The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-05-08

49, $500 per has a very diff
ferent meaning
from our general usage. 1t applied to
those religious teachers of the Jews
who made special professions of sane
tity Of heart and earnest desire to
know Gods will, as expressed in the
Mosaic Law, and to teach the same to
OF today are designated Doctors of
Divinity. Our text, therefore, with
this correction reads, "Woe unto you,
Doctors Of Divinity, for ye have taken
away the Key Of knowledge; you en-
teredsnot in yourselves, and them that
waeEe entering ye hindered."
sThe Common People Heard Jesus
Gladly"
1T was the custom amongst the Jews
chat lessons from the Law and the
Prophets should be read every day in
their synagogues. The people were
thus familiar with the letter Of the
Divine Law and promises. The ma
1ority Of them, of course, were Hitter
ate, for educational facilities were not
what they are now. AS result only
q few claimed to have an understand
ing Of the spiritual part Of the Law
and the Prophets. These were chiefly
of the literary and wealthy classes.
To these the common people looked
for guidance respecting the Divine
VIII and plan.
AS an illustration. When the com
mon people heard Jesus gladly they
were unwilling TO trust their own judg
ments, but inquired, Have any of the
Scribes and Pharlsees believed on
Him. Have the Doctors OF the Law
the Doctors of Divinity, endorsed Him
They have made a study OF these
things and we would rely more upor
their judgment than upon our own
But none of the Scribes and Pharisees
endorsed Him, and hence comparative
ly few Of the people believed Him ant
became His disciples.
The common people were hungry fol-
the Message which Jesus brought. Il
is recorded that they said of Jesus
teachings, "Never man spake like thi,
Man" The nation would have gone
over promptly to Jesus had the Scribe
and Pharisees, the Doctors Of the Law
set the example and given the word
Moreover, the teachings Of Jesus har
monized the message Of the Law and
the Prophets over which the Scribe.
and the Pharisees and the Sadducee,
had long wrangled and disputed. Hac
the Doctors of the Law been as hun
CRY for the Truth as were the people
undoubtedly all of their differences OF
Interpretation Of the Old Testanen
Scriptures would have speedily beer
solved in the light of the then present
Truth and knowledge of God, which
was shining upon the Bible through
the Holy Spirit, Jesus and the Apostles
being Jehovah's mouthpieces.
Tho Key Of knowledge Buried.
In Our text Jesus charged the Jewish
Doctors Of Divinity with the RESPONSE
biiity Of having taken away the Key Of
Knowledge, refusing to use it them
selves to enter into the great appFecia
ton of the blessings then due, and hid
ing 1t from the common people wht
trusted them so implicitly. We charg,
that the same thing Is true today. No
only were the Jewish people typical o.
spiritual Israel, and their Age typica
of this Age, and their Harvest typica
of the Harvest or closing time of this
Age, but additionally, now as then
Gods people perish for lack of knOwl
edge" (Hosea iv, g. Now, as then, the
Doctors of Divinity will not use the
Key Of Knowledge themselves, 10 en-
ter heartily into the wonderful privi
leges and blessings now due and add
tionally they have buried the Key OF
knowledge, hiding it from the people
under mass of forms and ceremonies
But Is Knowledge necessary
In our Lords day the Jewish Doctors
of Divinity, or Rabbis, contented them
selves with telling the people what
they should do and what they should
not do, but they did not teach the PEG
ple-they did not help them to any un
derstanding of the deep meaning of the
Law and the Prophets. In our text
Jesus said to the "D. DIS" You bind
heavy burdens on the people, grievous
to be borne" but you do not attempt to
carry those burdens yourselves.
1t is so to this day with the Jewish
Rabbis, as well as with other Minis
tiers; for instance, a minister stands as
a representative and m0uthpiece OF the
church creed. which in refund Fl bout
terms declares that whoever does BOT
dve sanity life wifi suffer an eter-
nifty of torment. Is not Tins grlcv-