Daily Readings (Page 146)

What were the Pharisees and the scribes’ intentions in asking these questions?

What was the issue behind their allegations against Jesus’ disciples?  

Why did the Pharisees and Scribes come from Jerusalem to check on Jesus?

What is needed for us to truly “give freely” and “without grudge”?

What may be the attitude behind having “unworthy thought in your heart”?

What may be the cause for brothers “becoming poor within your land”?

When may this “there will be no poor among you” become a reality?

Why is the cancellation of debts important for the Israelites at that time?  What significance does it have on us today?

Read Exodus 23:10-11 and Leviticus 25:1-7 for more background on the Sabbatical Year.  Why do you think God instituted this amongst the Israelites?

If you were the lawyer, how would you have responded to Jesus’ injunction?