The Feast with Pharisees

00:00:00 Speaker 1: He has shown you, o man, what is good? What does yah Wagh require of you? But to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God Mica six eight. Heavenly Father, this world is filled with distraction. Sin abounds, and the temptation to engage in superficial religiosity or pursue worldly desires can easily derail us. We pray for your guidance to keep our eyes fixed on the mission you've laid out before us. Help us to embrace justice, to be vessels for your mercy, and to embody humility in our walk with you every day. Prevent us from losing sight of the profound simplicity of your call on our lives. May we not be swayed by the empty promises of this world, but find our purpose and joy in aligning our actions with your will. Instill in us a deep desire to serve You and your creation, to make a difference in the lives of those around us, and to reflect your love in all we do. Keep us focused, Lord on the real mission, living out the values of Micah six', eight for in doing so we find true fulfillment and purpose In jesus. 00:01:33 Speaker 2: Name. 00:01:34 Speaker 1: Amen thank you for praying with me. Today you're listening to The Jesus. Podcast remain here to listen to jesus tense words against the religious. Elite have you enjoyed this journey so? Far share this podcast with a friend or family member who'd enjoy. It we want the whole world to hear the story Of, Jesus you, Hypocrites jesus interrupted with a. Shout his voice boomed against the. Walls the room fell. Silent jesus' anger was, palpable pulsating from him like heat from a. Furnace the air, shifted and everyone tensed with fear and. Reverence at this, moment it was clear to everyone in the room That jesus wasn't a mere. Man he was in. Command he was The. Lord he stepped from the dais toward the rulers and, said it's the. 00:02:38 Speaker 3: Sabbath do you refuse to untie your ox or your donkey and lead them to? Water do you let them go thirsty because you couldn't manage an ounce of? Effort you wouldn't let your animals go? Parched how much more. 00:02:51 Speaker 4: Precious is this? 00:02:52 Speaker 5: Woman a daughter Of, abraham a daughter Of? 00:02:56 Speaker 1: God he, pointed to, her trying to draw some humanity from the religious. Rulers look at, Her look at. 00:03:05 Speaker 5: Her satan has bound this woman for eighteen, years but now her bonds are. Loosened on The, sabbath, today of all, days should be for such an. 00:03:16 Speaker 2: Act for it is on this. 00:03:18 Speaker 4: Day we celebrate bonds being. 00:03:21 Speaker 1: Broken As jesus said these, things the crowd began to. Clap jesus's passion had stirred them. Up they were able to see the good and What jesus had. Done at the end of the, day it was hard to deny something purely good for the sake of. Ceremony the people irrupted in. Cheers some of the women Embraced. Eva the rulers stepped, back flustered and. Ashamed none of them. Relented, instead they swiped their robes back and turned their feet away From. Jesus the ruler of the synagogue blushed scarlet heat filled his, body and he turned to. Leave he paced down the length of the synagogue and a few long. Hallways his sandals clacked on the hard stone. Floors he passed altar after, altar quickening into the secret back, room until he found the chief priest preparing his white ceremonial, garments and he, fought he, said with a. Bow the chief priest wrapped his head in wool and linen. 00:04:35 Speaker 2: Scarves he calls himself The, rabbi doesn't He. 00:04:41 Speaker 1: The rabbi replied. Darkly the Chief priest's face coiled in, disgust. 00:04:47 Speaker 2: Blasphemy perhaps it's time we did something about. This jesus Of, nazareth much too early for. That arranged for a. Dinner Invite. JESUS i want our highest ranking officials to see what you have. 00:05:05 Speaker 1: Said we need to be of one mind going. Forward the ruler bowed his, head then turned to conspire Against. 00:05:15 Speaker 6: Jesus laws can be used for good or, evil depending on how they're. Used some of us may be rule followers who love, laws while others might find laws to be restrictive and threats to our. Freedom understanding the purpose Of god's law is crucial to understand In god's. Heart the Apostle paul says In galatians three twenty, three before the coming of this, faith we are held in custody under the, law locked up until faith that was to come would be. Revealed so the law is our guardian Until christ. Came that we might be justified by. Faith now this faith is, come we are no longer under a. Guardian God's law acted as a, guardian a, babysitter if you, will leading people away from. Sin but Once jesus, came there was no need for a guardian because the law was completely fulfilled as a new covenant of grace took its. Place welcome to The Jesus, podcast a year of story showcasing the depth Of christ's love through storytelling and the glory Of god's. Truth it's great to have you here. Today be sure to take a second and follow the podcast so that you don't miss out on any of these exciting. Stories our miraculous story for today takes place immediately following our story from last. Time After jesus causes a scene in the synagogue for healing on The, sabbath he's invited to the home of a pharisee to share a. Meal but this active hospitality was only a facade for a, trap yet another attempt to Catch jesus in his. Words but if we've learned anything About, jesus it's that he always has a plan to redeem even the most deplorable of. 00:06:43 Speaker 1: Situations it Was matan's job to ready the rooftop banquet for the. Pharisees he paced around the sides of the, area ducking under the lanterns and curtains flowing in the. Wind the candle light on the wood table was like that for a. Wedding fumes from the feast cooking downstairs frothed up through the. Windows lamb with honey sauce and, gravy fresh baked bread with melted, butter sweet daycake with savory pine. 00:07:17 Speaker 4: Nuts the chief priests must be trying to impress. 