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Blind Advocates

Matthew 23:23-24

Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices - mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law - justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practised the latter, without neglecting the former. You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel. (NIVUK)

Christless religion always tends towards legalism and inconsistency. Jesus had previously rebuked the Pharisees for being blind guides (Matthew 23:16), unable to help others see the truth because they did not understand it. The issue in these verses is tithing – giving one tenth of what came into the home for God to use. In particular they seized on the herbs and spices (Leviticus 27:30).