Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:
The scribes and Pharisees teach the Law of Moses, so hear what they say from Scripture; but do not follow their wicked lives. God's Word does not lose its force because those who carry it are corrupt. Attend to their doctrine, not their example.
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They sit in Moses' seat as teachers and interpreters of the Law, not as legislators or mediators. They kept this post as expounders in the synagogue, and the people were to regard them insofar as they spoke what was consistent with the Law until Christ fulfilled it.
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By sitting in Moses' seat, they held the authority to teach and explain the Law. Moses gave the law; they expounded it in the synagogues, sitting while they preached and standing while they read. Their seat means their office of teaching.
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