You Are Set Free from Your Infirmity
Luke 13:1-17
Key Verse 13:12-13 “When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, ‘Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.’ Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God.”
1. How did people interpret the gruesome news that some people brought to Jesus? (1; Compare John 9:2) How do we misunderstand suffering, sin and God’s love? (cf. Ezekiel 18:23) How does Jesus’ answer teach us the right response to tragedy? (2-5)
2. How does the fruitless fig tree symbolize our lives? (6-9) Why did Jesus connect this parable of the fig tree to the tragic events in verses 1-5? In light of the caretaker’s response, what does it mean to repent? (cf. Luke 3:8-9)
3. What was the woman’s long-standing infirmity and how did Jesus heal her? (10-13; Isaiah 53:4-5) How did the synagogue leader show his hypocrisy? (14-15) How does Jesus’ rebuke in verse 16 illustrate his purpose in coming to this world?
4. What two kinds of suffering do we observe in this passage and how does Jesus give us the right perspective about each kind?