July 15, 2026
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Reading along with us in 2 Chronicles and Luke? Here’s today’s reading:
Luke 20 (NIV)
The Authority of Jesus Questioned
1 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. 2“Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”…..Continue Reading
Jesus’ opponents do their best in this chapter to trip Jesus up, but He has wise answers that trip them up and they realize they should no longer ask questions because Jesus is making them look bad. And they are supposed to be the wisest amongst the Jews. But that doesn’t stop Jesus from directing some comments to them. He starts with a parable that describes Israel’s history with God and His prophets and His Son perfectly. They rejected all that God had sent them and now they were determined to kill the One who showed Himself to be the Son of God. He also challenges them to consider who David was referring to when he says what he says in the Psalms, because in reality, it refers to Jesus, the Son of God, who is the Lord. And then Jesus ends with simply warning the people about the Jewish leaders about their hypocrisy as well as their desire for public praise. They are not to be trusted.
Luke 20
This is one of those chapters that Jesus models debate for us so well. He doesn’t lose His cool and doesn’t lower Himself to fighting or hurtful words. Rather in the face of what is clear opposition and many attempts to catch Him off guard, He remains calm, cool, and collected answering each question and really making them look foolish. My favorite is the parable of the tenant farmers. It quickly becomes obvious in this exchange who Jesus is speaking of and forshadows the very thing He knows the Pharisees are planning for Him as the Son. A powerful reminder for all of us that when we are sinning regardless of how we try to justify it in our minds, God always knows our heart and our real motivation for what we are doing!
Luke 20
It works.
Psalm 138; Ezra 2; Luke 20
Unbelievable. Pharisees trying to trap Jesus, God in flesh, what a joke. And they understood the parable that Jesus speaks about. The owner of the vineyard is God. The tenants are them, and the servants are the prophets that God sent to Israel. And the Son is the Messiah. And they plot to kill him. !!! How deceived can a man become!! They send spy’s. That seemed to be honest sincere men. To trap him once again. Jesus uses that opportunity to let them know. Keep your priorities straight. Give to God what is his. And to government comes way after. Beware as a Christian of flattery
Luke 20
Jesus answers a question with a question; it’s a wise way of getting the upper hand when someone is trying to trick him into saying something incriminating. We should do the same when people who are insincere are looking for ways to mock and criticize us about our faith. And we have this blessed hope that Jesus describes: “those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection.” That sounds pretty good to me, I am looking forward to it!
Luke 20