Luke 11:5

“And he said unto them, which of you shall have a friend, etc.] A neighbour, or acquaintance: and shall go unto him at midnight; which may seem a very unseasonable time, and which nothing but real distress, not knowing what otherwise to do, would put a man upon: and say unto him, friend, lend me three loaves: it was usual of the Jews to borrow bread of one another, and certain rules are laid down, when, and on what condition, this is to be done; as for instance, on a sabbath day f371, “a man may ask of his friend vessels of wine, and vessels of oil, only he must not say, lend me: and so a woman, twrkk htrybjm, “bread of her friend”.” Again f372, “so said Hillell, let not a woman lend htrbjl…”

“at midnight . . . for a friend is come--The heat in warm countries makes evening preferable to-day for travelling; but "midnight" is everywhere a most unseasonable hour of call, and for that very reason it is here selected.”

“And he said unto them ... - Jesus proceeds to show that, in order to obtain the blessing, it was necessary to “persevere” in asking for it. For this purpose he introduces the case of a friend’s asking bread of another for one who had come to him unexpectedly. His design is solely to show the necessity of being “importunate” or persevering in prayer to God. At midnight - A time when it would be most inconvenient for his friend to help him; an hour when he would naturally be in bed and his house shut. Three loaves - There is nothing particularly denoted by the number “three” in this place. Jesus often threw in such particulars merely to fill up the story, or to preserve the consistency of it.…”

“At midnight - The most unseasonable time: but no time is unseasonable with God, either for hearing or answering prayer. Luke 11:9”

“Luk 18:1-8 Luke 11:6”