Exodus 22: 21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.” Exodus 23: 9 “Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.” First, I noticed that very closely together, it was commanded that foreigners not be oppressed. So often, foreigners […]
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Jesus and Zacchaeus
Luke 19:1-10 He entered Jericho and was passing through. And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. So he ran on ahead […]
Jesus teaches of the coming of the Kingdom and some aspects of it
Luke 17:20-22 The Coming of the Kingdom Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst […]
The Coming of the Kingdom
Luke 17:20-22 Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.” And he said […]