How come the Pharises were always walking away in a huff?

Question

How realistic is this story.

The Pharises always came at Jesus ranting and quizzing him on scriptures and what not and after a quick "Let he who is without sin...." they run off with their tails between their legs.

This happens a number of times in the Bible.

In a society where an adultress would be instantly stoned without being given an opportunity to defend herself a man accused numerous times of blasphemy, a far worse sin mind you, sends them running home to drink warm milk.

Is this realistic?

Answer 1

Jesus was right, that's why they ran. They were shamed because Jesus had more knowledge of what they should have known than they did.

Answer 2

Actually, it makes perfect sense why they walked away.

As you know, while Jesus was being questioned about this matter, He was stooped down, writing in the earth. Here's what the Bible says about what He wrote:

Jeremiah 17:13 "O LORD, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall be ashamed. Those who depart from Me Shall be written in the earth, Because they have forsaken the LORD, The fountain of living waters."

Jesus was writing the names and sins of all those who would stone the adultress. This is because the Mosaic Law prohibited anyone from accusing someone of committing a crime punishable by death if they had EVER committed that sin and not gotten caught; this would make that person a false witness. According to the Law, a false witness is deserving of the punishment that otherwise would have gone to the accused.

But it goes even farther than that -- the Law also tells us it stands as one unit: if you break even ONE law, you're guilty of breaking them ALL. Therefore, you would literally have to be sinless in order to accuse someone else; you would also have to be sinless in order to participate in the stoning.

Since none of the people there were sinless, they all dropped their stones. As suggested by Jeremiah, Jesus was writing their sins on the earth, ready to call them hypocrites. Notice that the only sinless person there (Jesus) refused to condemn the adultress; instead, He forgave.

Answer 3

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Because the Pharisees were play actors.
Playing the part of religionist.
Very realistic.
Have you ever studied about the Two Baskets Of Figs?
JEREMIAH 24:1-10
Modern day Pharisees have turned many people away from Christ, Including you.
Religion has become a stage show and entertainment.
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Answer 4

Because, basically on some levels they knew he was a Rabbi as well as worthy of the term Pharisee himself.

Also, when he called them "white-washed graves, empty and having nothing living in themselves," meaning that nothing good could ever come out of something dead inside, they recognized his authority. God sometimes "moves" people with the Holy Spirit to act in ways contrary to how they WANT TO ACT. It was not time for Christ Jesus to die, that would happen on Passover (Nisan 14 of the Jewish Calendar) and that was foretold. So, in order for Christ to be safe, his words had to have effect on others, and since Christ, being perfect could not only SEE but READ the human heart and its intentions, he knew how far to go and what to say to affect the people he spoke to. Meaning, if someone could SEE how what they said affected you, they could legitimately manipulate you with words to get a certain effect. Christ was not being unkind or hateful to use this power, just effective in his preaching work. Reaching out to those who would be saved, and leaving alone those whose heart was too hardened. That's right, Christ did not consider everyone worthy of saving, so he stuck with those whom he could save.

Answer 5

Jesus message is as revolutionary today as it was in first century Middle East.
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There was an established religious hierarchy at that time, and Jesus teaching upset the whole system.
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His message still upsets modern established man-made structures and religious systems.

Answer 6

That story (hold your smugness) is actually in dispute whether it really happened or not. If you read the fine print it says that most early manuscrips don't include that pasage, which probably includes the King James versions and whatnot.

Answer 7

See from page 460 and below of the following link:
http://www.whiteestate.org/books/da/da50.html

Answer 8

If it was too soon, they walked away in a minute and a huff.

Answer 9

Because they knew that they were in over their heads.

Answer 10

Only God can do this.