EPISODE · Aug 15, 2019 · 15 MIN
God Doesn’t Need Our Bread
from The Bible as Literature · host The Ephesus School
When the Pharisees complain about the disciples picking and eating grain on the sabbath, they betray both their ignorance of Torah, and their desire to control the consecrated bread of God’s instruction to consolidate their power. But God, Matthew teaches, does not need our bread. After-all, whatever we offer him already belongs to him. What he desires is knowledge of and obedience to his Law: that we are to love our neighbor, showing mercy and compassion on one another. This is the sacrifice that God demands in Hosea, one precluded by the Pharisees’ ignorance of his Torah. Richard and Fr. Marc discuss the Matthew 12:1-8.Episode 291 Matthew 12:1-8 Subscribe: feedpress.me/the-bible-as-literature; Music from https://filmmusic.io: “Investigations” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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When the Pharisees complain about the disciples picking and eating grain on the sabbath, they betray both their ignorance of Torah, and their desire to control the consecrated bread of God’s instruction to consolidate their power. But God, Matthew teaches, does not need our bread. After-all, whatever we offer him already belongs to him. What he desires is knowledge of and obedience to his Law: that we are to love our neighbor, showing mercy and compassion on one another. This is the sacrifice that God demands in Hosea, one precluded by the Pharisees’ ignorance of his Torah. Richard and Fr. Marc discuss the Matthew 12:1-8. Episode 291 Matthew 12:1-8 Subscribe: feedpress.me/the-bible-as-literature; Music from https://filmmusic.io: “Investigations” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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