The Path to Glory
by Rev. Kirby Williams
Tracing Jesus' path to glory from the Garden to the Cross!
Text: Luke 24:27
Date: 05/03/2026, the Combined service.
Series: "Luke: Thy Kingdom Come" Part 230
Description:
On the road to Emmaus, Jesus rebuked two of His disciples because of their "dim-witted, dull-hearted, and foolish" interpretation of Scripture. Specifically, He was referring to their selective reading of Scripture concerning the nature of the Messiah and the necessity of His suffering. To prove His point, He then launched into an Old Testament-wide exposition of why it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer as He did on the Cross. Although Luke does not tell us specifically which Scriptures Jesus used in this exposition, we will turn to the Old Testament to find multiple stories and prophecies He might have used to accomplish His purpose. Ultimately we will marvel at the extravagance of God's Plan of Redemption and the deep, deep love that it reveals, as we trace our Lord's path to glory from the Garden to the Cross!
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I. Introduction, Luke 24:25-26.
II. Exposition of the text, Luke 24:27.
A. Context, Luke 24:21.
B. Jesus' Scripture Lesson of the Path to Glory, vs. 27.
1. An extraordinary exposition.
a. Considering the nature of the exposition.
b. Looking at the words.
i. Starting at the beginning.
ii. The discipline of hermeneutics.
1) Defining "hermeneutics", 2Pet. 1:21; 2Time. 3:16.
2) The influence of The Enlightenment.
3) The correction on the road to Emmaus.
iii. An extensive discussion.
iv. Concerning the Messiah.
2. The Scriptural Testimony of a Suffering Messiah.
a. Starting at the beginning, Gen. 3:15, 21.
i. The significance of the Fall, Gen. 3:7, 21.
ii. God's plan of redemption, Gen. 3:15.
iii. On redemption and suffering.
1) Exile from the Garden, Gen. 3:24; 2Cor. 4:4; Eph. 2:2; John 8:34; Rom. 6:16.
2) Redeeming the captives, Matt. 18:30; Luke 12:59; Mark 10:45; Psa. 68:18, 146:7; Zech. 9:11.
iv. Why is sacrifice necessary? Lev. 17:11; Heb. 10:4
b. The Great Old Testament images of redemption.
i. Noah, the ark and the promise of Redemption, Gen. 8:22.
ii. The Covenant with Abraham, Gen. 12:3.
1) Ratifying the Covenant of grace, Gen. 15:17.
2) Behold the Lamb, Gen. 22:2,7,18; John 1:29.
iii. The Exodus.
1) The Passover, 1Cor. 5:7.
2) The Law and the Sacrificial system, Heb. 10:4.
c. The words of the prophets, Deut. 18:15; Isa. 9:6; Jer. 33:15; Zech. 13:7; Psa. 22:1,6-8,16,18, 118:22.
d. The suffering Messiah of Isaiah, Isa. 42:1-3, 49:6-7, 50:6, 52:7,9,13,14, 53:2-12.
III. Application
IV. Conclusion
