• Justice (Minty Fresh) Mint
• Mercy (Better, Not Bitter) Dill
• Faithfulness (Reliably Savory) Cummin

“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin. 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.

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Disciples in the Grainfields

• Picking Grain
• Rubbing Grain in Hand
• Eating the Kernels

King David and His Hungry Companions

• Entered the House of God
• Took Consecrated Bread
• Gave Bread to His Men

One Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to pick some heads of grain, rub them in their hands and eat the kernels. [...] Jesus answered them, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?  He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions.”

The Pharisees Thought They Knew the Sabbath Better than the Sabbath’s Lord

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He Fulfilled Prophecy Found in …

• Law of Moses
• Prophetic Writings
• Psalms

He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.”

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He Was Told to …

• Take Men
• Join in Purification Rites (traditional Jewish practices)
• Pay Expenses for All

“Take these men, join in their purification rites and join their expenses, so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everybody will know there is no truth in these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law.” NIV

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• Saw (Him)
• Stirred Up (the Whole Crowd)
• Seized (Him) with Shouting

Paul’s Enemies Claimed …

• Teaches All/Everywhere
  • Against Jewish People
  • Against Jewish Law
  • Against Jewish Temple
• Brings Gentiles into (a restricted part of the Temple
• Defiles God’s Holy Place (Temple)

When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him, shouting, “Men of Israel, help us!  This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against our people and our law and this place. NIV

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