Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Matthew 23:2
The scribes sit in the chair of Moses — That is, read and expound the law of Moses, and are their appointed teachers.
The scribes sit in the chair of Moses — That is, read and expound the law of Moses, and are their appointed teachers.
SCRIBES AND PHARISEES - See the notes at Matthew 3:7. MOSES’ SEAT - Moses was the great legislator of the Jews. By him the Law was given. The office of explaining that Law among the Jews devolved on t...
11. THE WOES OF THE KING AND HIS LAMENTATION OVER JERUSALEM. CHAPTER 23 1. The Hypocrisy of the Pharisees.(Matthew 23:1 .) 2. The Woes of the King upon Them.(Matthew 23:13 .) 3. The Lamentation over...
WARNINGS TO THE PEOPLE AND THE DISCIPLES. Matthew 23:2 f. Loisy regards this as an interpolation (by a Judaising redactor) out of harmony with the attack that follows. Holtzmann thinks it is Mt.'s, b...
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, "The Scribes and Pharisees sit on Moses's seat. Therefore do and observe everything they tell you; but do not act as they act; for they speak, but t...
SCRIBES AND PHARISEES (Matthew 23:1-39) If a man is characteristically and temperamentally an irritable, ill-tempered and irascible creature, notoriously given to uncontrolled outbursts of passionate...
PHARISEES. See App-120. The Sadducees had their own "leaven" (Matthew 16:6) but not this. SIT. have taken [their] seat. IN. upon. Greek. _epi._ MOSES'. See note on Matthew 8:4....
_sit in Moses" seat_ i. e. succeed him as teachers. For sitting as the posture of a teacher cp. ch. Matthew 5:1....
STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF THE PHARISEES They are the successors of Moses, Matthew 23:2; but they say and do not, 3–7. Only a part of this discourse appears in the other Synoptics; for this portion cp....
Matthew 23:1-36. A PROPHETIC ODE, DENOUNCING THE PHARISEES AND THE RELIGIOUS HYPOCRISY OF THE AGE Each division is marked by its special beauty of poetical form....
ἘΠῚ ΤΗ͂Σ ΜΩΫΣΈΩΣ ΚΑΘΈΔΡΑΣ ἘΚΆΘΙΣΑΝ. i.e. succeed him as teachers. For sitting as the posture of a teacher cp. ch. Matthew 5:1....
VER 1. THEN SPAKE JESUS TO THE MULTITUDE, AND TO HIS DISCIPLES, 2. SAYING, "THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES SIT IN MOSES' SEAT: 3. ALL THEREFORE WHATSOEVER THEY BID YOU OBSERVE, THAT OBSERVE AND DO; BUT...
_WOE TO THOSE THAT ARE RELIGIOUS FOR THE WRONG MOTIVES MATTHEW 23:1-12:_ Jesus taught His followers to "observe and do" what the Pharisees taught as they, "sat in Moses' seat." They knew and understoo...
ΚΑΘΈΔΡΑ (G2515) стул. Мягкое сидение со спинкой (Jastrow, 2:1434). Это не только метафора, потому что перед синагогой действительно находилось каменное сидение, на котором восседал учитель, пользующий...
THEN SPAKE JESUS, &C.— Because our Saviour had mentioned the final conquest and destruction of his enemies, who were to be made his footstool, he turned towards his disciples, and in the hearing of al...
SECTION 59 JESUS ATTACKS THE SIN OF THE RIGHTEOUS (Parallels: Mark 12:38-40; Luke 20:45-47) TEXT: 23:1-4 1 Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, 2 saying, The scribes and the Phar...
Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: SAYING, THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES SIT. The Jewish teachers stood to read, but sat to expound the Scriptures, as will be seen by compar...
24 From their subsequent course (Act_23:8), it is evident that the Sadducees were not convinced. Their difficulty was deeper. It was in the heart. Though they could not answer, they could refuse to be...
