Hi everyone. Welcome again to Logical Bible Study, where we take an in-depth look at the gospel readings.

We do a verse-by-verse exegesis with the goal of helping you understand the literal sense of

scripture. What did the original author mean, using the original words that he used, trying to

speak to his original audience in their original context. So that's called looking at the literal

sense of scripture. And that's where we need to start as Catholics. The church teaches us

that if we want to understand the Bible, we have to start there.

We're continuing in Luke today. So if you go to Mass, you would hear from Luke, chapter 14, verse 1 and then verses 7 to 11.

So here's the reading. Now on a Sabbath day, Jesus had gone for a meal to the house of one of the leading Pharisees,

and they watched him closely.

He then told the guests a parable, because he had noticed how they picked the places of honor.

He said this, when someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take your seat in the place of honour.

A more distinguished person than you may have been invited, and the person who invited you

both may come and say, give up your place to this man. And then to your embarrassment, you would have to go

and take the lowest place.

No, when you are a guest, make your way to the lowest place and sit there.

So that when your host comes, he may say, my friend, move up higher.

In that way, everyone with you at the table will see you honored.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the man who humbled himself will be exalted.

So let's start by thinking about the context.

So Jesus is moving towards Jerusalem for the last part of his ministry.

And he's in a Pharisee's house.

If you listen to yesterday's episode, you'll know that this continues straight on from that.

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