Luke 9:51

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,

That

He stedfastly

General references

Matthew 26:46

Luke 17:11

John 4:4

Bible References

That

While He was blessing them, He left them and was taken up into heaven.

When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal.

So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

What then [will you think] if you see the Son of Man ascending to [the realm] where He was before?

Now before the Passover Feast, Jesus knew that His hour had come [and it was time] for Him to leave this world and return to the Father. Having [greatly] loved His own who were in the world, He loved them [and continuously loves them with His perfect love] to the end (eternally).

“But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’

I am no longer in the world; yet they are still in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, so that they may be one just as We are.

until the day when He ascended to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given instruction to the apostles (special messengers) whom He had chosen.

which He produced in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places,

Therefore it says,

“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And He bestowed gifts on men.”

And great, we confess, is the mystery [the hidden truth] of godliness:He (Jesus Christ) who was revealed in human flesh,
Was justified and vindicated in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the nations,
Believed on in the world,
Taken up in glory.

where Jesus has entered [in advance] as a forerunner for us, having become a High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

[looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].

who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God [that is, the place of honor and authority], with [all] angels and authorities and powers made subservient to Him.

He stedfastly

I have a baptism [of great suffering] with which to be baptized, and how [greatly] I am distressed until it is accomplished!

The Lord God has opened My ear,
And I have not been rebellious
Nor have I turned back.

And now, compelled by the Spirit and obligated by my convictions, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

And coming to [see] us, he took Paul’s [wide] band (belt, sash) and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this same way the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this band, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles (pagans).’”

I press on toward the goal to win the [heavenly] prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh [and died for us], arm yourselves [like warriors] with the same purpose [being willing to suffer for doing what is right and pleasing God], because whoever has suffered in the flesh [being like-minded with Christ] is done with [intentional] sin [having stopped pleasing the world],

General references

Get up, let us go. Look, My betrayer is near!”

While Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem, He was passing [along the border] between Samaria and Galilee.

Now He had to go through Samaria.