Psalm 110 must have been one of the key passages that Jesus depended upon as he “read scripture backward” to fully grasp his own mission and to give himself freely and fully to the rejection and suffering his crucifixion/enthronement would entail.
After successfully countering the “ snake debate questions” of the Pharisees and Sadducees, He silenced them by modeling his backward reading of scripture for the religious elite, before he ever did it for the two on the road to Emmaus.
Even though I think I would’ve been one of the “foolish disciples” who needed to ask another question because I didn’t understand what Jesus was saying, Matthew seems to imply in verse 46 that the “Scripture specialists” clearly understood because “no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.”
It’s not hard to see the battle lines drawn, and feel the hardness of their heart.
Oh Lord, convict me of the hardness of my heart when Your Living Word confronts me with the lies I am believing.
I'm sure we'll come around to it. I haven't really stated it, but generally with Matthew (and eventually Luke), I'm trying to focus on what is unique to their Gospels. I'll keep your comment in mind the next time we come around do that parable.
Psalm 110 must have been one of the key passages that Jesus depended upon as he “read scripture backward” to fully grasp his own mission and to give himself freely and fully to the rejection and suffering his crucifixion/enthronement would entail.
After successfully countering the “ snake debate questions” of the Pharisees and Sadducees, He silenced them by modeling his backward reading of scripture for the religious elite, before he ever did it for the two on the road to Emmaus.
Even though I think I would’ve been one of the “foolish disciples” who needed to ask another question because I didn’t understand what Jesus was saying, Matthew seems to imply in verse 46 that the “Scripture specialists” clearly understood because “no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.”
It’s not hard to see the battle lines drawn, and feel the hardness of their heart.
Oh Lord, convict me of the hardness of my heart when Your Living Word confronts me with the lies I am believing.
Not just Jesus, but the early church. We all need to pray for that same convicting when our hardness of heart blinds us to any truth. Well said.
I find the parable of the wedding feast confusing and troubling. Would love to hear your thoughts on it in the future
I'm sure we'll come around to it. I haven't really stated it, but generally with Matthew (and eventually Luke), I'm trying to focus on what is unique to their Gospels. I'll keep your comment in mind the next time we come around do that parable.
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