Throughout this chapter Jesus seems to have changed a bit...from the apocolyptic teacher and healer into someone who stands outside of time - with the eye and understanding of God.
All of a sudden in these verses Jesus seems to know the future, and has begun acting out a pre-destined sort of play. He told the disciples a chapter or 2 ago how to find the donkey for his entrance into Jerusalem, today he tells them about following the man with the water jug to find the upper room for the Passover Feast, about when he will enjoy wine, about Peter's denial, and about Judas's intended kiss. While I know and am very familiar with all these stories, it has struck me today that Jesus seems to have changed personalities a bit - I don't remember him acting so much like he was following a script in the rest of the book.
I feel like Luke is highlighting his divinity a bit more in this section. And in vv. 69-70 there is a quiet switch in focus as well. Jesus again refers to himself as "Son of Man" and when he is questioned about being the "Son of God" he does not deny it.
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