Among the many limitations that result from writing about Scripture in sections, the most grievous is treating each section in isolation from the surrounding context. This week’s passage really only makes sense if we refresh our memory about those verses that came before. Jesus had just told two parables, one about two sons and one… Continue reading Matthew 22 – A Wedding, Taxes, and Heinous Evil
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Matthew 21:18-45 – Fig Trees, Isaiah, and More Evil
I often wonder how good the disciples’ memory was, but for that matter, I wonder if our memory is any better. Other than questioning why Jesus would want to eat figs in the first place, it seems that the following verses did not elicit a memory of Jesus’s previous teaching. Matthew writes, 18 In the morning,… Continue reading Matthew 21:18-45 – Fig Trees, Isaiah, and More Evil
The Pharisee
Could I have been wrong? I sit here a decrepit, lonely, and useless old man, and I am haunted by that question wondering again and again if I could have been wrong… I remember learning in the days of my youth how true life comes only from G-d’s perfect law. I learned to live by… Continue reading The Pharisee