Without Favor.

When Jesus stands up to read from the prophecy of Isaiah in the gospel of Luke, he is rejected by the people  in his hometown. Although he is proclaiming the year of the Lord’s “favor,” the people in the synagogue receive him with “no favor” because they know him: isn’t this Joseph’s son? Jesus’ response - that God’s grace goes to whom ever God wills, even outsiders - angers them so much they try to kill him. Here, the old adage “familiarity breeds contempt” holds true. Join me and Noël Neff in a discussion of the biblical text from Luke chapter 4.

“Thirteen and 1/4” performed by Madhouse.

What is A Light to the Nations?

A Light to the Nations is a bi-weekly podcast examining all parts of the biblical story from a functional perspective. Instead of asking what words means, we consider instead their function, i. e., how they are used in other parts of the Bible. In each episode will discuss the functionality of words and how that allows us hear the teaching.