541st Post Jesus Said Concerning Parables Con't. - True Religion Con't. - Parable of the Good Samaritan Con't. Luke 10: 30 - 37 - 2nd Post.

Luke 10: 30 - 37 Continued Parable of the Good Samaritan - 2nd Post.
Jesus had just sent out 72 of His disciples, not long before He told this parable.  You probably noticed that Jesus again made a contrast between the sinners and the religious leaders of His day.  The religious leaders could not relate to the common people; they considered the common people sinners, and themselves as sinless.  This caused a major disconnect between the religious leaders and the common folk.  The people perceived that God also was unknowable and disinterested in their lives.  Jesus was trying to change the people's perception of God.  Jericho was a place that had a large population of Priests and Levites living there because of its close proximity to Jerusalem, and they worked in the Temple.  Jesus told us in His story which direction, the poor victim was traveling, but did not note the direction of any of the would be rescuer's.  The first one who happened on the scene after the crime was committed, was a priest.  Being a religious leader, he should have shown compassion on this poor helpless victim.  Jesus did not give a reason for the priest to cross over to the other side of the road.  I have run out of space, will continue next post.