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The Parable of the Unjust Judge. 18 And he told them a parable to show that they must always pray and not be discouraged, 2 saying, “There was a certain judge in a certain town who did not fear God and did not respect people.
Jan 4, 2022 · The parable of the persistent widow and the unjust judge (Luke 18:1–8) is part of a series of illustrative lessons Jesus Christ used to teach His disciples about prayer. Luke introduces this lesson as a parable meant to show the disciples “that they should always pray and never give up” (verse 1, NLT).
--Literally, the judge of injustice, as with the unjust steward in Luke 16:8, the usual adjective giving way to the stronger, more Hebraic idiom of the characterising genitive. Parallel Commentaries ...
The Parable of the Unjust Judge (also known as the Parable of the Importunate Widow or the Parable of the Persistent Woman, is one of the parables of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 18:1–8). In it, a judge who lacks compassion is repeatedly approached by a woman seeking justice.
Jesus teaches persistence in prayer through the Parable of a Widow who keeps pestering an unjust judge until he gives her what she is entitled to.
Mar 21, 2016 · Take the parable of the unjust judge, also known as the parable of the persistent widow, in Luke 18:1–8. Clearly, the unjust judge does not represent anything beyond himself. He is not a symbol for God, or the devil, or anyone else.
18:1-8 All God's people are praying people. Here earnest steadiness in prayer for spiritual mercies is taught. The widow's earnestness prevailed even with the unjust judge: she might fear lest it should set him more against her; but our earnest prayer is pleasing to our God.
Jul 10, 2018 · In v6, Jesus labels the judge “unjust” – maybe because he doesn’t fear God, but maybe because he is a human judge and therefor, intrinsically unjust. The way earthly wealth is intrinsically dishonest (Luke 16:9).
Aug 17, 2004 · Jesus used an example of an unjust judge as a contrast with God who is just. God can be trusted to be a just God--to make right decisions. Psa 145: God covers his acts with hesed (loyal-love).
David Guzik commentary on Luke 18, where Jesus shares the parable of the widow and the unjust judge, and talks to the rich young ruler.
