And they said to one another:
“Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road and explaining the Scriptures?”
Commentaries
24:13 - 24:35
Road to Emmaus.
The disciples have traveled with Jesus, but while Jesus’ journey aims ultimately to fulfill the Father’s plan of salvation, the disciples’ journey ends in disappointment, sadness, and frustration: “We had hoped that he would be the one to redeem Israel” (21). This is the perfect moment for the Risen One to begin correcting the disciples’ path, and he does so based on two elements: the first is rooted in Scripture, so he begins there and explains it step by step until they understand. The second element involves the experiential aspect of Scripture that Jesus had already demonstrated throughout his life and that he wanted to symbolize through the act of sharing a meal; here, he shares it with two disciples, but during his life, he shared it with all kinds of men and women. The disciples express what the explanation of Scripture inspired in them: zeal and the power of grace. They also needed to see the sign of the table/bread to understand everything, and then go and tell others.
Commentaries
Road to Emmaus.
The disciples have traveled with Jesus, but while Jesus’ journey aims ultimately to fulfill the Father’s plan of salvation, the disciples’ journey ends in disappointment, sadness, and frustration: “We had hoped that he would be the one to redeem Israel” (21). This is the perfect moment for the Risen One to begin correcting the disciples’ path, and he does so based on two elements: the first is rooted in Scripture, so he begins there and explains it step by step until they understand. The second element involves the experiential aspect of Scripture that Jesus had already demonstrated throughout his life and that he wanted to symbolize through the act of sharing a meal; here, he shares it with two disciples, but during his life, he shared it with all kinds of men and women. The disciples express what the explanation of Scripture inspired in them: zeal and the power of grace. They also needed to see the sign of the table/bread to understand everything, and then go and tell others.