Well, that took me long enough, huh? I feel like Martha, distracted by many things. But back to Luke 7:36-50 tonight, at least! So after Jesus gets finished rebuking the Pharisees and experts in the law, one of them invites Him over for dinner. The Pharisee’s name is Simon (v. 40), which oddly I’d never noticed, despite the fact that…
Category: Studying God
God has visited His people.
The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Then fear came over everyone, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited His people.” [Luke 7:15-16, hcsb] I’m not sure I’ve ever properly heard the story of Luke 7:11-17, despite it being the story that…
The Tree and the Storeroom
Luke 6 concludes with Jesus reinforcing this idea of those whose blessings depend on heaven, and those whose blessings are built on earth. He begins by talking about trees. “Each tree is known by its own fruit,” Jesus says; good trees give good fruit, bad trees give bad fruit. Fig trees grow figs. Thornbushes grow thorns. Grapevines grow grapes. Everything…