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Thank you so much for your prayers. In my left shoulder, I had a tendon tear, a couple of bone spurs, a badly inflamed bursa sac and a rotator cuff tear that my surgeon repaired. I'm still wearing a sling, but the incessant pain I have endured for many months is gone and I am sleeping better. Thank you to each of you who are praying for my recovery from surgery.  My sweet wife and I greatly appreciate your prayers. In Christ's love, Bob Here is where to find indexes to all Bible lessons posted on this blog since its inception in 2019. Click on the drop down menu and look for the archives tab.  Then find the date listed below to find the appropriate index. I hope this will help you find lessons on a particular book of topic that we have studied through. An index for all lessons posted from  2019 through 2021 , was published on  September 7, 2022. An index for all lessons posted  in 2022 , was published  J anuary 24, 2023. An index for all less...

Matthew 23:1-4  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 not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.  4  For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.  In our last post we observed what Jesus referred to when He spoke of scribes sitting in Moses' seat. This came from the commands God gave for the priests to read the law at least once every seven years when all the nation came to Jerusalem to observe a holy feast unto the LORD. This is commanded several times in the Old Testament scriptures (See Leviticus 10:10-11; Deuteronomy 31:10-13; 33:10; Nehemiah 8:1-8). Mark 7:10  For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the deat...

Good afternoon to our Readers I had shoulder surgery this morning and am home recovering. I would appreciate your prayers for as I recover and seek to minister to you through the blog. I am thankful for each one of you whom the LORD has led to study His word via this blog. I may be a bit slower posting as I can only type with my right hand. May God bless each of you and His word as it goes forth, Bob

In all His preaching, Jesus was most severe upon the scribes and Pharisees.  Their prideful arrogance, worldliness and willingness to impose harsh traditions of men is opposed to the spirit of the gospel.  Pharisees and scribes imposed strict rules  and strong penalties upon common people under the guise of religion. They diminished God's Word and set themselves up in His place. Therefore, Jesus gave strong words of condemnation and correction directed at those religious leaders. Matthew 23:1-3  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 not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.  In our last lesson we took time to look at what Jesus meant when He spoke about scribes sitting in Moses' seat. We saw Old Testament scriptures that mandated the  scribes to open God's law and read i...

In Matthew's gospel chapter twenty three, Jesus is going to pronounce seven "Woe's" upon His antagonists, the Pharisees and scribes. The first twelve verses contain a summary of Jesus' teachings and His replies to those who sought to entrap Him. Jesus also made connections back to His Sermon on the Mount that we will point out as we study this passage. Matthew 23:1-2  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 not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.  At this point Jesus broadened His words to include His disciples and the entire crowd that followed Him.  They all heard His interactions with the deceitful attempts of Pharisees, scribes, Sadducees and Herodians to catch Christ in an error. Jesus admonished the people to take heed to what the scribes or Pharisees taught as they sat in Moses'...