Hey Pastor John,
Just thinking over the Matthew readings, more precisely they fact scripture was fulfilled with certain details of Jesus death.
One instance was, “There was not a bone broken” in his body. My question is, the Pharisees were up on their scriptures as good as anyone….didn’t they see that was being fulfilled by what they were doing??
Or were they blinded by God so they couldn’t put 2 and 2 together??
Thank you,
Steve
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Good question, Steven.
Nobody in Israel believed that any prophecy of a man suffering, and especially of a man dying, applied to the mighty Messiah of whom the prophets also spoke. They were looking for a superman-type person, not a man who was despised and abused. So, no, the Pharisees did not apply the prophecies about suffering to Jesus.
As clear as the prophecies seem to us, it is difficult to understand how they could have missed it, but until God opens our eyes, we are all just as blind. And when He decides to keep our spiritual eyes shut, no one can open them. Be thankful for what you can see!
I am glad you are thinking on these things. Do keep it up!
Pastor John