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 ]