Luke 11:7

Trouble me not. Evidently it was not stinginess, but reluctance to be disturbed that prompted the words, “Trouble me not.” Once the man had gone to the trouble of getting out of bed he provided his nocturnal visitor with all the bread he needed (v. 8).

Men may sometimes think of God as One who would prefer not to have people trouble Him, but His true character as a solicitous, loving, and generous Father is clearly set forth in vs. 9-13. The reluctance of the friend to arise and supply that which was needed in no way represents God (see v. 13). Here, the lesson of the parable is not one of comparison but of contrast.

Shut. As if he said, “shut to stay shut.” He intends that it shall be so. Making a door secure in ancient times was not so simple a task as it is today.

With me in bed. In many parts of the Orient even today all members of the family sleep together in one room, often on “pallets” on the floor, or, perhaps, on low, raised platform-style beds. For one member of the family to arise would easily awaken all.

I cannot. Actually it was only unwillingness on his part, not inability, to grant the request of his friend.