1 00:00:03,300 --> 00:00:05,500 Hi, everyone. Welcome back to the Daily 2 00:00:05,500 --> 00:00:08,700 gospel, exegesis podcast, produced, by logical Bible 3 00:00:08,700 --> 00:00:11,300 study. I just wanted to take a few 4 00:00:11,300 --> 00:00:14,000 minutes to share some feedback, that's coming about the 5 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:15,800 ministry. We always love to get your 6 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,300 feedback. And so I wanted to share some of 7 00:00:18,300 --> 00:00:21,200 the things that people are saying about this ministry. 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,600 As I've often said before, this is a small Ministry, there's no 9 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:28,100 marketing department, it's not supported financially by any 10 00:00:28,100 --> 00:00:29,800 other organizations or Ministries. 11 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:32,900 So it really is a great Grassroots ministry, that's 12 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,300 trying to help lay Catholics understand their Bibles better 13 00:00:36,300 --> 00:00:39,600 and it's working in a space where basically no other 14 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:43,200 Catholic podcast use every single day doing a verse by 15 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,300 verse exegesis of the Gospel readings. 16 00:00:45,300 --> 00:00:48,800 So if you're enjoying this ministry and you want to see it 17 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,400 grow, then please share it with other people. 18 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,800 That's the only way this podcast and this ministry can grow is by 19 00:00:55,900 --> 00:00:57,800 listeners. Like you telling other people 20 00:00:57,800 --> 00:00:59,800 about the ministry and leaving positive. 21 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:04,599 Reviews on iTunes and YouTube. So here's some feedback that has 22 00:01:04,700 --> 00:01:08,100 come in from people, from iTunes, from YouTube, and from 23 00:01:08,100 --> 00:01:11,500 email. So this is an email from a Kim 24 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:17,800 he says Hi logical, Bible study. I live in Freiburg Germany. 25 00:01:18,100 --> 00:01:21,100 Since the virtual Catholic Bible Conference I have been listening 26 00:01:21,100 --> 00:01:24,500 to your podcast daily and I'm really excited. 27 00:01:24,500 --> 00:01:27,200 I have learned so much from it. It is a really good 28 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,600 accompaniment to the Daily gospel and I always look forward 29 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,700 to the word of God. Now, it helps me know, Jesus 30 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,400 even better and to go to mass even more. 31 00:01:36,900 --> 00:01:39,500 I want to say a really big, thank you for what you do. 32 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,500 God bless you a Kim. So, thank you so much for that 33 00:01:43,500 --> 00:01:45,900 feedback. It is just amazing to hear that 34 00:01:45,900 --> 00:01:48,500 this podcast is helping you learn your Bible better. 35 00:01:48,500 --> 00:01:51,600 And more importantly, it's drawing you closer to God. 36 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,300 It's making you want to go to mass more and to study the Bible 37 00:01:54,300 --> 00:01:58,100 more and that's amazing. Really, and that's God's work. 38 00:01:58,100 --> 00:02:00,400 This podcast is all about teaching people about the 39 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,600 kingdom of God. And in the process, people are 40 00:02:03,607 --> 00:02:06,100 learning about God, and it's helping to build his kingdom. 41 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,800 So some more feedback that's come in Via YouTube. 42 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:13,200 So, this is actually some feedback from another Catholic 43 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,700 Bible. So there's a Ministry, called 44 00:02:15,700 --> 00:02:18,900 Sunday, scripture study for Catholics Sunday, scripture 45 00:02:18,900 --> 00:02:21,900 study for Catholics and that's based largely on YouTube. 46 00:02:21,900 --> 00:02:27,000 Each week there, they do one video podcast, looking at all 47 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:30,400 the readings for Sunday's Mass. So in our podcast on daily 48 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,800 gospel exegesis, we just look at the gospel readings, but we do 49 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,600 it every single day. Whereas Sunday, scripture study 50 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:40,500 for Catholics, doesn't in-depth. Look at all of the mass readings 51 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:42,200 on Sundays. So, if that's the kind of thing 52 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,200 you're looking for, I'd encourage you to check Check 53 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:48,900 them out on YouTube and so they left a comment saying, daily 54 00:02:48,900 --> 00:02:52,500 gospel exegesis is a great podcast, it deserves to be more 55 00:02:52,500 --> 00:02:54,700 widely. Listen to I listen to every 56 00:02:54,700 --> 00:02:57,300 episode and share it daily on social media. 