Morning Bible Study: Luke 24:28-35

28 They came near the village where they were going, and he [Jesus] gave the impression that he was going farther. 

29 But they urged him, “Stay with us, because it’s almost evening, and now the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them.

30 It was as he reclined at the table with them that he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 

31 Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight. 

32 They said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts burning within us while he was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?” 

33 That very hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem. They found the Eleven and those with them gathered together,

34 who said, “The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!” 

35 Then they began to describe what had happened on the road and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.

Commentary

(the following is from Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary, 1706 -- www.christianity.com)

"If we would have Christ dwell with us, we must be earnest with him. Those that have experienced the pleasure and profit of communion with him, cannot but desire more of his company. He took bread, and blessed it, and broke, and gave to them. This he did with his usual authority and affection, with the same manner, perhaps with the same words. He here teaches us to crave a blessing on every meal. 

See how Christ by his Spirit and grace makes himself known to the souls of his people. He opens the Scriptures to them. He meets them at his table, in the ordinance of the Lord's supper; is known to them in breaking of bread. But the work is completed by the opening of the eyes of their mind; yet it is but short views we have of Christ in this world, but when we enter heaven, we shall see him for ever. 

They had found the preaching powerful, even when they knew not the preacher. Those Scriptures which speak of Christ, will warm the hearts of his true disciples. That is likely to do most good, which affects us with the love of Jesus in dying for us. It is the duty of those to whom he has shown himself, to let others know what he has done for their souls. It is of great use for the disciples of Christ to compare their experiences, and tell them to each other."