The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching. (Mark 11:18)
The high priests and the scribes were greatly shocked by Jesus’ deed and teaching showing in the temple. They might look for a way to kill Jesus due to this shock. It’s unfair to call them as mobs or personality bankrupted people by seeing this only. They were top class religious leaders and theologians of those days. So to speak, they were the most popular figure of the times with good character and intelligence. They were not to kill Jesus groundlessly.
According to today’s content, they planned to kill Jesus with fear under a certain situation. They were afraid of people’s amazing for Jesus’ teaching. Amazement occurs from new experience. People experienced from Jesus new things that was totally different from previous religious teaching.
What was newness of Jesus? There was the kingdom of God in him. Jews regarded the kingdom of God as a political upheaval to establish Israel-centered world. However, Jesus declared totally different level of the kingdom of God, different from a political liberation. He declared the kingdom of God was near. And also he proclaimed the kingdom was the kingdom of life given not by political, economical power but by God.
Before the kingdom of God, the law, Jews regarded it as an absolute one, would be abolished. Tax collectors and sinners also will enter the kingdom. However, the Pharisees who have kept the law thoroughly cannot enter it. The high priests and the scribes clearly saw it from Jesus’ temple cleaning incident. It was threaten for their religious foundation and authority. So how they couldn’t but think to remove him?
The high priests and the scribes were greatly shocked by Jesus’ deed and teaching showing in the temple. They might look for a way to kill Jesus due to this shock. It’s unfair to call them as mobs or personality bankrupted people by seeing this only. They were top class religious leaders and theologians of those days. So to speak, they were the most popular figure of the times with good character and intelligence. They were not to kill Jesus groundlessly.
According to today’s content, they planned to kill Jesus with fear under a certain situation. They were afraid of people’s amazing for Jesus’ teaching. Amazement occurs from new experience. People experienced from Jesus new things that was totally different from previous religious teaching.
What was newness of Jesus? There was the kingdom of God in him. Jews regarded the kingdom of God as a political upheaval to establish Israel-centered world. However, Jesus declared totally different level of the kingdom of God, different from a political liberation. He declared the kingdom of God was near. And also he proclaimed the kingdom was the kingdom of life given not by political, economical power but by God.
Before the kingdom of God, the law, Jews regarded it as an absolute one, would be abolished. Tax collectors and sinners also will enter the kingdom. However, the Pharisees who have kept the law thoroughly cannot enter it. The high priests and the scribes clearly saw it from Jesus’ temple cleaning incident. It was threaten for their religious foundation and authority. So how they couldn’t but think to remove him?
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