It is important in our teaching that we not stop simply at the principle or truth we are trying to convey but also the context behind it. Most Pharisees could quote the law of Moses and did so in their teaching but rarely did they help the people to understand why the law of Moses was given or what it was intended to accomplish for the people of the Lord. That is why their culture could be so resilient and yet their hearts so hard when the Messiah came that they were supposed to be looking for. (Many were looking for Him but failed to recognize Him.)
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