OPENED MINDS

Opened Minds About Him

Luke 24:27   27 Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.   

He took their sacred writings, interpreted to them their deepest meanings. They listened to Him as He revealed to them the profoundest depths in the suggestive ritual of the Mosaic economy, as He breathed in their ears the secret of the love which lay at the heart of the ancient law. They listened as He traced the Messianic note in the music of all the prophets; showing that He was David's King "fairer than the children of men" (Psa. 45:2), and in all the days of Solomon's well-doing He was the "altogether lovely One" (Song of Solomon 5:16). He was Isaiah's Child-King with a shoulder strong enough to bear the government (Isa. 9:6); and the name Emmanuel, gathering within itself all the excellencies. He was Jeremiah's "Branch of Righteousness, executing justice and righteousness in the land" (Jer. 33:15). He was Ezekiel's "Plant of renown," (Ezek. 34:29) giving shade and fragrance. He was David's "stone cut without hands, smiting the image, becoming a mountain, and filling the whole earth" (Dan. 2:34-35). He was the Ideal Israel of Hosea "growing as a lily," (Hosea 14:5), "casting out his sprouts as Lebanon." To Joel, the Hope of the people, and the Strength of the children of Israel, (Joel 3:16); and the Usherer in of the vision of Amos, of the "Plowman overtaking the reaper and the treader of grapes of him that soweth seed" (Amos 9:13). And of Obadiah the Deliverance upon Mt. Zion and holiness (Obad. 21) the Fulfillment of that which Jonah was but a sign. He was the "turning again to God" of which Micah spoke (Micah 7:19). He was the One Nahum saw upon the mountain publishing peace (Nahum 1:15). He was the Anointed of whom Habakkuk sang "as going forth for salvation" (Hab. 3:13). He was the One Who brought to the people the pure language of Zephaniah's message (Zeph. 3:9). The true Zerrababel of Haggai's word, forever rebuilding the house of God (Haggai 1:12); Himself the dawn of the day when "holiness shall be upon the bells of the horses" (Zech 14:20). As Zechariah foretold, He was the "Refiner" setting over the fire, the "Sun of Righteousness" of Malachi's dream (Malachi 4:1-2).

No wonder they didn’t want Him to leave.