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Pharisee Addressing the Crowd

Name: Pharisee Addressing the Crowd
Brand: GoodSalt
SKU: wjpas0496
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A Pharisaic leader stands above a gathered group in an ancient city street, raising clenched hands as he speaks with force and authority. The listeners face him closely, their covered heads and robes placing the moment in a Jewish setting of public teaching and religious debate. Behind him, stone walls and hanging cloth suggest everyday life within the town, while his elevated posture presents the influence of religious leaders over the people.

The scene evokes the New Testament warnings concerning the scribes and Pharisees, whose public displays of authority could become a mask for pride and hypocrisy. In Matthew 23, Jesus teaches the crowds to discern between the law being taught and the self-exalting conduct of those who sought honor before men. This artwork is suited for lessons on spiritual leadership, humility, religious hypocrisy, and the need for truth shaped by obedience rather than appearance.

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Keywords	crowd hypocrisy Jewish leaders pharisee preaching religious authority
Secondary Keywords	ancient Israel brick building city city street earnest elder gather gathered gathering group hypocrite intent intently law teachers lead leader leading listeners male man meet meeting men mob passion passionate pedestal people person preach public teaching religious pride robe royal stone wall street town up wall
Tertiary Keywords	Bible lesson scribes self-righteousness spiritual leadership teaching ministry town gathering warning
Scriptures	Luke 11:37-44 Matthew 23:1-12 Matthew 23:13 Luke 11 37 While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. 38 The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. 39 And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. 40 You fools! Did not he who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But give as alms those things that are within, and behold, everything is clean for you. 42 “But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. 43 Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the best seat in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces. 44 Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without knowing it.” Matthew 23 1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat, 3 so practice and observe whatever they tell you—but not what they do. For they preach, but do not practice. 4 They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger. 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long, 6 and they love the place of honor at feasts and the best seats in the synagogues 7 and greetings in the marketplaces and being called rabbi by others. 8 But you are not to be called rabbi, for you have one teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. 10 Neither be called instructors, for you have one instructor, the Christ. 11 The greatest among you shall be your servant. 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Matthew 23 13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people's faces. For you neither enter yourselves nor allow those who would enter to go in.

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Pharisee Addressing the Crowd

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