Matthew 15&16

Meditation Verse for Book of Matthew Chapter 15&16:

Chapter 15:  Pharisees criticized the Lord's disciples for not washing their hands before eating.  However, Lord Jesus called them blind leaders for worshiping themselves more than God because what comes out of the mouth defiles a man. Therefore, Lord Jesus praised the great faith of the Canaanite woman and healed her daughter. God wanted us to honor Him not by mouth but by heart.

Chapter 16: Pharisees wanted Lord Jesus to show them a sign from heaven, but He called them wicked generations asking for a sign although having many prophecies. Therefore, He warned His disciples not to follow their false teaching and to remember the miracle of five loaves that confirming He is God incarnate. Faith is the first step to entering the kingdom of heaven.

Fill-in-the-blank: “Do not listen to the words of prophets who prophesy to you worthless; they speak a vision of their ______ heart not from the mouth of the ______” (Jeremiah 23:16)

True/False: If the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch

• True

• False

For what did the Pharisees criticize the disciples of Lord Jesus?

• They criticized them for cooking their food on the Sabbath day.

• They criticized them for not washing their hands before eating.

• They criticized them for not fasting.

What defiles a man?

• The things that come out of his mouth.

• The things that go into the mouth.

• The things that go into the heart.

Fill in the blank:

“These people draw near to Me with their ______, and honor Me with their lips, but their _____ is far from me”

Why did the Canaanite woman come to see Lord Jesus?

• She came to ask Lord Jesus to heal her daughter.

• She came to touch His cloak to receive her healing.

• She wanted Lord Jesus to heal her son

Why did Lord Jesus have compassion for the multitude?

• Because they were without good leaders.

• Because they were like sheep without a shepherd.

• Because they have been with Him for three days and were hungry.

After the multitude had eaten the bread and the fish, the surplus of bread and fish were enough to fill how many baskets?

• 14 baskets

• 12 baskets

• 7 baskets

When Lord Jesus asked His disciples who He was, what answer did St. Peter give Him?

• He said that Lord Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God.

• He said that Lord Jesus is the resurrection and the life.

• He said that Lord Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life.

Fill in the blank:

“If anyone ______ to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his _____, and follow Me"