Matthew 9:9-13

9 As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he rose and followed him. 10 And as he sat at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. 11 And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" 12 But when he heard it, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13 Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

cf. Hosea 6

1 "Come, let us return to the LORD; for he has torn, that he may heal us; he has stricken, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him. 3 Let us know, let us press on to know the LORD; his going forth is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the earth." 4 What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early away. 5 Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets, I have slain them by the words of my mouth, and my judgment goes forth as the light. * 6* For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings. 7 But at * Adam they transgressed the covenant; there they dealt faithlessly with me. 8 Gilead is a city of evildoers, tracked with blood. 9 As robbers lie in wait * for a man, so the priests are banded together; * they murder on the way to Shechem, yea, they commit villainy. 10 In the house of Israel I have seen a horrible thing; Ephraim's harlotry is there, Israel is defiled. 11 For you also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed.

Taking a clue from the UN term "hunger hotspots" existing in conflict zones of the world, we prefer to regard Jesus as "Mercy hotspot". Meanwhile, we need to focus attention on Jesus to better understand the significance of: I desire mercy not sacrifice.

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