Written by Felicia Trecek

Matthew 23:2, "saying, 'The scribes and the Pharisees sit on the seat of Mosheh. (v:3) Therefore, whatever they say to you to guard, guard and do. But do not do according to their work, for they say, and do not do.' "

What is the seat of Moses? Exodus 18:13 "And it came to be, on the next day, that Mosheh sat to rightly rule the people. And the people stood before Mosheh from morning until evening. (v:14) And when the father-in-law of Mosheh saw all that he did for the people, he said, ÔWhat is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit by yourself, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?' (v:15) And Mosheh said to his father-in-law, 'Because the people come to me to seek Elohim. (v:16) When they have a matter, they come to me, and I rightly rule between one and another, and make known the laws of Elohim and His teachings.' "

Sitting in Moses seat means reading and teaching from the book of the law. Exodus 18:15 is clear, the people came to Moses seeking Elohim. The people wanted to know what the book of the law read concerning whatever problem they had. The job of Moses was to teach the people the book of the law.

In Matthew 23:2, the phrase, "sit on the seat of Moses" means when the scribes and Pharisees were reading and making known Elohim's teachings. Messiah made it clear in verse three, "do not do according to their work, for they say, and do not do." Paraphrased: don't do what they do because they don't even keep the law in which they read and teach to you!

The law was and is the WRITTEN oracles known to us today as the scriptures. The oracles (first five books of scripture) were divinely given to Moses by YHWH that Moses wrote. The Oral Law written by the Pharisees or any previous sects was not divinely inspired and is in conflict with scripture. Acts 7:38 reads the oracles were received by Moses on Mount Sinai. Deut 31:24 reads, Mosheh wrote all the Law in a book until it was finished. According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, the Hebrew word for finished is: tawmam (#8552) and is a primitive root word meaning to complete. It can also mean to accomplish, to cease, to end, come to the full, and whole. Psalm 19:7 reads "The law of YHWH is perfect, converting the soul..." According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance: the Hebrew word for "Law" is "Torah" (#8451) meaning a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch (the first five books of the bible): - the law. And, the word "perfect" is tawmeem (#8549) which is from the Hebrew word "tawmam" (#8552) and means: entire, integrity, truth, without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely, sound, without spot, undefiled, upright, and whole. What Moses wrote in the first five books was perfect and complete. To gain salvation, we are not expected to follow the Oral Law nor the Jews, but Yahushua Messiah.