A feast was the Hebrew conception of heaven. The Jews thought they were secure of it, because of their descent from Abraham. Grace is not hereditary; to receive it, every man has to exercise a personal faith in Christ. Let us see to it that our relgion is absolutely true, lest it land us in hopeless disappointment.

The key to all true service is furnished in v. 17. We must take to ourselves the infirmities, sorrows and sins of those whom we would really help. This is the law of Christ, Gal. 6: 1-4.