Concluding the Woes (Matthew 23:34-39)

We need to remember that Christ's rebuke is not just an Israelite problem, but a human problem.  Humans are broken, humans need grace, humans need the regenerative power of the Spirit.  Christ is addressing a problem with people who do not think they need to be cleans from the inside out.  In their mind they are moral enough.  God wants us to obey his commandments and so why is Christ not complimenting people for taking his commandments seriously?  Is Christ being picky?  What is the Lord’s intention for his people?