Jesus has just entered this man's home, having accepted an invita-
rion to dinner. Every guest who has ever passed through those doors
has washed their hands before being seated, slavishly observing a custom unbroken for centuries. It is a test of orthodoxy and solidarity.
Jesus knows this, knows they are watching his every move. He walks
right past the line at the washbasin and makes himself comfortable at
the table. The Pharisee apparently is speechless. Jesus reads the look
on his face and offers an explanation: "Oh—the washing bit," he says as he takes a piece of flatbread, breaks a bite off, and chews it. “It completely clouds the issue. Outwardly you look sensational. But inwardly.
your heart is full of extortion and evil.”
- John Eldredge. Beautiful Outlaw
The things Jsus says.
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