2. Mercy (2)
Micah 6:8

3. The Jews And Mercy
Last week it was a Priest and a Levite who failed to show mercy to the wounded man (Lk. 10:30-37)
There is also the unconscionable attitude to the Pharisees (Lk. 18:9-14)
Jesus had to call them twice on their failure to extend mercy

4. Matthew 9:10-13
Grousing that Jesus ate with publicans and sinners (10-11)
They would not do so themselves
Yet, this was the mission of Jesus (12-13b; Lk. 19:10)
They needed to learn, and show, mercy (13a)

5. Matthew 12:1-8
The Pharisees accused the disciples of wrong doing (1-2)
Jesus denies this and calls the disciples “guiltless” (7b)
Same problem as before: lack of mercy (7a)

6. Both hearken to Hosea 6:6
Israel had been called to repentance (Hosea 6:1-3)
Yet, their faithfulness was shallow (Hosea 6:4)
Judgment will not be forestalled (Hosea 6:5)
Sacrifice does not compensate for a lack of other duties. Mercy and sacrifice are both required by God (Hosea 6:6)

7. The Unmerciful Servant Matthew 18:21-35

8. Ephesians 4:32: “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you” Colossians 3:13: “ Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye”