[Sung Psalm: 69] Why must Jesus have twelve apostles? When Judas kills himself, Peter seems to think that a twelfth apostle is needed. What is the point of having twelve apostles? Our passage today starts with the return to Jerusalem, reminds us of David, and of what David said about Judas, and then emphasizes the importance of having twelve apostles. Jerusalem, David, and the Twelve. Watch what happens as we look at Jerusalem, David, and the twelve – because Luke is preparing us for the restoration of the kingdom. The house of David had been reduced to two tribes – the northern ten went with Jeroboam – and indeed, during the exile, the house of David lost even those two! The disciples had asked if Jesus was restoring the kingdom to Israel. And Jesus had answered that the Holy Spirit was going to empower them, so that they would be his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. So it all starts in Jerusalem...