While attending a meal with religious leaders in Luke 14:1-24, Jesus broke with social norms and caused multiple disruptions. His goal was not to offend but to instruct, first about the use of the Sabbath day and then about the kingdom of God, which he compared to a great banquet. At the end of the parable, the invitation is still going out, so let’s enter while there is room.
At first glance, it looked like Matthew made a big mistake in his genealogy of Jesus by placing him in the line of David,...
At the Red Sea, the LORD triumphed gloriously, made himself known, and anticipated his greater triumph in the cross and resurrection.
From Old Testament times, the Jewish people knew that only God and his Messiah could open the eyes of the blind. However, over their...