The Parable of the Banquet illustrates the various responses to the generous invitation of the King.
In response to King Saul’s second major error and his excuse, Samuel famously declared that to obey is better than sacrifice.
Although the first anointed king tried to kill the second one, the Lord protected his anointed, as he always does.
According to Ephesians 6:1-4, children are to obey “in the Lord” and parents are to nurture children in the instruction “of the Lord.” That...
