The Pharisee and Herodians tempted Jesus with a question. They were trying to get Him with a "gotcha" question. But it didn't work. The fact is, the Pharisees and the Herodians did not care at all for each other, but here, they united together against Christ. In their question, they tried to catch Jesus teaching the people to openly resist Caesar and Rome. But brethren, we are not to be resisters of the government, because God has appointed the government authorities over us. Now if the government tries to get us to disobey the laws of God, that is when we are to not obey the government. But otherwise, we are to be good citizens at the command of God.

Enoch, who was the seventh from Adam was a preachers of righteousness. His message from God to the antediluvians of his day are written in Jude 14-15. Abel's faith led to his bloody death, Enoch's faith that he would not die at all! Why did God take up Enoch out of this world? He walked with God, and had this testimony that he pleased God. This is the same testimony that we should desire for ourselves and in our own Christian lives!

Abel offering unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain. When we read Genesis 4, we read that God accepted Abel's person and then his offering. In contrast, God rejected Cain and also his offering. So don't focus only on their offerings and think to yourself that Abel had correct offering and Cain didn't. Although I do believe Abel brought "a more excellent offering," I would tell you that if Cain would have gone back and brought the identical offering that Abel brought, God would have rejected Cain, again! And that is because he brought his offering with a wicked heart.

Many in the church today, lack assurance. Many religions in the world teach a works based salvation. Christianity is the only "religion" in the world in which God provided all that is needed for salvation and reconciliation to God, all that is left for us is to believe what God has done. Assurance: What is this great truth and what is this great love. God's love is not earned, it is freely given. Christian, your God loves you with an everlasting love.

This is the story of Othniel the son of Kenaz. He was the first of the judges in Israel. Israel continued to do evil in the sight of the LORD, therefore God delivered them into the hands of their enemies, (the King of Mesopotamia). They were worshiping Baal and Ashteroth. They had forsaken the LORD.

This present world in which we live is continuing to descend into wickedness. We cry for God's judgment to take place on this wicked world. For your sake Lord, we are killed all the day long, therefore we are accounted as sheep to the slaughter.

A parable is a story that is intended to teach a spiritual truth. This is the parable of the wicked farmers. This is a continuation from the previous chapter in which the Pharisees were challenging Jesus' authority. Now he tells this parable about them, and how they were treating Him.

There is so much anger in the world. We've seen this anger in calloused killings that are taking place in our society.

The question of authority.

The creation is declaring and teaching us every day that the world and all that we see in the world was intricately created by the wisdom and skill of the God of the Bible. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament declares His handiwork. We understand and believe these things in the creation "through faith."