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.
In Jesus' final public teaching in the Gospel of John (10:22-42), the people of Jerusalem tried to pin him down. They wanted him to...
Jesus foretold of the the coming deceivers, the coming persecution, the coming destruction of Jerusalem, the coming of the Son of Man, and the...
With the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, we arrive at the end of Old Testament history with the Jews back in their land after...