00:07:20 Speaker 1: Someone matan thought to. Himself rumor had it that they were all coming, tonight all the chief, priests, lawyers, scribes and. Pharisees they were assembling for a particular, purpose to suss Out jesus Of. Nazareth apparently he was a miracle working man of, sorts a sort of people's, teacher and he was to dine with the pharisees. Tonight matan knew little about such, things being a gentile. Servant matan hobbled around the sides of the, table setting bowls out and blighting. Lanterns satisfied everything looked. Perfect the night had that particular warm wind in It it was the type of warmth that brought a sense of nostalgia mixed with the premonition that something glorious was. Possible matan closed his, eyes feeling the weight of the setting sun on his. Face he breathed deep and felt young, again and he dared to, hope dared to forget the pain in his, legs the muscle straining and swelling in his. Abdomen his leg had grown, heavier more, bloated and stiff year after, year and new swelling had appeared on him just this month, alone a great lump in his neck and a bulge on his forehead where fluid. Formed matan returned to, work hobbled around setting the, table his breath strained down. Below the voices echoed up and lofted towards. Him as a group of men hiked the stairs to the. Rooftop matan tensed and stood at attention beside the water. Pitcher The jewish rulers piled into the. Rooftop taking place at the, table he served them one by. One the lawyer sat in a group on one, end The pharisees on the, other and in the Center. Caiaphas he lounged with. Regality sitting across from him at the other end of the table was the carpenter From, Nazareth. Jesus he sat there, peacefully, calm like a dove in a nest of. Crows he has. 00:09:56 Speaker 4: No idea what he's landed himself. 00:09:58 Speaker 1: Into matan, thought so tell Us. Jesus caiaphus, said rolling up the sleeve of his, Tunic what makes. 00:10:07 Speaker 2: You think it is lawful to work on the? 00:10:09 Speaker 1: Sabbath matan slowly filled jesus cup with. Water caiaph's question seemed, crafted as if he'd practiced it in the mirror before. Arriving he was intentionally, vague trying to set traps for. Him, ah he should have never. Come jesus looked up At matan and. Smiled he scanned his body up and. Down he saw the swelling in his, leg the tumor on his, neck and the discoloration on his. Skin thank, you he, said with a warm. Tone he looked at the other end of the table and sipped his. Cup jesus replied with a question of his. Own is it lawful to do anything good on The? Sabbath he glanced between, them all, lawyers, rabbis and, pharisees but they each fell silent and wouldn't quite meet his, eyes all except the ruler, himself who frowned at. Him matan returned to the water pitcher on the, side anxious to see how this exchange would turn. Out jesus raised the volume of his voice. 00:11:18 Speaker 4: Slightly you asked, Me your question is If i'd violated, something at least you could do as answer, Me is it lawful to do anything good on The? 00:11:27 Speaker 1: Sabbath the pharise he, stirred But caiaphas remained. 00:11:31 Speaker 2: Calm what you consider good and what we consider good may be two different. 00:11:37 Speaker 1: Things his gaze was. Intense caiaphas was used to being the most competent and most powerful person in the. Room he was intent on Reminding jesus of who he was dealing. With Then i'll be more. 00:11:51 Speaker 4: Specific is it lawful to heal someone on The? 00:11:54 Speaker 1: Sabbath jesus Waved matan back. Again, confused the servant looked From jesus full cup and back to, him But jesus waved him. Over, Still matan approached the, table aware of the judging eyes stabbing into his. Back jesus stood up and met matan eye to. Eye he inspected the tumor on his, neck then took a better look at his. Leg you've been in a lot of, pain haven't, You jesus, Whispered, ah more than you can, Imagine matan, thought but he remained. Silent he bowed his. Head jesus reached his hand toward the lump on the servant's. Neck matan shrugged, away his cheeks flushed. Scarlet But jesus, softly slowly reached out and touched the lump on his, back and as he touched, it the lump. Deflated it drained and went. Down matan's eyes went, wide and he felt the cold drain of water seeping from his neck and the pressure released from his. Flesh his swollen ankles. Released then the, puffy tight lumps. Drained he felt in an instant. Lighter his heart beat even and. Steadied The pharisees' faces went. Slack they'd seen the servant with this swelling for, years significant bulges on his back and. Feet they had prayed for him, before told him to sacrifice burnt, offerings and gave him specific instructions for his. Healing here in short, Moments matan was. Healed, entirely as though it were hardly working at. All of, course For jesus it wasn't. Work matan dropped the water. Pitcher his nerves went on. Edge he touched his, neck feeling the, smooth even surface of his. Skin he awkwardly took a few steps, backward like he wanted to run and see for himself in a, mirror but didn't know if he could. Go go, On jesus, said and the servant raced down the, steps feeling new strength in his. Legs jesus turned back to the men at the, Table another question for. 00:14:28 Speaker 4: All of, you which of, you having a son that had fallen into a well on A sabbath, day will not immediately pull him? Out is that really considered? Work what atonement would you suggest for such a horrible? 