<< Previous | Index | Next >>"THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW" Chapter Twenty-Three With the religious leaders silenced by their inability to entangle Jesus with their questions, Jesus proceeded to decry the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees in a series of scorching rebukes (1-36). Despite His strong condemnation, His love for them was manifested by His lament for the people of Jerusalem (37-39). POINTS TO PONDER * The hypocrisy of the scribes and the Pharisees * Jesus’ grief over the apostasy and fall of Jerusalem REVIEW QUESTIONS 1) What are the main points of this chapter? - Jesus denounces the religious leaders - Mt 23:1-36 - Jesus laments over Jerusalem - Mt 23:37-39 2) What does Jesus tell people to do in regards to the scribes and Pharisees? (3) - Do what they say, even though they do not practice what they preach 3) List some things for which Jesus rebuked the scribes and Pharisees (3-7) - They say, and do not - They bind burdens on others they themselves would not bear - Their works they do to be seen of men - They make their phylacteries broad, enlarge the borders of their garments - They love the best places at feasts, best seats in the synagogues - They love greetings in the marketplaces, to be called "Rabbi" 4) What did Jesus tell His disciples not to do? Why? (8-11) - Not to use religious titles like "Rabbi", "Father", "Teacher" - Rather then be esteemed by such titles, they were to be humble servants 5) List the reasons for the eight woes expressed by Jesus (13,14,15,16, 23,25,27,29) - Preventing others from entering the kingdom of heaven - Devouring widows’ houses and making long, pretentious prayers - Making proselytes twice the sons of hell as themselves - Making inconsistent distinctions between the swearing of oaths - Paying tithes of minute things while neglecting justice, mercy, faith - Cleaning the outside while neglecting the inside - Outwardly appearing righteous while inwardly full of hypocrisy and lawlessness - Building the tombs of the prophets while persecuting prophets 6) What did Jesus say was the condition of Jerusalem? (38) - "See! Your house is left to you desolate"<< Previous | Index | Next >>
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