Leaven
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Leaven
Leaven
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
3 And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. 4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed.
5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6 Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 7 And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”
7 And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.” 8 But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? 9 Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered?
10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? 11 How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
12 Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Matthew 16:1-12 (ESV)
Leaven was produced from bread flour kneaded without salt and kept till it passed into a state of fermentation.
Jesus used bread to...
Teach about the kingdom of God (Matt 13:33; Luke 13:20,21)
His sacrifice for our sins (Matt 26:26)
Eternal life through Him (John 6:33-35)
Setting and Background
Setting and Background
Setting and Background
Sea of Galilee (Matt 15:29)
Sea of Galilee
Sea of Galilee
Magadan/ Dalmanutha (Mark 8:10)
Magadan/ Dalmanutha (Mark 8:10)
Setting and Background
Sea of Galilee (Matt 15:29)
Jesus had been teaching and healing for three days (Matt 15:32)
Jesus had just fed the four thousand (Matt 15:35)
Accosted by the Jewish religious leaders (Matt 16:1)
Four major Jewish leader sects
Zealots
Essenes
Sadducees
Pharisees
Zealots
Militaristic extremists
Involved in many revolts against Rome
Essenes
Essenes, Sadducees, and Pharisees existed “from the most ancient times”
Believed in detachment from the world
Shunned marriage
Sadducees
Rejected the idea of resurrection
Did not believe in the existence of angels
Believed to have been the strictest of the sects
Pharisees
The religious sect Paul came from
Believed to have numbered around 6,000
Main controllers of the synagogues
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
The Pharisees and Sadducees asked for a sign from heaven
They wanted to incriminate Him
He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed.
The Pharisees and Sadducees asked for a sign from heaven
They wanted to incriminate Him
Jesus responds by quoting Matt 12:39-40
But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
The Pharisees and Sadducees asked for a sign from heaven
They wanted to incriminate Him
Jesus responds by quoting Matt 12:39-40
“the sign of Jonah” refers to Jesus’ resurrection
When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. Jesus said to them, “Watch and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”
Pharisees are pretenders to devotion and worshipped the law and tradition
Sadducees pretend to a free and impartial search for truth and denied the writings of the Old Testament
But Jesus, aware of this, said, “O you of little faith, why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you gathered?
They completely forgot about the miracles
How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Then they understood that he did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Leaven is typically used to represent corruption or evil
Leaven is produced from bread flour kneaded without salt
What is the salt?
What is the salt?
Why should we beware?
Why should we beware?
The Pharisees were false teachers
The corruption of the Pharisees led people away from salvation
The enemies of truth are often religious people who live according to man’s traditions
How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Why is it so dangerous?
Why is it so dangerous?
Why is it so dangerous?
They taught a “counterfeit” message
People who thought they were going to heaven, didn’t
What to “watch and beware” today
What to “watch and beware” today
What to “watch and beware” today
False Christs and false prophets
23 Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand.
26 So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. Matthew 24:23–28 (ESV)
False Christs and false prophets
False teachers