You unpacked this thing, broke it down and then put it back together, real deal Holyfield I needed this one!!!

I’m not a religious person, but I’m an old movie enthusiast. I was watching Intolerance (1916) and was confused because I didn’t know who the Pharisees were. Thanks!

Today I learned that Paul is the reason Christianity is for everyone. He was so headstrong against it at first and Im glad it was him who pressed the message of God because Jesus knew when he saw the light that He picked the most tenacious follower of His message.

Yes what they did with oral law could be considered “bad” but they were genuinely concerned with doing what was holy and didn’t want to unintentionally violate the law.

Very easy to understand and engaging video. Thank you now I'm on my way to binge watch! Lol

I liked the balanced view of Pharisees. Sometimes in Christian circles they are demonized. But Pharisees had much in common with current influential religious leaders - for better or worse. They were very disciplined, intelligent and strong - yet the temptation to become controlling of the less powerful was too much for many. Beware of those who are convinced they speak for God.

Loved the application at the end

This is great! I was teaching about Paul in Sunday school for kids. Trying to explain these roles of this time period are important for their understanding of different groups and looking how it compares to today! This was a great look into this group!

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I learned that the Pharisees actually tithed from their spices. You made it very clear of how they added on to God's command concerning the Sabbath. Thank you so much!

Thank you for explaining the good intent of the Pharisees alongside how they took things too far. This really helped me understand their approach and understand why people would have been inclined to follow their leadership.

This is so insightful and PERSONALLY helpful. Thank you.

Im Muslim and loved this video dude very good work

well done! Not much is really taught about the Pharisees and Sadducees. thank you

Really enjoy your videos!

Excellent video. Thank you

Thank You for taking the time to explain .

Very good and clear video my friend! Great job!

Great video! Thank you and may God continue to give you insight and revelation to share with the world.

Legalism is a problem today, especially in Spanish churches.

Wonderful video!🤌🏼🙏🏼

Thank you for explaining it so clearly.

Fantastic video!!

I think this is important. Jesus made a point of this problem and looked for those the pharasies missed. He befriended those who were simple not those who boast about their goodness.

Great vid. Thanks!

Great Job Stephen! Thanks.

Thank you, simple, to point, clear, concise. Idea: 400 silent years, development and process of hiw synagogues came about.... from temple to house of prayer to church today. Tx

This was really good!

Thank you! This is very helpful!

I thought it was an excellent presentation with little Snark and bias. I can tell you as an Orthodox Jew I don’t see it terribly different than you do. I subscribe to anything in the Oral Tradition that is neither overly burdensome or anything that doesn’t make rational sense. The Bible itself creates fences - see for example, not only not eating pork, but not touching its carcass. Thanks for your perspective.

Everything I learnt here was new, THANK YOU. "Pharisees" kept coming up in matthew" I'll definitely link this video when I start making my own

Excellent job

Great video! I had no idea that the Pharisees regulated themselves all the way down to their spice rack and gnat filtering! The reading plan is still going on strong!

Great presentation

Very interesting

This is wonderful

Good stuff!

intro = *separated (not seperated) . This was my first time watching your vids. Nice! Subscribed... (I'll be back.) God bless you!

Thanks!

Great video. The part about how far they deemed ok to walk or not being able to re-light a fire was new to me.

Very much Biblical & informative brother, thanks in Christ

Phantastic!

Thank you

I always learn something from you. Sure didn’t realize they could pay a non-religious person to carry out task they couldn’t do.

I didn't really do this much but I learned a little better understanding of the dynamic of/and influential role the Pharisees has on the local population and how their belief system impacted the daily lives of the individual Jewish citizen. Also I was reminded that there were Pharisees who believed and followed Christ even though their colleagues had sentenced Him to his death on the cross

Thank you for your plain explanations.

Thank you for posting. Jesus is King!!!!!

Thank youu

I will use your content to teach about Pharisees, may G-D bless you brother

Thank you 💚💙❤️

I didn’t know that they added to the law as if it was from God. Legalism is not good and it is common today.

What about a video on the LXX verses original Hebrew old testament and why new testament quotes of the old testament are often slightly different.

I had a general knowledge of what the Pharisees were, religious hypocrites, but your quick and thorough breakdown is exactly what I came to KZfaq looking for.

This video was extremely helpful thank you very much

Let God be found true while every man a liar is the principle ignored by most " Christian" religion. Jehovah as his name indicates is capable of explaining himself. This video highlights this truth & the importance of loving Him with our whole mind which leaves for accepting help but not control of our mind in worship.Thanks.

Legalism. Very interesting, and I agree with the assessment.

