Worship Service for March 31, 2024, 9:00 a.m.

In our text, we learn that "On this mountain" the Lord of hosts prepares a feast. The beautifully repetitious 8 words of Hebrew poetry read literally, "feast of fat things, feast of aged wine, fat things with marrow, aged wines purified." In the ancient Near East, where starvation was a constant threat, fatty and rich foods were the most desirable. (In Job 21:24, "bones rich with marrow" describes a prosperous, satisfied person.) This fine meal fully satisfies the members of God's household, even amid our earthly sorrows and cares (Ps 36:8). This has many parallels to the Lord's Supper. This banquet is the end-times meal Jesus promised after instituting the Lord's Supper, when he will dine with us "anew" (Mt 26:29; cf. 1 Cor 11:26). It is the marriage supper of the Lamb, accompanied by hymns (Rev 19:6–9).