Luke 12–24 for You: For Reading, for Feeding, for Leading (God’s Word for You | GWFY)

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“God’s word is always true and what he says will happen always comes to pass” (Page 178)

“The significance of Jesus’ choice of mode of entry into the city was not lost on those who witnessed it. It is common to understand the choice of a donkey as a gesture of unusual humility, but the Old Testament rulers of Israel were known to ride such animals (see 1 Kings 1:38–40 and 2 Samuel 16:1–2). If the donkey has any symbolic significance, it is more likely as a gesture of a king coming in peace (as opposed to entering the city on a warhorse; see Revelation 19:11–16). The crowds understood that Jesus was entering the city like a king (Luke 19:38) and the Pharisees did not approve (v 39).” (Page 115)

“The Bible functions a bit like a complex mystery novel. In those books, the first part of the book is full of clues—some obvious, some not. Then, toward the end, the mystery is solved. The clues come together in a way that you (or at least I) would never manage to predict; but once they do come together, it’s all obvious! You suddenly realize the point of the seemingly random events that came before. So you can’t fully understand the end without the beginning—but you can’t confidently understand the beginning without the end.” (Page 184)

“This kind of servant would receive a most unusual reward—the master himself would take their role, seat them at his table, and serve them himself (v 37). The master’s return will be good for servants who are ‘caught’ being faithful.” (Page 14)

“He wants to start relating to his father now the way that he will once his father is dead; to put it bluntly, he wants to skip ahead to the point where he can have his father’s money without having his father.” (Page 64)