DENUNCIATION OF THE PHARISEES 1-36. Final denunciation of the Scribes and Pharisees. The other synoptists insert in this place a brief utterance directed against the scribes (Mark 12:38; Luke 20:45),...
Sit in Moses' seat] The scribes (who were ordained with the laying-on of hands) claimed to have received their authority through an unbroken succession from Moses. The 'sitting' refers to the judicial...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 23 JESUS ACCUSES THE *PHARISEES 23:1-12 V1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his *disciples. V2 ‘The men who teach the *Law and...
THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES SIT IN MOSES’ SEAT. — The words were probably spoken of their collective action as represented in the Sanhedrin, rather than of their individual work as interpreters of t...
6; Matthew 22:1; Matthew 23:1 CHAPTER 17 Conflict in the Temple - Matthew 21:18 - Matthew 22:1 -...
ἐπὶ τ. Μ. καθέδρας, on the seat of Moses, short for, on the seat of a teacher whose function it was to interpret the Mosaic Law. The Jews spoke of the teacher's seat as we speak of a professor's chair...
_Introduction to the discourse_....
HUMBLING THE SELF-EXALTED Matthew 23:1-12 These words were addressed to the disciples and the crowds that had gathered around. The Jewish religious leaders divorced morality and religion, and insist...
This chapter is one of the most sublime and awful in the whole inspired volume. It records the last words of Jesus to the crowds. He summed up, He reached His verdict, He pronounced sentence. It is a...
(1) Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees (a) sit in Moses' seat: (1) We ought to listen to whatever we are truly taught from the word of God, even by wicked teachers, but in a way so that we abstain...
The Scribes. They, who professed the greatest zeal for the law of Moses, and gloried in being the interpreters of it, sat upon the chair of Moses, succeeded to his authority of governing the people of...
WARNINGS AGAINST THE EVIL EXAMPLE OF THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES It is still Wednesday, and the last day our Lord ever spoke in the temple. These scribes and Pharisees are thronging Him on all sides, be...
"Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, (2) Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: (3) All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do n...
We now enter on the Lord's final presentation of Himself to Jerusalem, traced, however, from Jericho; that is, from the city which had once been the stronghold of the power of the Canaanite. The Lord...
2._In the chair of Moses. _Reasons were not wanting for inserting here what Luke relates at a different place. Besides that the doctrine is the same, I have no doubt that _Luke, _after having said tha...
Chapter 23 clearly shews how far the disciples are viewed in connection with the nation, inasmuch as they were Jews, although the Lord judges the leaders, who beguiled the people and dishonoured God b...
SAYING, THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES,.... The Persic version adds, the priests: but Christ does not here speak of the sanhedrim, or grand council of the nation, and of their legislative power; but of tho...
Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: Ver. 2. _Sit in Moses' chair_] _i.e._ Have the ordinary office of teaching the people, but _quo iure, _ by what law, he questioneth not. The...
_Then spake Jesus to the multitude_ Leaving all converse with his adversaries; whom he now gave up to the hardness of their hearts. _The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses's seat_ Or, _chair_ That is,...
SIT IN MOSES' SEAT; they are the expounders and teachers of the law of Moses. Men may hold their first place as rulers and teachers in the visible church, and yet have no true religion, and they may s...
THE INORDINATE AMBITION OF THE PHARISEES. Hypocrisy in high places:...
SAYING, THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES SIT IN MOSES' SEAT....
The Lord now turns to speak to the entire crowd, His disciples being mentioned as included. He warns them against the hypocrisy of scribes and Pharisees, for they sat in Moses' seat as enforcers of th...
1-12 The scribes and Pharisees explained the law of Moses, and enforced obedience to it. They are charged with hypocrisy in religion. We can only judge according to outward appearance; but God search...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 23:3"....
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV For they bind heavy burdens, and lay them upon men's shoulders; but they themselves will not so much as move them with a finger."[144] Clementine Homily III But yo...
Matthew 23:2 saying G3004 (G5723) scribes G1122 and G2532 Pharisees G5330 sit G2523 (G5656) in G1909 Moses...
