The Issue of Handwashing  Mark 7:1-13

The Tabernacle Altar of Burnt Offerings / Sacrifice
        Laver
        Table of Showbread
        Golden Lampstand
        Altar of Incense
        Holy of Holies – Ark of the Covenant

The Biblical Origin of ‘Handwashing’ – Exodus 30:17-21
v. 19 - …Aaron and his sons shall

and their feet

V. 1-5 Intro

v. 2 – defiled =

; unable to worship

v. 3 – properly = according to the

    The Torah = the Scriptures
    The Tradition of the Elders = their laws & commentary of the Torah

V. 6-13 You Hypocrites

1. You honor God with your words, but your hearts are

   Reveal Answer
   .
      v. 6 – This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.

      That makes your worship

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   .
      v. 7 – in vain do they worship me

2. You mandate men’s laws

   Reveal Answer
   they were God’s Word.
      v. 7 – teaching as doctrines the commandments of men
      Romans 15:4
      Examples: Colossians 2:16-23

3. You

   Reveal Answer
   in order to
      prioritize the tradition of the elders.
      v. 8 – You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.
      Example: Verses 9-13

Lessons

1. The value of

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   toward the Lord

2. The

   Reveal Answer
   of God’s Word

Presented to Family Church by Pastor Jim McCarty, April 27, 2025
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