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A Story About People Invited to a Dinner(Lk. 14:15-24)

¹Jesus used some more stories to teach the people. He said, ²"God's kingdoma is like a king who prepared a wedding feast for his son. ³He invited some people to the feast. When it was ready, the king sent his servants to tell the people to come. But they refused to come to the king's feast.
⁴"Then the king sent some more servants. He said to them, 'I have already invited the people. So tell them that my feast is ready. I have killed my best bulls and calves to be eaten. Everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.'
⁵"But when the servants told the people to come, they refused to listen. They all went to do other things. One went to work in his field, and another went to his business. ⁶Some of the other people grabbed the servants, beat them, and killed them. ⁷The king was very angry. He sent his army to kill those who murdered his servants. And the army burned their city.
⁸"After that the king said to his servants, 'The wedding feast is ready. I invited those people, but they were not good enough to come to my feast. ⁹So go to the street corners and invite everyone you see. Tell them to come to my feast.' ¹⁰So the servants went into the streets. They gathered all the people they could find, good and bad alike, and brought them to where the wedding feast was ready. And the place was filled with guests.
¹¹"When the king came in to meet the guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in the right clothes for a wedding. ¹²The king said, 'Friend, how were you allowed to come in here? You are not wearing the right clothes.' But the man said nothing. ¹³So the king told some servants, 'Tie this man's hands and feet. Throw him out into the darkness, where people are crying and grinding their teeth with pain.'
¹⁴"Yes, many people are invited. But only a few are chosen."

The Jewish Leaders Try to Trick Jesus(Mk. 12:13-17; Lk. 20:20-26) ¹⁵Then the Phariseesb left the place where Jesus was teaching. They made plans to catch him saying something wrong. ¹⁶They sent some men to Jesus. They were some of their own followers and some from the group called Herodiansc. They said, "Teacher, we know you are an honest man. We know you teach the truth about God's way. You are not afraid of what others think about you. All people are the same to you. ¹⁷So tell us what you think. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesard or not?"
¹⁸But Jesus knew that these men were trying to trick him. So he said, "You hypocritese! Why are you trying to catch me saying something wrong? ¹⁹Show me a coin used for paying the tax." They showed Jesus a silver coinf. ²⁰Then he asked, "Whose picture is on the coin? And whose name is written on the coin?"
²¹They answered, "It is Caesar's picture and Caesar's name."
Then Jesus said to them, "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God."
²²When they heard what Jesus said, they were amazed. They left him and went away.

Some Sadducees Try to Trick Jesus(Mk. 12:18-27; Lk. 20:27-40) ²³That same day some Sadduceesg came to Jesus. (Sadducees believe that no one will rise from death.) The Sadducees asked Jesus a question. ²⁴They said, "Teacher, Mosesh told us that if a married man dies and had no children, his brother must marry the woman. Then they will have children for the dead brotheri. ²⁵There were seven brothers among us. The first brother married but died. He had no children. So his brother married the woman. ²⁶Then the second brother also died. The same thing happened to the third brother and all the other brothers. ²⁷The woman was the last to die. ²⁸But all seven men had married her. So when people rise from death, whose wife will she be?"
²⁹Jesus answered, "You are so wrong! You don't know what the Scripturesj say. And you don't know anything about God's power. ³⁰At the time when people rise from death, there will be no marriage. People will not be married to each other. Everyone will be like the angels in heaven. ³¹Surely you have read what God said to you about people rising from death. ³²God said, 'I am the God of Abrahamk, the God of Isaacl, and the God of Jacobm.' So they were not still dead, because he is the God only of living people."n
³³When the people heard this, they were amazed at Jesus' teaching.

Which Command Is the Most Important?(Mk. 12:28-34; Lk. 10:25-28) ³⁴The Phariseesb learned that Jesus had made the Sadduceesg look so foolish that they stopped trying to argue with him. So the Phariseesb had a meeting. ³⁵Then one of them, an expert in the Law of Mosesh, asked Jesus a question to test him. ³⁶He said, "Teacher, which command in the law is the most important?"
³⁷Jesus answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.'o ³⁸This is the first and most important command. ³⁹And the second command is like the first: 'Love your neighborp the same as you love yourself.'q ⁴⁰All of the law and the writings of the prophetsr take their meaning from these two commands."

