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Podcast: Open the Bible UK Daily
Episode: Jesus Rebukes His Disciples Who Fail to See
Description: [Jesus] cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”Mark 8:15The disciples are in the boat with Jesus crossing the lake. Nobody had thought about what they were going to do for lunch (8:14).
Jesus uses the boat trip to teach the disciples about the power of evil in the world. He warns them, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod” (8:15). Yeast is often used as a figure of evil influence in the Bible, so Jesus is saying, "Watch out for...