Unmarked Graves

Luke 11:44
44"Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without knowing.

In Jewish tradition, one was not to touch anything that was considered unclean because it would automatically leave the one who touched it ceremonially unclean. Examples are dead bodies, women on their menstrual cycle, those with leprosy, etc. Anyone considered ceremonially unclean was not allowed to take part in the Sabbath and had to be separated. This information can also be found in the book of Leviticus in the Old Testament.  Jesus' reference to graves was because for one, a grave was considered unclean because it housed a dead body. Per the NIV Study Bible, the Jews whitewashed their tombs so no one would accidentally touch them. So why would Jesus refer to someone as an unmarked grave? The Pharisees, though they were considered the leading Jewish teachers, unfortunately led many astray from God's true teaching. So the Pharisees were like graves because their ideals were not about teaching God's ways but about being in the limelight and seeking all the attention. Their way of operation led to spiritual death. Anyone following them was unfortunately being made unclean, spiritually blind and dead, without knowledge of it.

The cost of the misinterpretation of the word of God and religious leaders who are not truly operating in the will of God certainly brings about their own spiritual deadness but also leading others in the same direction. Jesus said we would know them by their fruit. The apostle John said we are to test the spirits to see whether they are from God in 1John. When you get that stirring in your spirit that something is not right, you must pray and ask the Lord to reveal to you the true nature of what was said. Even if it does seem right, ask the Lord anyway. The Holy Spirit will discern it for you. Read the Holy Bible for yourself. All scripture is God-breathed, therefore the Holy Spirit is within it and gives revelation. There are many Pharisee-types walking around. Do not give way to your spiritual death walking amongst unmarked graves.