asking him to show them a sign from heaven. He replied,
"When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for
the sky is red,' and in the morning, 'Today it will be
stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to
interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot
interpret the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous
generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be
given it except the sign of Jonah." Jesus then left them and
went away. When they went across the lake, the disciples
forgot to take bread. "Be careful," Jesus said to them. "Be
on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and
Sadducees." They discussed this among themselves and said,
"It is because we didn't bring any bread." Aware of their
discussion, Jesus asked, "You of little faith, why are you
talking among yourselves about having no bread? Do you
still not understand? Don't you remember the five loaves for
the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? Or
the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many
basketfuls you gathered? How is it you don't understand
that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your
guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."
Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard
against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of
the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Matthew 16:1-12
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God Bless
Love this passage !!!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to understand what about the Pharisees teaching was like yeast...and why Jesus warned against that. I this talking bout yeast working its way through the whole loaf...and to be weary of false teachings because it will work its way through the whole body? Anyone have any passage references about this?
ReplyDeleteHere are a few verses to mull over...
ReplyDelete"A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough." (Galatians 5:9 NIV)
Your boasting is not good. Don't you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? (1 Corinthians 5:6 NIV)
Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. (1 Corinthians 5:7 NIV)
He told them still another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough." (Matthew 13:33 NIV)