Luke 24:27

27 Then starting with what Moses and all the prophets had said about him, Jesus began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures.

Luke 24:27 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 24:27

And beginning at Moses
The writings of Moses, the book of Genesis particularly, ( Genesis 3:15 ) which is the first prophecy of him, and speaks of the bruising of his heel, or of the sufferings of death by him; and proceeding to open and explain the types concerning his bearing the cross, and the lifting him upon it, in the business of Isaac, and of the brazen serpent; and concerning the shedding of his blood, and the oblation of himself in the sacrifices of the law of Moses: and all the prophets;
as David, Isaiah, Daniel, and others, very likely the passages in ( Psalms 22:1-31 ) ( Isaiah 53:1-12 ) ( Daniel 9:1-27 ) . he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures
in Moses, and the Prophets, concerning himself;
especially concerning these two points, his sufferings, and his glory, which the Spirit of Christ, in the Prophets, testified before hand: besides the above places referred to, concerning the sufferings of Christ, see the following, in reference to his resurrection and glory, ( Psalms 16:10 Psalms 16:11 ) ( 68:18 ) ( Psalms 110:1 Psalms 110:7 ) .

Luke 24:27 In-Context

25 Then Jesus said to them, "You are foolish and slow to believe everything the prophets said.

26 They said that the Christ must suffer these things before he enters his glory."

27 Then starting with what Moses and all the prophets had said about him, Jesus began to explain everything that had been written about himself in the Scriptures.

28 They came near the town of Emmaus, and Jesus acted as if he were going farther.

29 But they begged him, "Stay with us, because it is late; it is almost night." So he went in to stay with them.