57 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,000 Thank you so much. It's so great to hear that other 58 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,900 established Catholic bible ministries are starting to hear 59 00:03:04,900 --> 00:03:06,700 this podcast and they're enjoying it. 60 00:03:07,100 --> 00:03:11,200 So this next one is a longer email that I received from 61 00:03:11,500 --> 00:03:15,100 someone called Deacon Nick. So I just want to share some 62 00:03:15,100 --> 00:03:16,900 parts of the email he sent through. 63 00:03:16,900 --> 00:03:19,200 He had some specific questions that I was able to help him 64 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:20,800 with. So just a couple of comments 65 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,600 from him, he says, hello. I recently discovered this 66 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:28,100 podcast and I'm finding it very helpful in reading and praying 67 00:03:28,100 --> 00:03:30,800 the daily gospel. I shared it with my wife and she 68 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:34,800 loves it too. We live in the northwest corner 69 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,600 of the United States and we love talking about the insights, you 70 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,300 given the podcast. Thank you. 71 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,100 I would love to know what resources, you use to help in 72 00:03:43,100 --> 00:03:45,800 your exegesis. I'm a Catholic Deacon and I'm 73 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,000 always looking for materials that will help me prepare 74 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,700 homilies and better engage with the scripture. 75 00:03:50,700 --> 00:03:53,000 His. So he goes on to ask me some 76 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,400 more questions there about the resources I use and how I go 77 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:01,000 about doing exegesis. And so, I was able to direct 78 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,000 Deacon Nick, to a special bonus episode. 79 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,500 I have available on our patreon page, where I go through a 80 00:04:06,500 --> 00:04:08,600 behind the scenes look of the podcast. 81 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,400 So I talk you through. Ooh how I prepare the podcast? 82 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,600 What resources are used? How I eventually came to start 83 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,500 this podcast so if that's something you've always wondered 84 00:04:16,500 --> 00:04:21,100 about that bonus episode is available to you through anyone 85 00:04:21,100 --> 00:04:24,400 who gives any amount on the patreon page. 86 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,000 So I'd encourage you to check that out and the link for that 87 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:31,700 is in the show notes so dick and it goes on to write a couple of 88 00:04:31,700 --> 00:04:34,400 other things. He says, for the past couple of 89 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,200 days after discovering your podcast, I've been doing my own 90 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,700 exegesis before listening to your episode and Then comparing 91 00:04:40,700 --> 00:04:44,300 my notes to your analysis to see what I might have missed or 92 00:04:44,300 --> 00:04:45,600 where I might have a different interpretation. 93 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:50,400 It's been very helpful to me, as I work to improve my skills at 94 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,500 determining, the literal sense of scripture. 95 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:57,500 I will be sharing your podcast with my teachers and other 96 00:04:57,500 --> 00:05:00,900 Educators in our diocese and on Twitter and Facebook because I 97 00:05:00,900 --> 00:05:04,300 think you're doing a great service for the church Deacon 98 00:05:04,300 --> 00:05:05,600 Nick. Thank you so much for these 99 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,400 comments. I'm so glad I'm able to help 100 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:11,100 particularly priests and deacons And the Bible and I've been able 101 00:05:11,100 --> 00:05:13,900 to provide you with some resources and some ways to think 102 00:05:13,900 --> 00:05:17,000 about the literal sense of scripture that helps you in your 103 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,600 ministry, your important Ministry of the word to people 104 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,700 in the church and thank you so much for sharing this ministry 105 00:05:23,900 --> 00:05:27,000 with others in your diocese. And for the last bit of feedback 106 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,500 today, I wanted to share this interesting email that's come 107 00:05:29,500 --> 00:05:30,900 in. It's a little bit different. 