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Introduction
Tables are one of the most important pieces of furniture someone can have.
At the table, we can do some of the best work we can do
Author’s write some of the most beautiful literature
At the table, leaders make some of the biggest decisions that lead others into the future.
At the table, we eat dinner and share in some of the best conversations of the day
We don’t table well today.
A feast was a lavish ceremonial meal, usually to celebrate a person or event.
Spare no expense
Nothing cost too much and they celebrated everything!
Covenants, weddings, harvest, shearing sheep, coming of age, arrival of guests, weaning of a child, coronations.
Jesus attended many of these magnificent parties!
We find Jesus at one of these dinners in our passage where He teaches us Two Warnings and Three Characteristics of God’s table.
The Dinner Party
The stage was chosen carefully
The house of a senior official of the synagogue
The Pharisees had the home-field advantage to trap Jesus.
The scheduled was chosen carefully
The Sabbath
Jesus had reportedly violated Sabbath on three separate occasions up to this point
The setup was chosen carefully
A man with a terminal illness just happened to be there.
Dropsy is a medical terms for the excessive gathering of watery fluid in any tissue of the body.
"Fluid on the heart”
Symptom of heart, kidney, liver disease
This guys torso was swollen due to the retention of bodily fluid, which indicated organ failure.
Jesus does a really good job of making dinner parties awkward.
Instead of letting them trap Him, He turns the tables.
Pun intended
Is it lawful?
(v. 3)
Jesus locked them into a no-win situation.
If they answer yes, then they can’t complain if He heals someone.
If they answer no, then they look bad in front of the man suffering.
They remained silent.
(v.
4)
Jesus knows the nuances of the Jewish law.
He knows that if the well being of an animal is compromised, the Pharisees would spring to action.
What about this poor guy?
Jesus exposes the religious hypocrisy of these religious leaders.
Totally outs their rigid code of moralism, that cared for reputation but not human dignity.
This party is becoming an absolute disaster.
No one is saying a word.
You’ve got the guy slurping his soup in the corner.
Things are so stinking awkward now.
Jesus noticed the seating arrangements
Where they sat reveals how important they feel.
Jesus is teaching us an example profitable for our own tables when we are in the company of friends.
They’re seeking glory from man rather than from God.
“Y’all sat as close to the head of the table as you could.”
Watch Where You Sit
Jesus addresses the guests.
If you go to a wedding, you don’t sit in the Bride’s chair (v.
8-9)
That’s how you lose your seat and end up at the kid’s table.
Even in the common actions of our lives, Jesus’s eye is always on us.
He marks what we do, not only at our worship gatherings, but even around our own dinner tables.
He sees the reflection of our hearts!
The people at this dinner party are seeking the more distinguished seats because they think they’re worthy of it.
Humility is
They forgot Proverbs 25:6-7 “Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.”
Luke 14:10-11
Seeking honor finds humiliation
Seeking humility finds honor.
Jesus doesn’t teach us to take the lower seat so that we can expect to be upgraded
Jesus doesn’t do fake humility
Jesus hates when pride pretends to be humble.
We take the lower seat because we deserve the lower seat.
Watch Who You Invite
Jesus now is addressing the host (vv.
12-14)
Inviting only people who will pay you back is an endless and joyless cycle of getting/giving with the expectation always growing.
There’s an intense self-focus here that leads to emptiness.
The payout for a generous host is intense (v.
14)
You’ll be repaid at the Resurrection
Their blessing will shine forever in the Kingdom, because a generous host is an image of the gospel!
Jesus just gave the host tips for a better party, because this party is terrible.
A guest tries to restart the party (v.
15)
His excitement sounds sincere, but it’s really an effort to transition out of awkwardness.
He notices this has not gone as planned.
He knows Jesus is onto them!
“Amen!
Well said!
Pass the gravy…?”
Jesus responds with another parable that teach us three things about the Kingdom.
God’s table is massive (v.
16)
God’s table is free (v.
17)
God’s table is by way of personal invitation (vv.
21-23)
God’s Table is Massive
Jesus begins a parable of a very rich man who plans this elaborate party
Huge guest list, large menu
Steak, fresh lobster, mashed potatoes, pie, all the fixings.
This was not a party you wanted to miss.
Jesus uses this as a symbol of Heaven’s feasts
It’s more than satisfying an empty belly
This is satisfying joy!
This party was lavish!
Aimed at having a great time!
You’re going to laugh until your face hurts
Dance until you sweat
There’s going to be left overs.
God’s banquet hall is unfathomably huge.
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