Title: Place of Moses
"The scribes and the Pharisees sat in Moses' seat..."
Moses was the leader who rescued the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt.
He governed the people in the wilderness and led them through the law he had received from God.
But seeing how he was ruling so many people alone,
His father-in-law Jethro was wise and advised Moses.
Of these close to a million people, 'Chief of a thousand, chief of a hundred,
Fifty chiefs were appointed, and with them they divided the government and judgment of the people. {Ex 18 }
Today... sitting in Moses' seat, judging and ruling the people of Israel.
The scribes are descendants of them and those appointed by the Old Testament scribe, Ezra.
“Ezra, follow the wisdom of God that is in your hand.
Let those who know the law of your God be judges and judges.
Judge all the people on the other side of the river, and teach them whom you do not know.” {Esther 7:25}
The Jewish perception of the scribe at that time was if
If two people enter the kingdom of heaven,
One person must have been respected by the people to the extent that there was a saying, 'He must be a scribe.
In addition, they serve as the Jewish Inquisition, created with permission of the Roman government
They became major members of the 'Sanhedrin Council' and exercised great influence and power in Jewish society.
They gave the Jews all jurisdiction except the death penalty.
have the power to exercise, break the tradition of their ancestors, or
Those who break the law are judged by the council.
You can hit 'a rod less than one forty', and you can inflict various punishments.
Apostle Paul.. Also, before he was converted, he was a member of the council.
The Jews who followed the Lord were brutally imprisoned and persecuted.
So, it scribes Fiji nor sit in Moses' seat look after the people well
Rather, they used the knowledge and office of the law delivered by Moses to their
To those who satisfy their self-interest, Jesus rebukes them for being 'children of vipers...'.
Then... among the scribes and Pharisees in the New Testament times
How many people knew that Jesus was the true Messiah 'Christian'?
Even the Gentile women of Canaan knew that the Lord had come as the Messiah,
Bartimaeus the blind and many who were healed of various diseases also saw Jesus
They knew that it was the Christ who the prophets had promised to come, but did they really not know...?
It's not like that. In the middle of the night, I came to the Lord, avoiding the eyes of people.
Among the scribes and Pharisees, like the Jewish rabbi Nicodemus,
Many believe that Jesus is the Messiah prophesied by the Old Testament prophets.
I knew it... but I had already gone too far to come back.
Sin and fire must be caught early.
Those who teach should be more humble and wary than those who are taught.
If we study heresies, there are cases where we are deceived by ignorance of the Word and doctrine.
Or, there are many people who are wrong with the recommendation of 'family or friends,' people close to them.
But, in particular, it should be noted that, unlike these
There are people who enter voluntarily even though they know it is a cult.
That's right. The scribes and Pharisees in the time of Jesus
'In the present age,' heretical group leaders have in common that the cause is all material greed.
“Those who want to be rich will fall into temptation, a snare, and many fools,
falls into harmful lusts, which plunge men into ruin and destruction.
The love of money is the root of all evil.
They have erred from the faith and have pierced themselves with many sorrows.
Furthermore, the Bible... received great grace from God
He speaks to all those who carry out the mission of a leader.
“From whomever has been given much, much will be required, and from whomever has been entrusted with much, much will be asked.” {Luke 12:48}