The Pharisees just did not get it. Perhaps it was because of the history of Israel going into captivity. After they got back, they wanted to make sure that would not happen again. 

That fear of captivity may have morphed into the Pharisees tradition, or version of the law.  Instead of teaching the law as a blessing from God, they turned it into a burden, adding additional rules to be kept.

In Deuteronomy 6:2 God instructed his people to keep the law “so that you may enjoy long life.”  Notice that God wants us to not only live a long life, but to enjoy it. 

Rebekah, Isaac’s Wife, was so intent on her favorite son, Jacob, receiving Isaac’s blessing, that she ignored God’s law. What can we learn from her mistake?

Come join us as we take a closer look at God’s law this month in The Simple Faith in the Goodness of God’s Law and our Bible Study Guide, What Good is the Birthright to Me?