Why were the jewish religious leaders angry with jesus
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Don Stewart :: Why Did the Religious Leaders Want to Kill Jesus?
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The New Testament records that the religious leaders hated Jesus to the point that they arrested Him, tried Him, and brought Him to Pilate for a sentence of death. What made them so angry at Jesus that they wanted to see Him dead?
There Are Many Reasons They Wanted Jesus Dead
There were a number of things about Jesus that infuriated the religious leaders. These included.
The claims that He made.
The deeds that He did.
His threat to their religious system.
His threat to their way of life.
The people with whom He socialized.
The lack of respect He had for their religious traditions.
These six things caused outraged among the religious rulers. Consequently they wanted to see Jesus dead. We will consider each of these reasons.
1. Jesus' Claims Outweighed Their Authority
When Jesus claimed to be the Messiah it meant His authority outweighed their authority. The religious leaders did not believe His claims and were angry that some of the people did. They said,
Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed (John 7:48,49).
The religious leaders assumed that the belief of some of the crowd was due to ignorance. But the attention Jesus was getting brought out the leaders' hatred and jealousy. The jealousy of the religious leaders caused them to want Jesus dead.
2. His Deeds Outraged The Religious Rulers
The deeds of Jesus also angered the religious leaders. After seeing Jesus heal a demon-possessed man some of the multitude questioned if Jesus could be the Messiah:
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