Jesus burned with indignation. He mercilessly
exposed the corruption of these religious leaders.

He pointed out their false pieties and hypocricies.

They loved the head places in the synagogues
and being greeted in public as "Rabbi". They
went to the markets on purpose so everyone
might see how they were respected, that they
stood in high opinion by the people.

The Pharisees had inherited the faithful people
that other men had died for. They took over
greedy for what they could get out of it, only
considering personal profit.

Not only were the rites they instituted irking
to the people, they were administered with
heartlessness and were inconsistent.

What they did or said was to be seen of men.
All for show and men's approval. Very little
form of godliness.

"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" Matthew 23:4

Jesus said that the scribes and Pharisees bound
heavy burdens on men's shoulders, but did
nothing to help them. They were hard, cold, and
pitiless; false shepherds who had no interest in
the flock.

Jesus recognized the office and told the people
to yield to their authority, but He condemned
their works.

Same today....We see those who lives are evil,
but who continue to preach with some results.

This should not be a stumbling block, for He
said that there would be those who prophecy
in His name and even did wonderful works,
but in the end they would be condemned.
(Matthew 7:21-22) (Matthew 7:26-27)

"Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his
disciples, Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees
sit in Moses' seat:
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe,
that observe and do; but do not ye after their
works: for they say, and do not."
Matthew 23:1-3

Jesus admitted to the Pharisees' legitimate
authority. They sat in Moses' seat, "Therefore,"
He said "Whatsoever they bid you observe,
that observe and do; but do not after their
works; for they say, and do not".

Jesus turned to His disciples and the others
that had gathered at the temple. He spoke to
them, giving His final condemnation of the
religious leaders.

He exposed their hypocrisy and corruption.

While doing this, He ached over the city of
Jerusalem and the people in it.
Matthew 23:37-39
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest
the prophets, and stonest them which are
sent unto thee, how often would I have
gathered thy children together, even as a
hen gathereth her chickens under her wings,
and ye would not!
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me
henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord."

When Jesus finished there was no answers from
them.

They were convinced
that they were no match
for Him. And of course,
they had no under-
standing of the Spirit
that Jesus had
received or of the
source of wisdom and
knowledge that came
through Him by the Holy Spirit.

Jesus called their attention to David in Psalm
110 in regards to the Messiah, "The Lord said
unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until
I make thine enemies thy footstool."

Why did David call Him Lord, if He were his son?
Would Abraham call his sons Isaac, Jacob or
Joseph, Lord? Why did David?

There can be only one explanation. The Messiah
had human nature through His mother, that way
was He David's son, but He was of the Father in
heaven.

Jesus put the question to them and the right
answer to settle the problem of His divinity
forever.

Jesus asked them whose son was the Christ?
Their answer was "David's".

Since they didn't believe that He was the true
Messiah, this meant they believed that when
the Messiah did come that He would be the
son of David. While Christ was the son of
David through His mother Mary, He wasn't
the son of David in His person.

He came to the world as the only begotten
Son of the Father/God!

"While the Pharisees were gathered together,
Jesus asked them,
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is
he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
He saith unto them, How then doth David in
spirit call him Lord, saying,
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my
right hand, till I make thine enemies thy foot-
stool?
If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
And no man was able to answer him a word,
neither durst any man from that day forth
ask him any more questions."
Matthew 22:41-46

While the Pharisees were still there, Jesus
asked them a question. They believed that
the Messiah would have a human father.
They should have know better, Isaiah had
said, tha Immanuel, "God s with us" was to
be born of a virgin. (Isaiah 7:14)

No other attempt was ever made again to get
Jesus entangle in His words.

The Sanhedrin had learned by experience that
His wisdom was more than a match for theirs.

But before their gathering was over, Jesus Him
self had one question to ask, "What think ye of
Christ? whose son is he?" Matthew 22:42

It looked like

the man that

the Pharisees

chose as their

spokeman

was not quite

of their spirit.

He who was convinced of the uselessness of legal
observances, switched to what the Lord thought
of the matter and told Him that His answer was
the truth..

"And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master,
thou hast said the truth: for there is one God;
and there is none other but he:
And to love him with all the heart, and with all

the understanding, and with all the soul, and with
all the strength, and to love his neighbour as
himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings
and sacrifices." Mark 12:32-33