Consider the nature of the people in the crowds around Jesus as He shared the parables in Luke 15.
- Publicans: social outcasts of their day, notoriously dishonest, gathered more taxes than Rome required
- Sinners: those who everyone knew had “missed the mark” regarding righteousness
- Pharisees: zealots who were outwardly religious, strived to impress others, condemned others, avoided even touching sinners
- Scribes: spent time copying scriptures, others accepted them as experts, their attitudes were similar to those of the Pharisees
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The Pharisees separated themselves from “unclean” Jews who did not practice the Law or who opposed the traditions they had established to govern their lives. Some Pharisees were sincere; however, many used their religion to gain status or wealth.
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Consider the nature of the people in the crowds around Jesus as He shared the parables in Luke 15.
