He knows that this guy would rather talk than listen. So Jesus throws the question back at him. What do you think? He gets it right. You have to actually live it. The lawyer is sharp and he sees what Jesus just did. Jesus just called him out on not living up to what he believes. He can either repent and fix his ways. Or try to justify his actions. He chose the latter. That way he can narrow the field so he can claim that he is fulfilling the law. Before we go about criticizing this guy, look in the mirror.
We look for the loophole so we can do what we want to do and still get the rewards. We are no better. He was also following common teaching of the day. What Jesus is about to do is expand the parameters of who his neighbor is.
Far beyond where this lawyer, or any Jew, would be comfortable. The story of the Good Samaritan is fictional, but the details are pulled from real life. Luke starts off with a man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho. This road was known to be dangerous. Thieves would often hide in the many caves, curves, and cliffs and ambush unsuspecting travelers. From the beginning those listening would have recognized how foolish it was for this man to take that route by himself.
Of course, the inevitable happens… the traveler is beaten up and robbed. To no surprise of the audience. The lawyer must be thinking, stupid is as stupid does … okay, maybe not that.
But you get the point. He got what was going to him. The traveler is badly beaten and barely hanging onto life when a priest comes across him Luke But the initial hope is soon dissipated. Not only does he not help, Jesus makes clear that he went out of his way to pass by on the other side of this half-dead traveler. He wants nothing to do with him. Next a Levite comes by the bloodied traveler Luke Surely he will stop and help, right?
He too passes by on the other side. Both of these first two people are clergymen. Both of these jobs required them to remain ceremonially clean while on duty. In essence these religious leaders were placing their adherence to the rules over the needs of people. They missed the point. These religious leaders were more concerned with their outward appearance of cleanliness than the actual condition of their heart.
He criticizes the Pharisees for only cleaning the outside of the cup but neglecting the inside Matthew , Luke Jesus is getting at the same point here. And for these characters in the story, it was in the wrong place. He would have likely done the same thing. Those words today are lost on us. The Samaritans were considered a heretical group by other Jews, so by using a Samaritan for the parable, Jesus chose a person whom his listeners would find least likely to be worthy of concern.
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