Biblical Reading and Reflections: September 6th (Micah 4 & Matthew 7)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Dogs Are the Unclean Animals, and the Pigs Are Related to the Gentles
The teaching that jesus moves on to from this is a particularly difficult one. What is meant by not giving dogs what is holy and not throwing your pearls before pigs? A very strange statement. It seems to me, however, that it's referring primarily to israel's relationship with the gentiles. And they end up being trampled under foot. Ask, seek and knock, you will receive, not principally because of your persistence, but because of god's character as a loving and a good father. Where do you place your faith when things are difficult in the world? No, in our heavenly father. He is the one you look to.
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