This is the Bible Project Podcast. I'm John, and in this episode I'm going to be finishing

up a conversation with Tim on the Gospel of Luke. If you haven't listened to the other

three episodes that come before this on the Gospel of Luke, I highly recommend it so

you get the context for where we're at. In this episode we're first going to talk about

that strange story in Luke chapter 9, the transformation of Jesus on the mountain.

He becomes like the ancient of days enthroned in heaven in Daniel chapter 7.

In the next chapter is 9 through 19. Jesus travels to Jerusalem. In this section we find

many of the parables that Jesus told, and we find Jesus at many banquet parties that

he tends. In fact, Jesus is fascinated with parties, even use them to talk about what

the kingdom of God is like.

When you give a lunch or dinner, don't invite your friends, don't invite your family,

or your rich friends. Go get the poor, the crippled, and the lame, and the blind, and then

you'll find true blessing.

All of these stories in this section reinforce that Jesus' mission was first to the outsiders.

It's a message that gets him in trouble with the religious leaders of the day.

You don't need anyone to go look for you. You already are trying to be devoted to the

God of Israel. But now there's all these other people who have not been devoted to God

of Israel who have been excluded for different reasons, and I'm going out to find them,

and include them, and you're getting angry, and calling me into question for including

the people around the outside.

Jesus gets to Jerusalem, and we discuss the final meal he has with his disciples.

Jesus didn't give a lecture on the meaning of death. He gave a meal, symbolic meal.

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