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What does Luke 5:4 mean? On the shore of the Sea of Galilee, Jesus is trying to teach, but the crowd swarming around Him makes it hard for many to hear. He comes upon Peter's fishing boat and climbs inside. Peter obliges by rowing a bit from the shore so Jesus can teach (Luke 5:1–3). Peter and Andrew had fished all night and hadn't caught a ...
I. The Law of Service. ‘Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.’. Now there is nothing more remarkable in the whole narrative than the matter-of-course fashion in which our Lord takes the disposal of these men, and orders them about.
This obvious miracle causes Peter to repent, leave everything, and follow Jesus. Jesus promises that Peter—and his brother Andrew (Mark 1:16–18)—will now "fish" for men. James and John soon follow (Luke 5:1–11). Luke next turns to two controversial miracles that begin to reveal who Jesus is.
The draught of fish they caught was so much beyond what was ever known that it amounted to a miracle (Luke 5:6; Luke 5:6): They enclosed a great multitude of fishes, so that their net broke, and yet, which is strange, they did not lose their draught.
(Luke 5:20-22) Jesus declares the paralyzed man’s sins forgiven. When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies?
Callings, Miracles, and Teachings: Navigating through Luke 5. Luke 5 illuminates Jesus' transformative power, His divine calling, and His revolutionary teachings. His interactions challenge conventional religious practices and perspectives, reorienting them towards grace, mercy, and faith.
He fell down at Jesus’ knees: Jesus had already miraculously healed Peter’s mother-in-law (Luke 4:38-39). Yet there was something about this miracle of the blessed catch that made Peter worship Jesus and surrender himself to Him.
