Christ in All the Scriptures by A.M. Hodgkin

• Title Page
• Introduction
• Christ in the Pentateuch
• Christ in the Historical Books
• Christ in the Poetical Books
• Christ in the Prophets
• Christ in His Life on Earth
  • The Gospels
  • Matthew — Christ the King
  • Mark — Christ the Servant
  • Luke — Christ the Son of Man, the Savior
  • John — Christ, the Son of God, the Divine Friend
• Christ in Resurrection Power
• Christ in Future Glory

In each Gospel we have the record of the great Sacrifice by which sin is put away. But when our Lord rises from the grave and gives His final commission to His disciples, there is a marked contrast here to the record in Matthew; it rings with the urgency of service: not a corner of the world is to be left unvisited, not a soul to be left out.

The book opened with the words “the beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” Here we have the continuation. The Lord is still carrying on His work, and we are co-operating with Him. “So then, after the Lord had spoken unto them, He was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.”

Luke—Christ the Son of Man, the Savior

This is the Gospel for the sinner. It brings out the compassionate love of Christ in becoming Man to save us. It was probably written for the Greeks. It traces our Lord’s descent back to Adam, and shows Him as the Son of Man and the Son of God, the Savior for the whole human race. The “Son of the Highest,” and the Son of the lowly virgin.

Instead of the visit of the Magi, Luke tells us of the humble shepherds to whom was announced the tidings of peace to all people, “to you is born a Saviour,” and there, among the cattle, the Savior’s first guests would feel themselves at home.

“Mine eyes have seen Thy Salvation,” said the aged Simeon, as he took the Holy Child in his arms. And Anna “spoke of Him to all that looked for Redemption in Israel.”

Here, in His baptism, we see Him taking His place among the multitudes; Luke omits the words with which Matthew proclaimed Him as the coming Judge. Again, instead of the words, “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand,” we find Him beginning His ministry by taking His place in the synagogue at Nazareth, and applying to Himself the gracious words of Isaiah which proclaimed His ministry of mercy to the broken-hearted.

Luke records his compassion to the Widow of Nain, and the depths of His mercy to the woman that was a sinner; the story of Zaccheus with the murmuring of the Pharisees because He had gone to be a guest with a man which was a sinner. The