108 00:05:30,900 --> 00:05:33,600 You can make of it what you will but I think it's a good one to 109 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,300 finish on. So I'll keep the author of this 110 00:05:35,300 --> 00:05:37,900 one Anonymous. They say hello. 111 00:05:37,900 --> 00:05:39,900 I've been listening to your podcast on Spotify. 112 00:05:40,100 --> 00:05:42,800 For the last year. Absolutely, love the way you 113 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,900 break down the readings. One thing I have always had a 114 00:05:45,907 --> 00:05:48,600 hard time. Grasping is exorcism being in 115 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:50,800 tune with science. I found this concept 116 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:54,300 questionable and questioning the Lord's work and current work of 117 00:05:54,300 --> 00:05:58,600 priests makes me feel uneasy. This came up last week with one 118 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,800 of the readings and again this week when driving home, it was 119 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,400 the Gospel with the demon iock and swineherd. 120 00:06:04,900 --> 00:06:08,100 As I was driving, questioning this occurrence, a car driving 121 00:06:08,100 --> 00:06:11,600 in the opposite direction. Moved into my lane heading 122 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,500 straight towards me. There were cars behind me so 123 00:06:14,500 --> 00:06:16,500 slamming on the brakes wasn't an option. 124 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:20,100 I quickly looked to the right and saw a residential driveway 125 00:06:20,300 --> 00:06:23,200 and a fire hydrant, right? Adjacent to its entrance. 126 00:06:23,700 --> 00:06:28,200 I swerved hard missed the hydrant and to the driveway and 127 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:31,600 got away. Unscathed, did a demon overtake 128 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,300 the other driver was, God, giving me a lesson. 129 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,800 Did God bring me to safety? Of course, he did. 130 00:06:38,900 --> 00:06:42,500 I am a believer and thank God and you for bringing me closer 131 00:06:42,500 --> 00:06:45,300 to the kingdom. Thanks for all your hard work 132 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:50,300 anonymous. So this Rider kind of answered 133 00:06:50,300 --> 00:06:52,800 his own question there. It's a really interesting story 134 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,700 about the car swerving and we're probably not really sure what to 135 00:06:55,700 --> 00:06:58,100 make of that, whether that was God's work or the devil's work, 136 00:06:58,100 --> 00:07:01,600 who knows really? But thank you so much for 137 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,800 writing in and I'm so glad that this podcast has helped you make 138 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:06,500 a links to things like this in your life. 139 00:07:06,500 --> 00:07:09,600 And as you said, it's helping you grow closer to the kingdom. 140 00:07:10,900 --> 00:07:13,700 So this is just a sample of the different feedback that we've 141 00:07:13,700 --> 00:07:15,800 been receiving. The ministry is slowly growing, 142 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,000 but we need your help and we need your support. 143 00:07:18,100 --> 00:07:21,400 And I'd ask you to prayerfully consider becoming a financial 144 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:24,200 supporter of the ministry. And you can do that through the 145 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,700 patreon page, the link for that is in the show notes. 146 00:07:26,900 --> 00:07:29,700 Not only will you be supporting the ministry and helping us plan 147 00:07:29,700 --> 00:07:32,500 for the future, but there's also a whole lot of bonus episodes 148 00:07:32,500 --> 00:07:35,500 you can get access to. So if you're willing to give $10 149 00:07:35,500 --> 00:07:39,400 a month, then you can get access to all of the bonus exegesis 150 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,100 episodes where we go through. Parts of the gospels that are 151 00:07:42,100 --> 00:07:45,300 never read at mass. And if you are willing to give 152 00:07:45,300 --> 00:07:48,800 $20 a month or more, then you can get access to the audio 153 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:52,200 recordings where I talk through the catechism of the Catholic 154 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:53,800 church. I'll break it down paragraph by 155 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,600 paragraph, like we do on this podcast. 