Matthew 15:10, 11
<p>Feb 03, 2012 05:42 AM <b>v 11 Done</b>
 
<b>10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:</b>
<b>Matthew Henry Whole:</b></p>
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<li>But Christ had a regard to the multitude; he soon despatched the scribes and Pharisees, and then turned them off, invited the mob, the multitude, to be his hearers: thus the poor are evangelized; and the foolish things of the world, and things that are despised hath Christ chosen.</li>
<li>The humble Jesus embraced those whom the proud Pharisees looked upon with disdain, and to them he designed it for a mortification. He turns from them as willful and unteachable, and turns to the multitude, who, though weak, were humble, and willing to be taught. To them he said, Hear and understand.</li>
<li>Note, What we hear from the mouth of Christ, we must give all diligence to understand. Not only scholars, but even the multitude, the ordinary people, must apply their minds to understand the words of Christ. He therefore calls upon them to understand, because the lesson he was now about to teach them, was contrary to the notions which they had sucked in with their milk from their teachers; and overturned many of the customs and usages which they were wedded to, and laid stress upon.</li>
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<b>11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.</b>
<b>My notes:</b></p>
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<li>Interesing to speculate as to why he saved this for the multitudues instead of the religious authorities. Maybe here he was able to show the commonfolk how hypocritical thier "leaders" were.</li>
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<p><b>Guzic:</b></p>
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<li>R�a�t�h�e�r�,� �w�h�a�t� c�o�m�e�s� �o�u�t� i�s� �w�h�a�t� �d�e�f�i�l�e�s�,� �a�n�d� �r�e�v�e�a�l�s� �i�f� �w�e� �h�a�v�e� �u�n�c�l�e�a�n� �(�d�e�f�i�l�e�d�)� �h�e�a�r�t�s�.</li>
<li>...in this specific context, Jesus spoke about ceremonial cleanliness in regard to food, and He anticipated that under the New Covenant all food would be declared kosher (Acts 10:15).</li>
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<p><b>P�e�o�p�l�e�'�s� �N�e�w� �T�e�s�t�a�m�e�n�t�</b></p>
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<li>The Mosaic law forbade Jews to eat what was ceremonially unclean, <b><i>in order to teach the need of moral purity. </i></b>The Rabbis added stringent precepts to prevent the slightest contact with ceremonial uncleanness, but were <b><i>careless about moral purity.</i></b></li>
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<p>Matthew Henry Whole</p>
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