The Temple Is the Active Centre of the Redeeming Story

The temple is the active centre of the redemption story throughout the old testament, just like the churchis to day. David never joined that band and was anointed with a call to a political office. The same spirit that filled basilel now fills david, another worker going about his day job. For 30 years, jesus was known as the assistant at his dad's carpentry business. He was doing the menial work in the back office where pops hired him. So when he stood up in a synagogue to let everyone know that he was the king, the forever king, the messiah in the line ofDavid, he was doing so in front of people who only ever knew