Luke 11:42-44

The letter of the Law kills. God seeks mercy above sacrifice. There is a dangerous Seven Mountain mandate of Christian power seeking going on in America it is against the teachings of Jesus. All things hidden will be uncovered and exposed.Power corrupts…total power corrupts totally. History has shown us what happens…the Crusades!

Only the Love of God in Christ Jesus covers sin. His power resides in the love we show to others out of our desire to do His will… not mans’.

Luke 11:42–44

42 “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass by justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone. 43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. 44 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like graves which are not seen, and the men who walk over them are not aware of them.”

These examples of tithing illustrate the Pharisees’ meticulous attention to the smallest details of the law of Moses. A metaphor for the Pharisees’ pious appearances, which disguised their inner wickedness. When graves were not appropriately marked, people could walk over them and potentially become ritually unclean. Faithlife Bible.

The Pharisees worried about tithing ten percent, even down to the smallest herbs, which were tithed according to the dictates of tradition, not the Law of Moses. The Law spoke of tithing all produce, but what constituted food was debated. Some Pharisees took the strictest interpretation and counted almost anything, including spices. However, they neglected two basic things that the prophets also had warned about: love and justice (Micah 6:8).

The Pharisees were like hidden graves. To have contact with a grave or with the dead was to become ceremonially unclean. Anyone or anything in the same room as the dead was considered in Jewish tradition to be impure. This is Jesus’ stronger condemnation. The Pharisees, the paragons of purity, were in fact the height of uncleanness. NKJ Bible.

Judgment and the love of God—in Mt 23:25, “judgment, mercy, and faith.” The reference is to Micah 6:6–8, whose third element of all acceptable religion, “walking humbly with God,” comprehends both “love” and “faith.”. The same tendency to merge greater duties in less besets us still, but it is the characteristic of hypocrites. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible.

Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justly,To love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Matthew 23:6 They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues,

Matthew 23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone.

Matthew 23:27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.