[[Matt-15]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Matt-14]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Matt-16]] --- ### You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying, 'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.' *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Jesus identifies the Pharisees and scribes as the specific subjects of Isaiah's prophecy concerning those who replace genuine divine worship with human traditions. *Historical context*: Jesus quotes [[Isa-29#v13|Isaiah 29:13]], a prophecy originally directed at the people of Judah in the 8th century BC. Scholars note that Jesus applies this text to the 1st-century religious leaders to demonstrate that their legalistic 'Traditions of the Elders' (later codified in the Mishnah) had become a barrier to fulfilling God's actual commandments. *Related to*: [[Isa-29#v13|Isaiah 29:13]] ### Every plant which my heavenly Father didn't plant will be uprooted. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction of divine judgment and the total removal of teachings, traditions, and leaders that are not established by God. *Historical context*: This is widely interpreted by theologians as a prophecy of the eventual destruction of the Pharisaic system and the Temple in 70 AD, as well as the ultimate removal of all false systems during the final judgment. It emphasizes that human-made religious structures cannot survive divine scrutiny. *Related to*: ### ...so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing--and they glorified the God of Israel. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The specific types of miracles performed by Jesus are documented as the fulfillment of Old Testament Messianic signs. *Historical context*: This passage serves as a fulfillment of [[Isa-35#v5|Isaiah 35:5]]-6, which predicted that in the day of God's salvation, 'the eyes of the blind shall be opened... and the tongue of the mute sing for joy.' In the Second Temple period, these specific healings were viewed as the primary credentials of the true Messiah. *Related to*: [[Isa-35#v5|Isaiah 35:5]]-6 --- #ai_prophecy