Is the Messiah David’s Son or David’s Lord?(Mk. 12:35-37; Lk. 20:41-44) ⁴¹So while the Phariseesb were together, Jesus asked them a question. ⁴²He said, "What do you think about the Messiahs? Whose son is he?"
The Pharisees answered, "The Messiahs is the Son of Davidt."
⁴³Jesus said to them, "Then why did David call him 'Lord'? David was speaking by the power of the Spiritu. He said,

⁴⁴'The Lord God said to my Lord:
Sit by me at my right side, and I will put your enemies under your controlv.'

⁴⁵David calls the Messiah 'Lord.' So how can he be David's son?" ⁴⁶None of the Pharisees could answer Jesus' question. And after that day, no one was brave enough to ask him any more questions.

^aGod’s kingdom The “reign” or “rule” of God over all people who submit to him by accepting Jesus as the Messiah (the appointed king), who represents God’s kingdom on earth. Jesus was the perfect example of submission to the will of God. When people give control of their lives to Jesus, they become part of God’s kingdom and begin to enjoy the blessings he has promised his people from the beginning. (Note that in Matthew this term also translates the Greek word “kingdom” by itself or the phrase, “the kingdom of the heavens,” which was used by Jews as a way to avoid saying the divine name.)
^bPharisee A person who belonged to a Jewish religious group that claimed to follow carefully all Jewish laws and customs.
^cHerodians Members of a Jewish political group who were supporters of Herod and cooperated with the Pharisees in finding a way to stop Jesus from teaching.
^dCaesar The name or title given to the emperor (ruler) of Rome.
^ehypocrite A person with wrong motives who pretends to be good.
^fsilver coin Or “denarius,” a Roman coin that was worth the average pay for one day’s work.
^gSadducees A leading Jewish religious group. They accepted only the first five books of the Old Testament and believed that people will not live again after death.
^hMoses One of the most important leaders of the Israelites during the time of the Old Testament. God used him to give the people his law, which is often called “the Law of Moses.”
ⁱ22:24 if … dead brother See Deut. 25:5, 6.
^jScripture Part of the Scriptures or “Holy Writings” - the Old Testament.
^kAbraham The most respected ancestor of the Jewish people. Through him God promised to make a great nation and bless all the people of the earth. Read Gen. 12:1-3.
^lIsaac The son of Abraham and one of the most important ancestors of the Israelites or Jews.
^mJacob Or “Israel,” ancestor of the people of Israel (also called Israelites and, later, Jews). See Gen. 32:24-28 for the story of how Jacob was given the name Israel. He was the father of twelve sons from whom the twelve tribes of Israel descended, and the name Jacob continued to be used for the nation or people of Israel.
ⁿ22:32 Quote from Ex. 3:6.
^o22:37 Quote from Deut. 6:5.
^p22:39 your neighbor Or “others.” Jesus’ teaching in Lk. 10:25-37 makes clear that this includes anyone in need.
^q22:39 Quote from Lev. 19:18.
^rprophet A person who speaks a message from God. Many of the books in the Old Testament are messages spoken or written by “the prophets,” who were some of those God chose to speak for him. God often used dreams or visions to tell or show his prophets what they should say.
^sMessiah A Hebrew word that has the same meaning as the Greek word Christ (see “Christ”). It was a title for the kings of God’s people in the Old Testament and for the special king God promised to send as a “savior” to defeat evil and establish the reign of God. Many prophets made it clear that this new kingdom would be eternal; that is, not only would the promised Messiah bring about a time of justice and right living among God’s people here on earth, but also his kingdom would extend beyond this world to life forever with God. However, most Jews of the first century expected the Messiah to be a political ruler here on earth who would defeat the other nations and return the nation of Israel to a position of great glory and power. But God intended his Messiah to establish a new “Israel,” an eternal kingdom that would bless all the nations.
^tSon of David A name for the Messiah (Christ) because it was prophesied that he would come from the family of David. See “David.”
^uSpirit See “Holy Spirit.”
^v22:44 control Literally, “feet.”
^wPsalm 110:1