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.
Ever since there began to be two groups preaching and baptizing, there were those who wanted to set up a competition between them. In...
The detailed instructions for the construction of the Tent of Meeting held important lessons for Israel and also for us today.
God has always been with his people, in various ways and temporarily in Old Testament times and later and permanently in human flesh.