16众人虽然希奇主口中所出的恩言,却不可能领会这些话。这是恩典时代实际的开始,在那日以前是律法时代,但在路加四章,人救主宣扬了神圣的禧年,恩典的禧年。在四章二十三至二十七节,主耶稣用两个事例警告人。一个是撒勒法寡妇的事例,是个馁养的事例;另一个是叙利亚乃鳗的事例,是个洁净的事例。撒勒法的寡妇是个𫗪养的事例,表明主𫗪养饥饿的人。(约六33~35。)乃鳗是个洁净的事例,表明主洁净罪人。(林前六11。)救主说到这两个事例,含示祂的福音要转向外邦人,(徒十三45~48,)这不是因为祂的道德标准不彀包容犹太人,乃是因为他们对祂硬心的拒绝。路加四章二十八至三十节说,『会堂里的众人听见这话,都怒气填胸,就起来撵祂出城。他们的城造在山上,他们带祂到山崖,要把祂推下去。祂却从他们中间穿过去,走开了。』会堂里的人怒气填胸,这实在不合理。他们虽然希奇主口中所出的恩言,却怒气填胸,就起来撵祂出城,带祂到山崖。祂却从他们中间穿过去,走开了。这表明祂在反对者的威胁之下坚定不移。
16Although the people marveled at the words of grace that proceeded out of the Lord’s mouth, it is not likely that they understood these words. This was the actual beginning of the dispensation of grace. The dispensation before that day was the dispensation of law. But in Luke 4 the divine jubilee, the jubilee of grace, was proclaimed by the Man-Savior. In 4:23-27 the Lord Jesus warned the people using the case of the widow of Sarepta, a case of feeding, and the case of Naaman of Syria, a case of cleansing. The case of the widow of Sarepta was a case of feeding, signifying the Lord’s feeding of the hungry (John 6:33, 35). The case of Naaman was a case of cleansing, signifying the Lord’s cleansing of sinners (1 Cor. 6:11). The Savior’s mentioning of these two cases implies that His gospel would turn to the Gentiles (Acts 13:45- 48). This does not mean that His standard of morality was unable to cover the Jews; on the contrary, it indicates their hardhearted rejection of Him. Luke 4:28-30 says, “And all in the synagogue were filled with anger when they heard these things; and they rose up and cast Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down the cliff. But He, passing through their midst, went away.” It certainly was not reasonable for those in the synagogue to be filled with anger. Although they marveled at the words of grace proceeding out of the Lord’s mouth, they were nevertheless filled with anger. They rose up, cast Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill. But He passed through their midst and went away. This shows His steadiness under the threatening of His opposers