156 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:58,700 So if you've ever wanted to learn the teachings of the 157 00:07:58,707 --> 00:08:02,100 church in a systematic way, you might like to do that. 158 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,400 And so this is a Ministry that has a new episode every single 159 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:09,100 day. So it's 30 episodes a month and 160 00:08:09,100 --> 00:08:10,600 it does take a lot of time and preparation. 161 00:08:10,700 --> 00:08:13,100 Nation. So if you believe that's worth 162 00:08:13,100 --> 00:08:17,000 investing in, then please I'd ask you to consider becoming a 163 00:08:17,008 --> 00:08:19,900 financial supporter through the patreon page. 164 00:08:19,900 --> 00:08:22,200 But in any case, please keep telling people about the 165 00:08:22,207 --> 00:08:24,900 Ministry. Thanks so much for your support 166 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,000 and let's get into today's episode. 167 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,900 Hi everyone. Welcome back to the logical. 168 00:08:40,900 --> 00:08:43,700 Bible study podcast. And today, we're looking at a 169 00:08:43,700 --> 00:08:49,000 passage from Matthew chapter 9, verses 14, to 15. 170 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,500 So as always, we'll start by reading the passage and then 171 00:08:52,500 --> 00:08:55,400 we'll jump into the text and see if we can unpack it a little 172 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:59,100 bit. So, Matthew 9 verse 14 to 15. 173 00:09:01,300 --> 00:09:05,900 John's disciples came to Jesus and said, why is it the we and 174 00:09:05,900 --> 00:09:09,500 the Pharisees fast. But your disciples do not. 175 00:09:11,300 --> 00:09:14,600 Jesus replied surely the bridegroom's attendance would 176 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,500 never think of morning as long as the bridegroom is still with 177 00:09:17,500 --> 00:09:20,600 them. But the time will come for the 178 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,900 bridegroom to be taken away from them, and then they will fast. 179 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:28,700 That's it. That's our short reading for 180 00:09:28,700 --> 00:09:32,900 today from Matthew chapter 9. So whenever you're doing an 181 00:09:32,900 --> 00:09:36,100 exegesis of the literal sense of the text, you always want to 182 00:09:36,100 --> 00:09:37,600 start by asking what has happened. 183 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:39,400 Just before this, what's the context? 184 00:09:40,100 --> 00:09:43,400 And so just before this Jesus has been sitting in his home 185 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:47,700 town of Capernaum and has been engaging with the Pharisees, so 186 00:09:47,700 --> 00:09:51,300 some Disciples of John arrives. So this is John, the Baptist 187 00:09:51,300 --> 00:09:54,700 were talking about. So John has his own disciples, 188 00:09:54,700 --> 00:09:57,800 his a popular teacher and your Not quite a large following. 189 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:00,700 And so he had an inner group of disciples that followed the 190 00:10:00,700 --> 00:10:02,700 teachings of John and followed him around. 191 00:10:03,500 --> 00:10:06,300 Now, by this point, John has been imprisoned but he still has 192 00:10:06,300 --> 00:10:09,100 followers, who apparently can visit him every now and then. 193 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:15,100 So they asked Jesus, why do we and the Pharisees fast but your 194 00:10:15,100 --> 00:10:20,100 disciples do not fast. So both, John the Baptist in the 195 00:10:20,100 --> 00:10:23,400 Pharisees taught that fasting was an important spiritual 196 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:26,900 discipline, and so their followers, both the Pharisees 197 00:10:26,900 --> 00:10:29,900 followers and the disciples for the John, the Baptist's 198 00:10:29,900 --> 00:10:34,400 disciples did fasting, and it was actually, one of the three 199 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,900 basic practices of Jewish piety at that time. 200 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:42,500 So, toub to chapter 12, verse 8, says that fasting is sort of an 201 00:10:42,500 --> 00:10:46,400 expected behavior for Jews. The reason is because it turns 202 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,000 their attention to spiritual things. 203 00:10:48,500 --> 00:10:49,700 And so it was actually quite common. 204 00:10:49,700 --> 00:10:54,100 Most people did Fast. So would seem strange to them to 205 00:10:54,100 --> 00:10:57,800 have a supposed prophet of God here, which is what Jesus was 206 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:02,200 basically appeared to be, but he's apparently not not 207 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,900 requiring his own disciples to do that. 208 00:11:06,300 --> 00:11:08,000 So it does seem a little strange to them. 209 00:11:09,500 --> 00:11:12,100 Technically fasting in that culture was actually on the 210 00:11:12,100 --> 00:11:14,800 required once a year on the day of atonement. 