Lesson 66
     SCRIBES REPROACH HIM FOR DISREGARDING TRADITION
                Matthew 15:1-20; Mark 7:1-23; John 7:1

 1. Why did Jesus not walk in Judea? ________________________________

 2. Who came from Jerusalem? ________________________________________

 3. Of what did the Scribes accuse the disciples of Jesus? __________

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 4. Is it wrong to "wash hands" before eating? Explain: _____________

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 5. What are "traditions"? __________________________________________

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 6. What example does Jesus use to show them they had made "void the

    word of God"? ___________________________________________________

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 7. What is "corban" (Mark 7:11)? ___________________________________

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 8. How does Jesus (and Isaiah) describe the hypocrite? _____________

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 9. How can worship be "vain"? ______________________________________

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10. What does Jesus say defiles a man? ______________________________

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11. How might this passage be misused? ______________________________

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12. How had Jesus' words affected the Pharisees? ____________________

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13. Jesus called the Pharisees __________________ __________________.

14. Who bears the responsibility for false teaching, the teacher or

    the student? ____________________________________________________

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15. Define the "Bible heart." _______________________________________

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16. List some sins which originate from the heart. __________________

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17. Matthew 15:20 gives us the key to the passage. Give it: _________

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    NOTE: Jesus withdraws from Herod's territory to the region of
    Tyre and Sidon, cities on the Mediterranean coast, to escape the
    opposition of His enemies and to further instruct His disciples.
    (Matthew 15:21; Mark 7:24)

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