Jesus & the Law – on establishing residence … (11/13/18)
Providing another subtle-yet-potent point of contrast, where the Law demanded that every Jew in good standing hang a Mezuzah containing the Law’s primary commandments on his or her door (see Deuteronomy 6:9), Jesus made it clear that the true Child of God is essentially homeless (or residence-free; serving wherever there is a need & residing wherever there is an invitation to do so); having “nowhere [personal or permanent] to lay his or her head” (see Matthew 8:20)1 – thus making the Mezuzah essentially irrelevant.
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1 This edict fits seamlessly with Jesus’ itinerant ministry – as well as with his firm belief that all of his true followers would “do the works I do, and even greater works than these” (John 14:12) … Secondly, it is just as intriguing to NOTE that the statement made by Jesus just two verses after this one (“Follow me, and let [those who are already] dead bury their dead” ~ Matthew 8:22 – also Luke 9:60) seems to openly discount & even dismiss Jewish burial regulations (see Deuteronomy 21:23 et al); the portion of the Law dealing with where Jews were to “reside” after their death.
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