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Originally Posted by Curious-one
In Jesus's day he was the only Rabbi to raise the dead, heal the blind, walk on the water. The Rabbis new this. Why didn't they see only a Messiah could do this? Curious-One  |
'The Rabbi's' were the Pharisees, they were the religious leaders, and Jesus spoke against them directly, eg. Matt 23-16 "You are in for trouble! You are supposed to lead others, but you are blind" - check out Matthew 23 for a full list . He also consistently reinterpreted the Law in ways that the Pharisees couldn't accept, eg. healing on the Sabbath, by Law a day that is meant to be absolute rest. So despite the amazing things that Jesus was doing, he was challenging accepted religious authority in all sorts of ways, and those authorities in general were not able to overcome their own ego and self interest to see that someone far greater than their way was amongst them.