Luke 22:29-30

[29] And I appoint a kingdom, as Father hath appointed [30] That ye may eat and drink at table in kingdom, and on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

What is the context of Luke 22:29-30?

The Dispute over Greatness (Luke 22:24-30 true)
A Dispute About Who Is Greatest (Luke 22:24-30 true)
Who Is the Greatest? (Luke 22:24-30 true)
An Argument about Greatness (Luke 22:24-30 true)
The Disciples Argue About Greatness (Luke 22:24-30 true)
Who Is Greatest? (Luke 22:24-38 true)
The Last Supper (Luke 22:7-30 true)
The Last Supper .( H .) .( I .) .( J .) .( K .) .( L .) (Luke 22:7-38 true)

What does Luke 22:29-30 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Father had delegated authority to the Son to rule in the kingdom. Likewise the Son delegated authority to the Twelve to rule under Him in the kingdom (cf. John 20:21; 2 Timothy 2:12; Revelation 2:26-27; Revelation 3:21). They would enjoy table fellowship with Jesus then as well as the privilege of having authority over the twelve tribes of Israel then (cf. Daniel 7:9; Revelation 7:1-8). This is another reference to the messianic banquet (cf. Luke 13:28-30; Luke 14:15; Luke 22:16).

" Luke , by the way he has structured his two-volume work and by the insertion of material peculiar to him, displays an unmistakable interest in the question of the national restoration of Israel....

"Luke"s manner of representing the nationalistic hopes of the Jewish people implies that he himself believed that there would be a future, national restoration. If Luke really believed that there would not be a restoration, he has certainly gone out of his way to give the contrary impression." ^[1]

Jesus spoke of twelve disciples even though Judas would disqualify himself. This was gracious of Jesus and implied that there was still time for Judas to repent. Evidently since he did not repent Matthias will take his place in the kingdom ( Acts 1:26). It is interesting that the choice of Matthias took place in an upper room, perhaps the same one as this one ( Acts 1:13).

Upcoming events would test the faithfulness of the Eleven soon (cf. Luke 22:31-34). This promise doubtless encouraged them to stand by Jesus in His future trials, though they failed Him. The theme of testing and faithfulness is quite prominent in Luke. ^[2]