‘Saying, “The Scribes and the Pharisees sat (aorist) on Moses seat,” ' This verse raises three questions. Who are indicated by ‘the Scribes and the Pharisees'? Why is the aorist of the verb used? And...
WORDS IN THE TEMPLE (23:1-39). a Exhortation to His disciples and the crowds not to be like the Scribes and Pharisees, but to be doers and not hearers only. In contrast to the Scribes and Pharisees t...
JESUS PASSES JUDGMENT ON THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES AND DESCRIBES THE DEVASTATIONS COMING ON THE WORLD PRIOR TO HIS COMING AGAIN AND THE JUDGMENT THAT WILL FOLLOW (23:1-25). Having made clear that He h...
EXHORTATION TO HIS DISCIPLES AND THE CROWDS NOT TO BE LIKE THE SCRIBES AND PHARISEES, BUT TO BE DOERS AND NOT HEARERS ONLY, AND RATHER TO BE HUMBLE AND LOWLY, TREATING EACH OTHER AS BEING AS GOOD IF N...
Matthew 23:2. THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES. Joined together, because the scribes were mostly Pharisees. Study of the Scriptures would be of comparatively little interest to the indifferent Sadducees....
This discourse (peculiar to Matthew) was delivered on Tuesday preceding the crucifixion, although similar sayings (found in Luke 11:13) were uttered on a previous occasion. The intercourse with the Ph...
SIT ON MOSES' SEAT (επ της Μωυσεως καθεδρας εκαθισαν). The gnomic or timeless aorist tense, εκαθισαν, not the aorist "for" the perfect. The "seat of Moses" is a brief form for the chair of the prof...
SIT IN Compare (Ezra 7:6); (Ezra 7:25); (Ezra 7:26). Jesus' disciples were to honour the law, but not the hypocritical teachers of it....
CONTENTS: Jesus denounces woes upon the Pharisees for their hypocrisy. His lament over Jerusalem. CHARACTERS: Jesus. CONCLUSION: Nothing is more displeasing to our Lord Jesus Christ than hyprocrisy,...
Matthew 23:2. _Sit in Moses' seat._ The sanhedrim had seventy one chairs of gold, or rather gilt with gold. The council which sat at Alexandria had also chairs of gold. The highpriest was the presiden...
THE AUTHORIZED INTERPRETERS. They were the only religious teachers the people had. They did teach the Law of Moses, but added in their own traditions (Matthew 15:1-9)....
_The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat._ CHRIST’S REPROACHES OF PHARISEES There must be some just, reasonable, and great cause of our Lord’s indignation, and this we find was an accumulat...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 23:2 THE SCRIBES AND THE PHARISEES. See notes on 2:4; 3:7. MOSES’ SEAT refers to a place of authority from which experts on th
JESUS WARMS AGAINST THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS MATTHEW 23:1-12; MARK 12:38-40; LUKE 20:45-47; MATTHEW 23:1 Then spake Jesus to the mul
CHAPTER 23 _Then Jesus spake_, &c. _Then_, that is to say, when, by His most wise answers and reasonings, He had confounded the errors of the Scribes and Pharisees, and had proved that He was the Mes...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 23:1. THEN SPAKE JESUS.—The day of grace is over for the leaders of the people; but for the people themselves there may still be hope; so the Lord of the temple turns to THE M...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 23:1 _Denunciation of the scribes and Pharisees, and lamentation over Jerusalem which followed their guidance to her own destruction. _(Peculiar to St. Matthew.) MATTHEW 23:1 TH...
Matthew's gospel twenty-three. Jesus has been at the temple and He was challenged as to His authority by these priests, and then He was asked questions by the scribes, the Pharisees, the Sadducees. An...
Luke 20:46; Malachi 2:7; Mark 12:38; Nehemiah 8:4...
Moses ' seat [κ α θ ε δ ρ α ς]. Or chair, as Wyc., in allusion to the practice of teachers sitting....