13 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was [a]seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.
17 And He said to them, “What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you [b]walk and are sad?”
18 Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?”
19 And He said to them, “What things?”
So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. 21 But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. 22 Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. 23 When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. 24 And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see.”
25 Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?” 27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He [c]expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
Luke 24:13-27
The road to Emmaus. Two disciples, lamenting over the death of Jesus were unknowingly approached by Jesus on the third day. They couldn’t recognize him as their “eyes were restrained” allowing Jesus to quiz them in a way. He asked them why they were sad, and they proceeded to bear witness to the death and apparent resurrection of Christ, even as they were unsure that He had been resurrected.
They were telling Jesus what happened to Him, from their own worldly perspective, and expressed their disappointment that God had not done what they expected Him to do. Instead of redeeming Israel, Christ was condemned and crucified. Now they wondered what was next, as they knew of prophecy but maybe not enough to know what was next.
Jesus first admonishes them for being slow hearted in believing the prophets, for they already had the knowledge and teaching from Him, yet they still didn’t fully believe. Jesus, as “the stranger” then proceeds to lay out all the prophecy, starting from Moses, leading to what transpired and what was to come. I’d imagine these men found themselves humbled in that conversation as with prophecy alone, He educated them… again! Wise correction indeed!