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A. Plummer has written, these woes are ‘like thunder in their unanswerable severity, and like lightning in their unsparing exposure … They illuminate while they strike.’
The Greek word for woe is ouai; it is hard to translate, for it includes not only wrath but also sorrow.
There is righteous anger here, but it is the anger of the heart of love, broken by stubborn human blindness.
1. Ruin for Exclusion (13)
matthe 23:13
They are trying to enter the kingdom but the Pharisees were slamming the door.
2. Ruin for Abuse of the Innocent (14)
Not in early manuscripts.
Probably copyist took from...
3. Ruin for Hellish Zeal (15)
proselyte of the gate/proselyte of righteousness
4. Ruin for a Lying System (16-22)
“cross my heart and hope to die stick a needle in my eye.”
False religious leaders lie and so they need a way to explain away their lies.
5. Ruin for Neglect (23-24)
camel the largest unclean animal.
6. Ruin for Ritualism (25-26)
Matthew 23:27-
The plate is clean on the outside but the stuff on the plate is stolen.
7. Ruin for Defiled Hearts (27-28)
matthew 23:
15th of Adar (March) rains would wash off the witewash.
8. Ruin for Murder (29-32)
matthew23: 33-39
A true spiritual leader will:
1. Lead people to the kingdom by grace through faith
2. Protect the innocent
3. Have Zeal for true righteousness
4. Speak the Truth
5. Promote justice, mercy, and faithfulness
6. Practice Inner Purity
7. Be Genuine, not fake.
8. Affirm the prophets, not try to kill them or their words.
Warren Wiersbe:
As we review these tragic woes from the lips of our Lord, we can see why the Pharisees were His enemies.
He emphasized the inner man; they were concerned with externals.
He taught a spiritual life based on principles, while the Pharisees majored on rules and regulations.
Jesus measured spirituality in terms of character, while the Pharisees measured it in terms of religious activities and conformity to external laws.
Jesus taught humility and sacrificial service; but the Pharisees were proud and used people to accomplish their own purposes.
The holy life of Jesus exposed their artificial piety and shallow religion.
Instead of coming out of the darkness, the Pharisees tried to put out the Light; and they failed.
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