EVENTS WHICH OCCUR IN THIS EPISODE:

  • A question from the Pharisees designed to test Jesus: Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?
  • Jesus teaches about Jehovah God’s original plan for marriage
  • Jesus blesses some little children and likens the Kingdom of God to them
  • Jesus teaches a rich man about his priorities
  • Jesus teaches his disciples (and us) about priorities and rewards
  • Jesus reminds his disciples of coming events – his torture and execution
  • James and John ask for special privileges
  • Jesus teaches about “servant leadership”
  • We meet Zacchaeus, the short tax-collector
  • Jesus heals the blind man, Bartimaeus

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We continue reviewing Jesus’ teaching from the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus continues to challenge his listeners with his look at “the Law”. He outlines what the law says and continues with “but I say” to explain the expectation that Jehovah God held. In each case, the heart of the individual was to match the observed behavior. He talks about divorce, vows, retribution, and loving your enemies. Then he moves to talk about the acts of worship which are given to Jehovah God. In talking about giving, praying and fasting, he warns against posturing before “our Father” – an unusual term for his Jewish listeners. He warns that such posturing is its own reward. There is no heavenly reward to follow.

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