211 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,200 So the Torah says, you have to fast on this day. 212 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:22,400 That's in Leviticus 16 verse 29. So that was the minimum but the 213 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:27,500 Pharisees practiced at twice a week as a mark of devotion and 214 00:11:28,100 --> 00:11:31,000 probably John's disciples. Did it quite often as well as a 215 00:11:31,008 --> 00:11:35,500 sign of repentance, So notice John, the Baptist's disciples 216 00:11:35,500 --> 00:11:38,100 are coming here. Even after his imprisoned, they 217 00:11:38,100 --> 00:11:39,600 continue to follow his teachings. 218 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,400 They're having this aesthetic way of life and they fast just 219 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:46,600 as he did, probably, and they're looking on, just Jesus disciples 220 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,800 with suspicion because they're eating and the feasting 221 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,600 basically, with tax collectors. So, all of this would imply seem 222 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:57,300 to imply to John's disciples that Jesus and his disciples are 223 00:11:57,300 --> 00:11:59,000 not really committed to Holiness. 224 00:11:59,900 --> 00:12:03,200 So, it's a fair questions for a question that they asked This 225 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,600 here. Now notice what they don't say, 226 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:10,500 okay, they don't come to Jesus and say, why do you command your 227 00:12:10,500 --> 00:12:14,000 disciples not too fast. So it appears that Jesus isn't 228 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,300 telling his disciples not too fast, he's not saying don't 229 00:12:17,300 --> 00:12:20,800 fast, but it looks like some of Jesus disciples were just 230 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,000 choosing not to fast and he wasn't forcing it on them. 231 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,400 And that sounds about right? Cheese has allowed for a 232 00:12:26,408 --> 00:12:29,700 diversity of expression. Amongst his disciples if you 233 00:12:29,700 --> 00:12:32,500 think about it, he had a zealot. One of his disciples was a 234 00:12:32,500 --> 00:12:36,000 zealot It, which is quite a radical political group at that 235 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,600 time. So we had Jews of all different 236 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,800 inclinations and Persuasions in his group and apparently some of 237 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:49,500 them are choosing not to fast. But what's the reason here? 238 00:12:49,500 --> 00:12:52,700 And as will unpack it, a little bit fasting, not only carries 239 00:12:52,700 --> 00:12:57,000 this idea of repentance fasting. Also has kind of a note of 240 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,200 sadness. If you're fasting, you're in a 241 00:12:59,208 --> 00:13:02,400 way, kind of sad. And as Jesus is about to 242 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,500 describe, that's not really a focus of his ministry. 243 00:13:05,500 --> 00:13:08,700 He this sadness sort of thing would be a little out of place 244 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:12,500 in his ministry and that's why most of his disciples appear to 245 00:13:12,508 --> 00:13:17,400 be choosing not to fast. So Jesus answers the question. 246 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:21,400 Why do your disciples choose not to fast with a rhetorical 247 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:25,600 rhetorical question of his own. And all of his hearers would 248 00:13:25,600 --> 00:13:28,200 have known what the answer to this rhetorical question was 249 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:31,900 here's what he says in response. Surely the bridegroom's 250 00:13:31,900 --> 00:13:34,800 attendance would never think of morning as long as the 251 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:39,100 bridegroom is still with them. So, let's unpack that a bit. 252 00:13:39,100 --> 00:13:41,100 We're dealing with a wedding scene here. 253 00:13:42,700 --> 00:13:45,600 But the time will come for the bridegroom to be taken away from 254 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:49,800 them, and then they will fast. So Jesus says bridegroom's 255 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,100 attendance, don't think of morning when the groom is with 256 00:13:52,100 --> 00:13:54,000 them. But then when the groom leaves 257 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:56,300 then they fast, so what's going on here? 258 00:13:56,500 --> 00:14:00,400 So in that culture will Jesus is making a comparison between 259 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,500 himself and the way that Jewish weddings worked in that culture. 