Luke 14
Even though the Pharisees as a body feared and hated Jesus they also recognized that the people viewed Him with great respect. that is why they invited Him to dine with them and even when they sought to trip Him up with their questions they hoped to appear as though they were simply questioning Him the same as they we always questioning among themselves. In fact, it may well be that in questioning among themselves they were trying to trip each other up add a way of establishing our climbing in prominence.
Those who were first invited to the feast and made excuses were like the Pharisees who are also invited to the eternal feast.
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