“And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided Him.” Verse 14.
10. What reply did Christ make?
“And He said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.” Verse 15.
11. How does the Lord regard the covetous?
“For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.” Ps. 10:3.
12. What did this sin lead Achan to do?
“When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold, ... I coveted them, and took them.” Joshua 7:21.
13. What did covetousness lead Judas to do?
“And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray Him unto them. And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.” Mark 14:10, 11.
14. Why are the last days to be perilous?