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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.
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.