Question:
In Matthew 15:1, what is the significance of the fact that the scribes and Pharisees come from Jerusalem?
Answer:
“Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, ‘Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They do not wash [their] hands when they eat a meal'” (Matt. 15:1).
The fact that they are described as coming “from Jerusalem” denotes that they had come to officially investigate and challenge Jesus and that they were not present at the scene simply by happenstance.
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