Matthew 22:34-40 So many important things come in sets of three. The Holy Trinity, of course. The three Magi. The three bears, three amigos. Okay, unimportant things, too, come to think of it. Three is just a useful number. Think back a few weeks, when we were discussing parables, and we noticed that Jesus told a set of three parables to the religious authorities in Jerusalem. He told the parable of the man with two sons, followed by the parable of the wicked tenants, and finally the parable of the wedding banquet. Each one layering criticism upon the Pharisees and Sadducees, and chief priests and scribes. By the time he is finished they have heard the message loud and clear. How do they respond? “So then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him.” They pose a set of three questions to him, meant to trick him into incriminating himself. […]
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