Luke 11:37-41
Some have used this text to teach that Yeshua overturned the dietary laws of Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14, but this passage is related to Matthew 15 and Mark 7, in that we see how Yeshua did not perform the "ritual washing before dinner.” (Luke 11:38 HCSB)
This was looked upon as transgressing the tradition of the elders, seeing he was at the home of a Pharisee (Luke 11:37-38). The verse used by some in attempt to destroy the law is verse 41b where he says, “and then everything is clean for you."
Yeshua's point is to teach that true holiness begins on the inside of a person. He says the Pharisees are so meticulous about cleaning the outside, that they forget to take care of cleaning the greed and evil on their inside.
It would be like buying a new car, and only cleaning the outside. Your friend comes over, remarks how nice your car looks, and then opens the door. They’re baffled at how a car can look so clean, yet be so dirty.
Yeshua goes on to say that Yahweh created both the outside and the inside of a man, and that man should begin by making sure the inside is clean. When the inside of a person is cleansed, the outside will follow.
In verse 41, Yeshua is teaching us that when a person gives charity (love) to the inside, then everything will become clean in that person. In other words, their love towards the inside (heart, mind) will be revealed in how they live their life and actions on the outside. Both the inside and the outside (everything) will be clean.
This was looked upon as transgressing the tradition of the elders, seeing he was at the home of a Pharisee (Luke 11:37-38). The verse used by some in attempt to destroy the law is verse 41b where he says, “and then everything is clean for you."
Yeshua's point is to teach that true holiness begins on the inside of a person. He says the Pharisees are so meticulous about cleaning the outside, that they forget to take care of cleaning the greed and evil on their inside.
It would be like buying a new car, and only cleaning the outside. Your friend comes over, remarks how nice your car looks, and then opens the door. They’re baffled at how a car can look so clean, yet be so dirty.
Yeshua goes on to say that Yahweh created both the outside and the inside of a man, and that man should begin by making sure the inside is clean. When the inside of a person is cleansed, the outside will follow.
In verse 41, Yeshua is teaching us that when a person gives charity (love) to the inside, then everything will become clean in that person. In other words, their love towards the inside (heart, mind) will be revealed in how they live their life and actions on the outside. Both the inside and the outside (everything) will be clean.