UPBRAIDING The Scribes And Pharisees Matthew Twenty-Three The wrath of that meek and lowly man of Galilee burned hot as He pronounced "WOES" against the Scribes and Pharisees. These are the leaders that were in charge of teaching people the law of Moses. Nobody should have been closer to God than... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 understood the law well enough to explain and teach it to people. But the warning also followed, "Do not do a... [ Continue Reading ]
_WOE TO YOU SCRIBES, PHARISEES, HYPOCRITES MATTHEW 23:13-24:_ Woes were pronounced because the Pharisees would not enter the kingdom themselves and hindered those that would enter. (Matthew 23:13) They did this by perverting what the prophets had foretold about the Messiah, and then teaching their p... [ Continue Reading ]
_MORE WOES FOR THE SCRIBES, PHARISEES, HYPOCRITES MATTHEW 23:25-33:_ The scribes and Pharisees were not clean on the inside, in their heart, where it mattered. They were religiously beautiful on the outside but were very corrupt within. They pretended to have such respect for all the prophets that t... [ Continue Reading ]
_WEEPING OVER THE CITY OF JERUSALEM MATTHEW 23:34-39:_ God had done much to lead the Jews religiously. He sent prophets, wise men and scribes. The Jews rejected God's way and God's men. "Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from c... [ Continue Reading ]