Hundreds of thousands of homes have foreclosed in recent years. We've read the stories. In this text, Jesus also laments the imminent foreclosure of a "house."
If there's one biblical metaphor that translates easily to our culture today, it's likely the one Jesus uses in Luke 13:35, where he laments over Jerusalem and says, "Look, your house is left to you desolate ..." (NIV).
Thanks to our home-foreclosure crisis, we are getting all too acquainted with literal desolate houses. Neighborhoods in cities and towns across America are decimated because of houses abandoned after their owners are either forced out by mortgage holders, or give up and walk away from them ahead of inevitable foreclosures. And we know how things often go from there: With no one tending them, the buildings start to crumble, eaves begin to sag, windows get smashed, mold becomes a problem, yards become overgrown and vandals or squatters or even drug dealers add to the deterioration. The houses begin to die and so do the neighborhoods in which they sit.
What sort of houses did Jesus consider desolate? In both New Testament Greek and modern English, the word "house" can stand ...
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