A Parable to Those Who Chose Chief Rooms - Luke 14:7

The beloved physician Luke wrote about Jesus, “And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. And Jesus answering spoke unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go. And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? And they could not answer him again to these things”, and in chapter fourteen and verse seven of his book Luke shared how Jesus, “put forth a parable to those which were bidden” and “chose out the chief rooms” where we read:

And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden,

when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,

The verse reads, “And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, ...” Luke began with the words, “And he put forth” or “and Jesus taught, directed and spoke” “a parable” which means “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning” “to those which were bidden” or “to the people who were invited and called by name to attend”. Luke shared how Jesus began to share another earthly story which had a heavenly meaning to the people who were invited to the Pharisee's home.

The verse goes on to say, “... when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,” Luke continued with the words, “when he marked” or “at the time and moment Jesus observed and paid attention to” “how they chose out” which means “the manner and way the invited guest picked out and selected” “the chief rooms” or “the uppermost and highest rooms”; “saying unto them” which means “uttering, declaring and proclaiming to the invited guests” the words which follow in the next verse. Luke shared how Jesus observed the manner in which the invited guest selected the “uppermost and highest rooms” in the home to be seated for the meal.

When we meditate upon Luke's words in this verse, we see how Jesus noticed the way people were “choosing” the best rooms in the house to be fed. Rather than giving place for others to be seated or fed first, they wanted the “best places” for themselves. Jesus would use their actions to share another earthly story with a heavenly meaning, and we shall discover what He says in the next verse. For now let it suffice us to know Jesus observes every time people exalt themselves over others. He desires to have a personal relationship with every person, and when they yield themselves to Him as their personal “Savior and Lord” they begin to know how Jesus exalted them over Himself when He died in their place upon the cross.

Next time Luke shares how Jesus told what to do, “when you are bidden of any man to a wedding”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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