Our Names Being Inscribed In The Heavens Appointing Seventy Disciples
OUR NAMES BEING INSCRIBED
IN THE HEAVENS
APPOINTING SEVENTY DISCIPLES
TO SPREAD HIS MINISTRY
In Luke 10:1-24 we see that the Lord ap pointed seventy disciples to spread His minis try. In Luke 9:1-9 the Lord spread His ministry through the twelve apostles. That was in Galilee. But now, on the way from Galilee to Jerusalem and through Samaria, the need was much greater. Therefore, the Lord appointed seventy and sent them to spread the jubilee (Luke 4:17-21). Con cerning this, 10:1 says, "Now after these things, the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to come." The Savior appointed seventy disciples to share His ministry, even as Moses appointed seventy elders to share his burden as God charged him (Num. 11:16-17; Exo. 24:1, 9). The fact that He sent them out two by two indicates that they were sent out as witnesses (Deut. 17:6; 19:15; Matt. 18:16).