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Esther was a Jew who became queen, married to a Gentile king. When one of the king’s officials plotted to destroy the Jewish…
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Whitewashed Tombs
June 8 – Micah 3 – Listen Up Leaders
Jesus said the religious leaders of His day were like whitewashed tombs — shiny and impressive on the outside, but full of death and corruption on the inside (Matthew 23:27). Micah confronts the same heart condition in the leaders of Israel: they maintained religious language and public position while privately loving evil and exploiting people. The danger is not limited to ancient Israel or first-century Pharisees. Any of us who carry influence can slowly begin to care more about how we appear than about whether we are actually walking with God.
How you’d preach it
Classic biblical image for the gap between public image and private reality in leadership.
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Micah 3 · Matthew 23
Micah 3; Matthew 23:27