He also hinted that Moses was wrong for allowing people to divorce.
This is an excellent example of how the spirit surpasses the law; the pharisees were technically correct about the punishment for adultery, but Jesus could see that they weren't really concerned about moral authority or righteousness. They were using the woman (and her sin) as a tool against him. All their pride and technical nitpicking of the law had blinded them to the spirit.
There are plenty of reasons to believe the Law of Moses has come to an end. One biggie is that the Law of Moses marked out the Jew as distinct from the Gentile. But Paul argues at length that there should no longer be any such distinction - there is neither Jew nor Greek in Christ Jesus. In fact, in Ephesians 2, Paul (or whoever wrote Ephesians 2) declares the abolition of the "Law of commandments contained in ordnances". And that has to be the Law of Moses he is talking about.
Interesting posts.
I believe one of the most telling parables Jesus spoke concerning that was the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus [one of the more popular parable/story among Bibles scholars].
3 of the most important Biblical men are mentioned:
Abraham[Faith/life], Moses[Law/death and Lazarus[gentile?].
[The Rich Man is not identified by name, but he appears to be of some royalty and perhaps an OC Priest or Jewish Ruler?]
There a plenty of commentaries on it, but a few verses are said concerning the Rich man, Moses, and also the resurrection, Abraham, Lazarus [Abraham appears to be speaking as Jesus?]. Lazarus is only mentioned in 15 verses of the NT in 2 of the Gospels......Luke 16 and John 11 and 12.
Jhn 12:9
Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus,
whom He had raised from the dead.
10
But
the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also
Lazarus and the Rich Man - Here a little, there a little - Commentary
The self-righteous Pharisees and scribes, acknowledged by Yeshua as the legitimate religious teachers of the Jews (Matt. 23:1-3), should have been the ones telling these people of God's love for them. They should have been the ones teaching these sinners, exhorting them to return to God and receive His love and forgiveness.....................
Afterward, speaking primarily to his disciples but
with the Pharisees (and probably the crowd) still listening in, Yeshua related the parable of the unjust steward (Luke 16:1-13).
The Pharisees, who were "lovers of money" (Luke 16:14),
realized that the Messiah was alluding to them with this parable and took offense. They scoffed at Yeshua.
The final part of his response to
the derision of the Pharisees and scribes was the parable of Lazarus and the rich man..............................
Abraham refers to the R-M as "Son/Child":
LUKE 16:25 "But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.
LUKE 16:27 "Then he said, 'I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father's house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.' "
LUKE 16:29 "Abraham said to him, 'They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.' "
LUKE 16:30 "And he said, 'Nay, father Abraham! but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.'
31 But he said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.' "
Yeshua uses the last two verses of this parable as an amazing prophecy of
his pending resurrection from the dead.
The rich man says that although his brothers may not accept the scriptural evidence for the identity of the Messiah, they will accept the evidence of one who is raised from the dead.
But Abraham answers and plainly tells him that anyone who rejects the Bible's teaching about the Messiah will also refuse to acknowledge the evidence of a miraculous resurrection.
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