Luke 14:31 Meaning and Explanation
“Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?”
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Read Full Chapter →Or what king, facing war, does not first sit down and consider whether his ten thousand can meet the twenty thousand coming against him?
What Does Luke 14:31 Mean?
The second picture raises the stakes from money to life and death. A king is about to be met by an army twice the size of his own. Before the trumpets sound he sits down — the same deliberate posture as the builder — and takes counsel: with ten thousand, can he meet twenty?
Following Christ engages the whole of life the way war engages a whole kingdom; nothing is held in reserve. Wisdom sits down first and faces the numbers honestly. And the honest answer — that in ourselves we are not able — is not the end of discipleship but its true beginning, for it drives us to the King whose strength is sufficient.
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What does Luke 14:31 mean?
Or what king, facing war, does not first sit down and consider whether his ten thousand can meet the twenty thousand coming against him?