2:18
Objections and questions did not just come from “opponents” but also from “friends”. John the Baptist had been preparing the way for Jesus, yet now some of John’s disciples were confused about Jesus and what He was doing, for His ways were very different from those of John. John was austere, yet Jesus enjoyed feasting with people of all backgrounds. They didn’t actually direct the question as being about Jesus, but about His disciples. Maybe they thought they were having a tough time compared with Jesus’ disciples! They also pointed out that the disciples of the Pharisees were big on fasting as well.
2:19
Jesus’ answer is that the situation is different. As it says in Ecclesiastes, there is a time for this and a time for that. We need to understand what things are just temporal, or are sometimes to be done, but are not absolutes. We also need to understand what are absolutes as well! So there is a time for fasting and a time for feasting. Jesus tells them that the bridegroom is here, so it was not a time for fasting.
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