Won't You Be My Neighbor
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Luke 10:25-36 Let’s unpack the pieces of this familiar parable told by Jesus: 1. Went DOWN from Jerusalem to Jericho (we learned from Pastor’s study of the Psalms that when the Jews went to the synagogue, they went UP calling blessings, and psalms to each other as they journeyed. So, coming DOWN from Jerusalem implies that the festival or feast had been completed and so were the duties and responsibilities of the Levitical priesthood. We can assume they were heading home. 2. It must have been a familiar route home because thieves knew about it and attacked a man along the way. They stripped him, wounded and robbed him, leaving him for dead. 3. The priest and the Levite not only ignored his plight. They even moved to the other side of the road to pass him by. I have heard it preached that they could not minister if they were unclean. I don't think this is the case in this instance. 4. ...