Luke 10:26

“What is written in the law? etc.] Christ, with great propriety, sends him to the law, to see and observe what was written there, what are the terms and conditions of life, as fixed there; partly, because this man, by his office and character, was an interpreter of the law; and partly, because his question was, what shall I do? how readest thou? in the law, every day; referring to the “Keriat Shema”, the reading of the Shema, i.e. those words in (<050604>Deuteronomy 6:4), etc., “Hear, O Israel, etc.” morning and evening f346 as appears by his answer”

“What is written in the law--apposite question to a doctor of the law, and putting him in turn to the test [BENGEL].”

“What is written ... - Jesus referred him to the “law” as a safe rule, and asked him what was said there. The lawyer was doubtless endeavoring to justify himself by obeying the law. He trusted to his own works. To bring him off from that ground - to make him feel that it was an unsafe foundation, Jesus showed him what the law “required,” and thus showed him that he needed a better righteousness than his own. This is the proper use of the law. By comparing ourselves with “that” we see our own defects, and are thus prepared to welcome a better righteousness than our own - that of the Lord Jesus Christ. Thus the law becomes a schoolmaster to lead us to him, Galatians 3:24. return to 'Top of…”

“Isa 8:20; Rom 3:19, Rom 4:14-16, Rom 10:5; Gal 3:12, Gal 3:13, Gal 3:21, Gal 3:22 Luke 10:27”