260 00:14:04,100 --> 00:14:08,700 So as part of Jewish weddings, the groom had attendance or sort 261 00:14:08,700 --> 00:14:10,900 of helpers, who would assist him in getting ready for the 262 00:14:10,900 --> 00:14:14,400 wedding, And those attendance would celebrate while the 263 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,600 groomers with them. It was a really joyful time 264 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:20,400 while the attendance of their with the groom and they wouldn't 265 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,000 fast. It's a joyful occasion. 266 00:14:22,300 --> 00:14:25,100 But eventually, the groom would leave with his bride after the 267 00:14:25,100 --> 00:14:28,200 wedding ceremony that would actually leave after it was all 268 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:29,300 over. And the attendance would 269 00:14:29,300 --> 00:14:33,100 generally be quite sad. They would mourn and fast after 270 00:14:33,100 --> 00:14:35,400 their groom that they so loved had left. 271 00:14:37,300 --> 00:14:39,500 So given that. What is Jesus saying about 272 00:14:39,500 --> 00:14:42,300 himself? He's implying things like this. 273 00:14:42,700 --> 00:14:45,100 He's basically saying I am like the groom. 274 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:49,200 My disciples are like the attendance, my disciples 275 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,300 celebrate and spend as much time with me as possible while I'm 276 00:14:52,300 --> 00:14:57,200 here but soon I'll be taken away and they will then be sad and 277 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:00,300 mourn so I think interesting connection, isn't it? 278 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,600 So, Jesus here is basically making a subtle prophecy about 279 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,400 his own death. He's saying that, yeah, I'm here 280 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,400 now. Now, and they're celebrating but 281 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:12,400 I won't be with them forever. So there's that aspect aspect of 282 00:15:12,408 --> 00:15:14,400 it. There's also perhaps some Old 283 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:16,600 Testament Echoes here in the Old Testament. 284 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,500 It speaks of God himself being the bridegroom. 285 00:15:19,500 --> 00:15:25,400 So Isaiah chapter 54 and Hosea chapter to talk about God being 286 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:28,800 the bridegroom. So perhaps Jesus here is 287 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:33,000 implying that he wants to be seen as God in a way that could 288 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,900 be legitimate. So what's his overall? 289 00:15:35,900 --> 00:15:38,700 Answer to the question of why his disciples don't fast. 290 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,300 It's something like, I haven't got a problem with fasting and 291 00:15:42,300 --> 00:15:45,300 principle but it's not the appropriate time for my 292 00:15:45,300 --> 00:15:48,700 disciples to fast, they will fast in the future. 293 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,300 And we know that Jesus hasn't got a problem with fasting 294 00:15:52,500 --> 00:15:55,000 because in The Sermon on the Mount, which was earlier in 295 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,800 Matthew, he actually says when you fast do it this way. 296 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:03,100 So he expects his disciples too fast eventually, but not while 297 00:16:03,100 --> 00:16:06,100 he's with them. That's the teaching here. 298 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,200 Because it's a joyful occasion while he's with them once his 299 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:12,900 taken away then it's the appropriate time to fast. 300 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,300 Now, Jesus could also be hinting on a deeper level here. 301 00:16:16,300 --> 00:16:19,300 It's not entirely clear, but given what the rest of the New 302 00:16:19,300 --> 00:16:22,600 Testament, says, it's possible that Jesus is hinting on a 303 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:25,800 deeper spiritual level. That he literally is a groom, 304 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:29,800 Jesus is a groom, and he is literally getting ready for a 305 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:32,500 wedding. Obviously, Paul unpacks that 306 00:16:32,500 --> 00:16:35,500 theme of Jesus, being the groom and the church being the bride 307 00:16:35,500 --> 00:16:37,900 and the Book of Revelation talks about that as well. 308 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:43,700 So maybe Jesus is hinting at his own upcoming wedding, Maybe Now, 309 00:16:43,700 --> 00:16:46,600 there's no specific. Catechism references to this 310 00:16:47,100 --> 00:16:49,800 version of the passage. So we'll leave the podcast. 311 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,900 Therefore today, hopefully you learned something new and please 312 00:16:52,900 --> 00:16:53,900 tune in again tomorrow.