<p>7:2 <em>And they saw that some of his disciples ate with unclean hands, that is, unwashed</em>- The Lord Jesus had asked the disciples to be obedient to every jot and tittle of the teaching of the Scribes, because they &ldquo;sit in Moses&rsquo; seat&rdquo;. And yet when they are criticized for not doing what He&rsquo;d asked them to do, for not washing hands before a meal, the Lord Jesus vigorously defends them by criticizing their critics as hypocrites (Mk. 7:2-8). Indeed, the Lord&rsquo;s passion and anger with the critics comes out very clearly in the subsequent record of the incident; and it is the essence of that passion which He has for us in mediating for us.</p>