Mark 2:13-17

The text before us records the calling of Levi, a dinner at the house of Levi which Jesus attended, a statement of disapproval by the scribes and Pharisees, and Jesus’ response to the criticism of the scribes and Pharisees. These verses reveal much concerning God’s ways.

“And he went forth again by the sea side . . .” (v. 13). The scene is at the sea of Galilee. It was at the sea…