Banquets

In the Urantia Book

In ancient times

• Property became so highly valued that to give a pretentious feast would wipe a dishonor from one’s name. 69:5.12

In Jesus times

• it was against the custom of the Jews for a woman to sit at a public banquet 172:1.2
• In those days, when a reception-banquet of this sort was tendered a prominent individual, it was the custom for all interested persons to linger about the banquet room to observe the guests at meat and to listen to the conversation and speeches of the men of honor. 138:3.5 147:5.2
• Jesus said: “When you give a banquet, sometimes bid the poor, the maimed, and the blind. In this way you shall be blessed in your heart, for you well know that the lame and the halt cannot repay you for your loving ministry. ” 140:8.12 167:1.5

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• The banquet 172:1.2 — Mt 26:6; Mk 14:3a; Jn 12:1-2.
• Make feasts for poor 140:8.12 — Lk 14:12-14.
• Judge not lest you be judged 140:8.12 — Mt 7:1; Lk 6:37.
• Jesus heals man of dropsy 167:1.5 — Lk 14:4b.
• Talks to Pharisees 167:1.5 — Lk 14:5-14.
• Exalted will be humbled and humbled exalted 167:1.5 — Mt 18:1-4; Mt 23:12; Lk 1:52; Lk 14:11; Lk 18:14.

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