and the oil of His Spirit (1Sam. 16:13) (Luke 24:39). He then places us on a beast of burden so that our own burdens are relieved (Mat. 11:30).

Finally, He brings us to the inn which can be defined as “a public place (house) for the reception of strangers”. And I surmise that this could be also called the CHURCH, a place for rest, nurturing, mending, feeding and healing.

He pays 2 Dinarii, which is roughly 2 days wages and tells the innkeeper that He will come again or return. Do we see here a reference to the Second Coming (John 14:28)? Surely it has been 2 Dinarii = 2 days = 2000 years, as for God 1 day is as a thousand years. (2Peter 3:8)

Jesus set the perfect example by helping us “certain people” back to life. Now let us become good Samaritans and champion the same cause.

The Samaritans were mixed race after the Assyrian invasion. They kept Torah scrolls. They observed the Passover on Mt Gerazim instead of at the Herodian temple in Jerusalem. An early American traveler photographed them preparing to roast lambs on spits as required by the law. The nation of Israel has recognized them as Jews and granted them citizenship. These have dual citizenship in Israel and the West Bank.
Mt. Gerazim - Shechem Photo

 

[Cornelius8L]

The Samaritans were mixed race and despised. They had the Torah but did not tithe the Jewish priests or worship in the Herod

The Samaritans were mixed race after the Assyrian invasion. They kept Torah scrolls. They observed the Passover on Mt Gerazim instead of at the Herodian temple in Jerusalem. An early American traveler photographed them preparing to roast lambs on spits as required by the law. The nation of Israel has recognized them as Jews and granted them citizenship. These have dual citizenship in Israel and the West Bank.
Mt. Gerazim - Shechem Photo

But the Jews called Jesus a Samaritan.

John 8:48-49
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?” “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

 

[Cornelius8L]

There is not much to be said about this guy. He has no name. He appears out of nowhere. We know he is from Samaria, but that’s about it. However, maybe if we read on we will find out more about him because certainly he is a big part of this story.

Let’s follow the story. The bible states that “a certain man” began his journey in Jerusalem (often known as the city of peace) towards the city of Jericho (a place of death as Jericho is in the vicinity of the dead sea). This “certain man” could be anybody. He could represent you or me. And were we not on a pathway of death until Jesus met us.

Romans 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

On that road to Jericho we witness his assault. Thieves who strip him (steal) of his clothes, wound him severely (destroy) leaving half dead (kill). Here we see the work of the devil in our lives. He is a thief (John 10:10), who comes to steal, kill and destroy.

We, like this stranger on this pathway to death, find ourselves assaulted by our enemy. We end up alone, beaten, lost, hurt, crushed and ignored. We are stripped of our dignity, our virtue, our childhood. We are robbed of finances, of joy, of our self-worth . We are beaten down looking for help, looking for hope and there is none. Even when we thought the priest, who represents the leaders or prophets of all kinds of religions, ideologies or philosophies of the world, might be able to help. He can not. He does not have the answer to our plight. Neither does the Levite, a leader much closer to home who might be more knowledgeable and intimate with our situation, even feign to venture a compassionate attempt to rescue.

There is only Jesus, the Good Samaritan, who can mend our wounds because He was wounded Himself. (Isaiah 53:5) Only He can bring us back from death as He conquered death Himself. (Romans 5:10) As he mends our wounds, He pours the wine of the New Covenant (1Cor. 11:25) (Eph. 1:7) and the oil of His Spirit (1Sam. 16:13) (Luke 24:39). He then places us on a beast of burden so that our own burdens are relieved (Mat. 11:30).

Finally, He brings us to the inn which can be defined as “a public place (house) for the reception of strangers”. And I surmise that this could be also called the CHURCH, a place for rest, nurturing, mending, feeding and healing.

He pays 2 Dinarii, which is roughly 2 days wages and tells the innkeeper that He will come again or return. Do we see here a reference to the Second Coming (John 14:28)? Surely it has been 2 Dinarii = 2 days = 2000 years, as for God 1 day is as a thousand years. (2Peter 3:8)

Jesus set the perfect example by helping us “certain people” back to life. Now let us become good Samaritans and champion the same cause.

I have been telling this similar perspective to my church friends. This story is not telling us to be the good Samaritan but to identify who is our true neighbor. As it starts with “ who is my neighbor?” (Luke 10:29) and ends with “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” (Luke 10:36)

 

[dqhall]

But the Jews called Jesus a Samaritan.

John 8:48-49
The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?” “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

A Samaritan was a minority in Jewish neighborhoods.