I didn"t know why Jesus didn't like the Pharisees and I didnt know about the added oral laws. Very informative.

I don’t understand why I cannot read the Word Of G-D on the Sabbath. Isn’t that the perfect way to get to know our Father G-D better and spend the entire day with Him? I have honestly never ever read anywhere actual words of G-D saying we could not make a simple hot drink and read HIS word, pray, and dwell in HIS Spirit. How hard is it to push a button for a simple cup of coffee? But someone said not to do those things, but to walk around the city (which is work) go to church services but you can’t use a car to get there no matter how far away it is to the place of worship. They say not to carry a load in public but for you to take food and supplies to people in need. ??? What? How are you to service those in need when they said to not leave your home? They tell you to not do something and in the same breath deny their ever saying so by telling you to not to do what they told you to do. No wonder why Yeshua hated the Pharisees so much. I am in the process of going through the entire Bible and write down everything G-D Himself commanded US to do that HE meant for US TODAY also. And I’m going to do it for His Son as well. Those things I will obey. Only Him I will serve.

Could you please provide me with some historical context regarding the emergence of Pharisees? I am unable to locate any references to them in the Old Testament, and it appears that they suddenly appeared in Jewish society. I would appreciate any insights you may have on this matter.

Reminds me of hadith in Islam. Thanks for the video

The gagprian calender makes it very difficult to keep the Sabbath day as they changed the times

Yes, now i have learn somsthing about pharisees.

2 Kings 17 describes the beginnings of Pharisees.

Pharisees remind me of renunciates and just super hardcore strict law. Jesus was not necessarily “loose” either I don’t think, but it sounds like the Pharisees and Jesus just had a different interpretation of gods laws.

Which book is thine authority? In my book these are the words of: Deuteronomy 4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

Stephen with all due respect, the secondary added commandments which you mention, which is called “ the oral law “ was given by G-d to Moses at Sinai alongside the Ten Commandments. Look more into that my friend

Hey Stephen. You must be a Sabbath Keeper. I like it. Many of your examples are about Sabbath. Have you organized a group yet of Sabbath Keepers?

And I'm talking about people who pretend that they were Christian yet they won't help a beggar on a corner!. !! Not even give them a quarter people that I know who praise themselves for being Christians do this.! Why are there so many Pharisees are there more nowadays than in jesus's day?? I just can't understand the hard-heartedness that we have to deal with in this world in it is something that I have a hard time blocking out of my sight because I am an empath.

Paul was a Pharisee, he came from his father who was a Pharisee. Acts 23:6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

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What was the penalty for not keeping the Sabbath? This may have something to do with why they took it so seriously. Also, Jesus envoked the divine name for Himself, and claimed to have information about Moses that was not found in Torah. This may also have something to do with why they wanted to kill him. Good teaching. Thank you for your work and your time. God bless you.

Yeshua/Jesus and all the Disciples were Pharisees. Yeshua was hard on them, because they were His brothers. We are always tougher on our family, because we care about them. They were truly steeped in the Word, but strayed from it, and This is why He spoke harshly to them and about them.

Nice video, consider the numismatic representations of both groups on Jewish coinage. Pharisees were represented by the pomegranate. The Sadducees were represented by the opium poppy. The Essenes didn’t believe in money.

Awesome! 👌 Wonderful! Thank you so much for such a captivating and inspiring video on the subject. We Messiahnic Jewish ✡ are firmly convinced that the Pharisees were corrupted, they taugh about God, but did not love God - They did not enter the kingdom of heaven themselves, nor did they let others enter. They preached God, but converted people to dead religion. The Pharisees were hypocrites and paid a great deal of attention to outward ordinances and actions that would make them appear righteous, but they were not a concerned with actually being righteous in their hearts. For this Jesus referred to them as hypocrites. " Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cu and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisees! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean..." (Matthew 23:25-26). " Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men's faces, you yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to (Matthew 23:13) " Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices - mint, dill and cumming, but you have neglected the more important matters of the law; justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former..."(Matthew 23:23). Let's praise our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen 🙏

Where is it written that the Pharisees thought they were doing God's will when they turned Him over to the Romans? I now they accused Him of being a demon of satan, but Jesus told them they did not know the Father or they would not have rejected the Son.

How will Jesus ever return?

Here's the problem. People presume that jews follow the bible but they don't realize that their main text is the talmud and their main practice is kabbalah (paganism, multiple ancient religions). They are not who people think they are. Jesus also called them the children of the devil.