00:14:42 Speaker 1: Sin the pharisees and lawyers glanced sideways at one, another too startled to, speak and no one could admit to such cruelty as to not saving their. Son the table went, silent and for a long while no one, ate no one dared answer. Him chiaphus drew a long sip from his, cup eyes locked on To. Jesus the tension was cut when they heard servants and cooks shouting from. Downstairs laughter and squeals of delight shook the. House matan's voice resonated like the sound of angels in. HEAVEN i can. 00:15:25 Speaker 4: Walk it didn't even. 00:15:27 Speaker 1: Hurt on the, rooftop The pharisee, slowly silently began to eat. Again caiaphus chewed his, food, slowly frowning at the. Table to, him the, laughter the, cheering and the squeals were not blessed to. Him they were the sound of. Disorder it was the sound of people's. Loyalty turning from him and the rest of the, Priests jesus took a bite from his plate and lifted his cup to the rest of the. Men thank you for inviting me. 00:16:03 Speaker 4: Here the food alone was worth the. 00:16:05 Speaker 1: Trip they all nodded and with, smiles but behind, them who were boiling pots of. 00:16:12 Speaker 6: Hatred from the streets to the synagogue to private. Homes jesus lived his life in perfect alignment to The father's. Will if we think about it long, enough we can probably think of examples where we act differently depending on where we are who were With But jesus's character never changed whether he was with the disciples preaching to thousands or playing mental ping pong with religious. Leaders his heart was always the same and his words were never wavering from the. Truth but one might wonder Why jesus would accept an invitation given to him from The pharisees in the first. Place it seems clear when we read through The bible that they were clearly against, him And jesus was well aware that they were against. Him in, fact he depended on them being against. Him he knew that he would be, rejected and he knew that this rejection would be the platform they gave way for the. Crucifixion he knew their disdain was a catalyst for their demands for him to be crucified on the, Cross but he also knew that the cross was the very place he needed to, be where he would willingly take the sins of the world and allow The father to pour out his wrath in order for our sins to be. Forgiven yet knowing what lay, ahead that didn't Stop jesus from being present and from continuing to love those people that were right in front of, him even those that deeply hated. Him jesus didn't view people as, enemies and even if he Did he was the one who taught that we must love our. Enemies, Anyways jesus knew that The pharisees' minds were, clouded and though he rebuked them for, this it was always in the heart to see them, repent turn from their, sins and follow. Him we often say that it's best to call people up instead of call people. Out When jesus was talking with The, pharisee he wasn't calling them out to shame. Them he was calling them up to live up to their. Potential we have to do this with each, other and we see this happened with the Pharisee, nicodemus who meets With jesus in secret one night to learn about the, rabbi only to wind up honoring him as he's the Slain messiah by helping burying him in reverence and. Respect jesus knew that nobody was too far gone in their sin to turn back to the loving arms of The. Father and while These pharisees may not indicate any desire to Follow, jesus there was one person there Who jesus knew. Would in our, story we were introduced To, matan a gentile servant who had suffered from a certain sickness for. Years though he had tried to heed the religious leader's advice of, sacrifices, offerings and cleansings for hope to be, healed none of it seemed to. Work but to his, delight that would change on this special night because the healer was in. Attendance but what's really neat about this miracle is That matan hadn't come To jesus or looked for. Healing, Instead jesus found. Him Despite, jesus this was all a setup to try and incriminate. Him jesus was willing to enter into this metaphorical den of thieves to save this man and set him. Free that truth should radiate in our. Hearts jesus is willing to go to the dangerous places in order to save. Us he went to the grave in order to save. Us you, see this miracle is but a foreshadowing another sweet and wonderful shadow of things to. Come, jesus The lord of all, creation would humble, himself die on a, cross dive into the grave and into the depths Of, hades and come out again so that we might be healed and redeemed from what plagues. Us As david says In psalm one thirty, nine where CAN i go from your? Spirit where CAN i flee from your? Presence IF i go up to the, heavens you are. There IF i make my bed in the, depths you are. There we can run as far away From god as, possible But he would still be there waiting for us to turn back to. Him and in, fact we often Find god meeting us in these dark, places going into the depths to bring us. Out are you in need of that type of hope? Today are you in need Of jesus bringing you out of the? Deaths call to, him pray to, him. Repent, yes but also, believe believe That jesus can call you, up not just. Out he's not here shaming you for the rules that you've, broken but rather calling out the best in, you your, potential saying there's more to life than. This thanks again for listening to The Jesus. Podcast you already know what to. Do make sure to follow this, podcast share it with a, friend and if you've been enjoying, it please leave us a. 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