The Pharisees readily admitted that it was not the law of God but the tradition of the elders that the disciples had transgressed. During the preceding 400 years, the scribes had written so much on the interpretation of the Law that there was more interpretation than Scripture. Gradually, the interpretation began to supersede the Law in importance. Every detail was spelled out for you. The cleansing of the hands before eating bread required a minimum amount of water. First the water was poured over the fingers with the hands pointing up. The water had to be sufficient as to drip from the wrists. Then it was repeated with the fingers pointing down. Each fist was rubbed over the other hand. The purpose was not to be sanitary, but to ritually remove spiritual uncleanness. Just imagine if we told the disciples how respectful to God it would be to tie a piece of cloth around your neck. The cloth must be doubled in front and be tied in a particular manner. The length of the wider piece should be about to your waist. If you do not do this thing on Sunday, you are not showing proper respect to God. They would say, “That is ridiculous!” Do you see how outward traditions can come to represent something very powerful to people?
Posted on: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 06:12:47 +0000
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