THE SOUTH ENTRY STEPS TO THE ANCIENT JERUSALEM TEMPLE Todd Bolen/www.BiblePlaces.com Both of these men are offering manufactured excuses that preserve their honor while all along denying Jesus. To “say farewell” is an attempt to appeal to family duty and so shirk Jesus’ call. To “bury one’s father” actually means that the man is appealing to his duty to remain at home until his father dies (is buried) so that he can then make decisions for himself. The Middle East for centuries has been a world
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