• A Providential Coincidence (Luke 7:11-12)– Two very different groups converged at just right time at the

gate leading into Nain• Death met Life• Mourning met Rejoicing• City-bound met Cemetery-bound

– We know nothing of the reason for Jesus’ visit to Nain other than this occasion

– Two large crowds met and were witnesses to the glory of God

• The Extreme Sorrow (Luke 7:12-13)– The woman had lost her son– The woman had lost her only son (deepest of grief)– The woman had lost her husband before her only son– The woman was “weeping” (klaio) – crying aloud, sob, wail– Jesus came to the woman and said, “Stop weeping!”

• The Deep Compassion (Luke 7:12-13)– The purpose of miracles was to corroborate the message

being proclaimed (nor primarily to benefit the recipient)– However, on this occasion the miracle seems to carry with it a

very personal & emotional touch– “Jesus saw” the woman (7:13) – “to perceive” or “to know”

• Saw her with His eyes and with His mind and His heart– Jesus “had compassion on her” (7:13) – “to suffer with”

• He felt for her “in His bowels” (seat of deepest emotions)• He knew what He was going to do

• The Divine Power (Luke 7:14-15)– Jesus touched the “bier” (flat wooden stretcher) on which

wrapped body was carried– Jesus spoke to the dead, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” (7:14)

• When Jesus spoke to the dead, they could hear Him and obeyed Him (cf. John 11:25)

• Each time Jesus raised the dead, He spoke directly to them (Lk. 8:54; Jn. 11:43)

• This is proof & a preview of what will happen at His return (Jn. 5:28-29)– The boy who was dead sat up and began to speak (7:15)

• He was not only restored to life but restored to health and strength• There is no record of what he spoke (cf. 2 Cor. 12:2-4)

• The Wonderful Reunion (7:15)– Jesus gave the young man back to his mother– This shows us and reminds us that there will be reunions for

us after death (Matt. 8:11; 1 Thess. 4:13-18)– Christ will, with His own hands, restored kindred to kindred in

the glorious morning

• The Spreading Fame (7:16-17)– “Fear came upon all”

• Realized they were in the presence of divinity– Fear gave place to praise: “They kept on glorifying God”– Their rational conclusion (based on the evidence)

• “A great prophet has risen up among us” (cf. Deut. 18:15-19)• “God has visited His people” (cf. Lk. 1:68) – i.e., looked upon with care

– The news could not be kept• The fame of Jesus filled all Judea & Galilee