Bible Study Lesson:
Luke 14:15-24
Q. What was the place, day and occasion of the parable?
Sabbath (Lk 14:1)
Jesus was invited by a prominent Pharisee. (Lk 14:1) (Jesus at house of Simon, the Pharisee)
He (Pharisee) invited all the other Pharisees of the city, from what Jesus told him in Luke 14:13-14, he did not invite any poor or ‘less fortunate’ people.
Jesus was closely watched for his actions, so it was not the most friendly invitation. Jesus also spent lot of time with the tax collectors (Jesus and Zacchaeus, the tax collector) and …
Angels:
Created beings (Neh 9:6)
Not eternal and omniscient
Endowed with free will
Not impervious to temptation and sin
Hebrew word for angel is ‘Mal’ak’ and greek word is ‘angelos’, both meaning ‘Messenger’. So in this context, Angel is described as a Messenger of God.
In Popular culture, Angels are always portrayed as winged creature. But in bible, only ‘Cherubim’ and ‘Seraphim’ are identified as winged creatures. (Isa 6:2-4, Ezk 1:5-6)
Within biblical texts, angels are almost always appeared as men!
Hebrew 1:14 represents Angels as ‘Ministering spirits’ sent to serve those who will inherit salvation.
Jesus Christ …
Bible often portrays various visual images or pictures to describe themes or topics (Psalms 23:1, Psalms 18:1 etc). Old Testament is full of images or visual representation of the things to come. In fact, Bible offers different images for the ‘Word of God’ itself. We find seven different images for the Word of God in the bible. This bible study lesson is the list of these images found in the bible.