Did the Pharisees stone the Christians? Did they flog them 39 times? I know that Paul says the Jews did it to him, but would the Pharisees have done this?

think it went off the rails when "you sit down & let your house burn down, & hope a gentile w a bucke to f water hapns by" became the law. _JC

listening and understanding what pharisees mean is, to me, it's like what exactly hadiths in islamic religion. Hadiths were man made which initially a good intention to explain what Quranic commands. So, when you read Quran you have to check it's meaning in hadiths. It basically, something like "oral law" added into Quran or something like a complement.... Later on, this hadiths become so "important" as if someone is rejecting hadith that mean he rejects the Quran... so ridiculous...

How much of what the Pharisees did was similar to the demagogues we see in our current day political parties? Using their office to maintain and grow their own power and wealth...

Is to say who where the Kazars & where are they now,

What is God's commands ? Idk to me its the non oral Torah

Thank you Mike... The essence of being a Pharisee is running rampant in the world right now and in America especially America meaning the USA portion., I have never seen more selfishness then I see nowadays. Nobody cares for anybody except number one. And $$$$$$$.

I didn’t see in my version of the Bible where “many” of the Pharisees were pro Jesus. Nicodemus was the rare exception. And the others, if they did, were silent. John 12:42 does say that many believe but were scared of losing their political positions, kinda like today. Therefore, they are one in the same. Other than that, there’s a difference between a practicing Jew and a Pharisees, so you don’t want to confuse the two. There are only two groups that Jesus fought with, and repeatedly, that was demons, and Pharisees. There were only 2 groups that sought, constantly, to kill Jesus, Pharisees and demons. Other than hearing things like if you are like them you will not see heaven, or the world hypocrites, they are not mentioned otherwise. In most cases only as examples to avoid. Again, you shouldn’t confused practicing Jews with the religious/political leaders, and the same as for the political/religious leaders today. Avoid being like either

I didn’t think so deeply about the herbal tithes. Thanks

Separated ones vs separated ones …

1:50 you mean the oral laws are not from God, yet they are in the Bible. If I get you right, you said it was added by the Pharisees

Was trying to find out if they were from the Pharaoh bloodline.

Holy shit!

Isn't the "oral law" also known as the "talmud"?

And who are they today

Does the Pharisees still exist in Israel today?

Jesus is inside

Bottom line you said: Flee from legalism and Obey God's commandments. Question: The commandment says remember the Sabbath (rest/cease of work) to keep it Holy (set apart to God). So teaching people and force them to observe any other day (like Sunday because they have interpreted that that's better that the written commandment) which is NOT the one God commanded to observe is Legalism according to your definition. Right? Something interesting about keeping the seventh day not any other is that Jesus NEVER broke any commandment including the Sabbath, because that would have him become another sinner. If he called the supporters and teachers of interpretations over the written Word hypocrites and told them that they were taking his converts to hell along with them, what would Jesus say to a religion that has done the same with HIs Father's words and commandments? Are we in great danger because of doing exactly the same? Mat 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father in heaven. Mat 7:22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many miracles?’ Mat 7:23 Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you who practice lawlessness.’ (lawlessness comes from the Greek: anomia, which means without law) from the mouth of Jesus (Yeshua the Jewish Mashiach) it would be said 'Torah' or people without the Torah. The Pharisees had created commandments that were NOT the Torah and we have done just the same. We are a Torahless religion as much as the Pharisees were and still are as a rabbinic Judaism today. If all this is correct we would do good to listen to your adivise: FLEE FROM SUCH AN ERROR !

From Rome.

the pharisees didn't add laws. the oral law was tradition from moses at sinai.

The Pharisees didn’t add extra laws. They interpreted the Tanach to understand how to apply God’s law. The Pharisees developed the concept of “pikuach nefesh,” which means saving lives. It’s permissible to break the Sabbath to save a life or if someone’s life is in danger. Jesus never broke the law. The stories in the “New Testament” are polemics. Sorrry, but you don’t understand who the Pharisees were and not to learn much more before you try to explain the Pharisees to others.

33 Talmudic Pharisees just had a aneurysm hearing this. Good works man!

Phareesees/priests/mahants of hindu religion who worship idols_most of such people are politicians/traders who lie with political powers but mostly they do not no

No one gets to heaven through their righteousness alone. It's acquired for all to live holy and righteous lives, but we also need the mercy of God. We are not perfect. No one is perfect except God. We must pray constantly and keep in repentance every day. It's by God's mercy and grace that anyone gets into heaven. No one is worthy of being in heaven. Repent, be real with God about your sins, and he will cover you with His mercy and grace. We all need David's heart. He was chosen as King over Israel after Saul failed. Matthew 5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Proverbs 28:13 - “No one who conceals transgressions will prosper, but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.”