For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom
The Jews thought God meant power. They expected someone who would stride in, whip the Romans one-handed, and throw them out so fast they'd never dare set a toe back in Israel. Their thoughts were all about what God would do for them.
The Greeks thought God meant wisdom. They wanted someone who could figure out the mysteries of living, make sense of the most complicated problem, and come up with a solution so elegantly simple a child would understand it. Their thoughts were all about what God would reveal them.
Both were wrong, because they were looking for someone who would server them, rather than someone who would make it possible to serve Him.
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