Ancient Monotheistic Religion

Merriam Webster defines Judaism as “an ancient monotheistic religion, with the Torah as its foundational text, and supplemental oral tradition represented by later texts such as the Midrash and the Talmud.” God chose this group of people, while He could have chosen another group, because He knew that they would do greatness for Him. The Jews tried they best to follow Him and even when God had to remind they who they should follow, they still do not understand what God had plan for them and still looking for something that is right in front in them. Even though Christianity sprouted off from Judaism, Judaism missed some key elements about God and His word. The bible gives examples of why the Jews had strayed away from their faith, they missed the fact that the Messiah had come, and they think they are better than others.
Indeed, the Jews strayed away from their faith by taking the bible too literary and choosing what they want to hear. In the time of Jesus Christ, the Pharisees did not understand the meaning of Sabbath and so made the rule in their own eyes. As they questioned Jesus in Matthew 12:1-3, it says, “At that time Jesus went…’Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on Sabbath.’… ‘…hungry?’” Another example is that the
In the time of Ezra, Samaritans were looked down on since they did not believe in all of the books of the bibles. God wants everyone to understand that no one person is more holy than the other, but the Jews do not understand this and put down anyone that do not follow them. This also applies to the Jewish Pharisees, as they believed that because they studied the Torah, that they were more holy than everyone else. Jesus rebukes them in Matthew 23:3-4 saying, “So you must obey them… they do not practice what they preach… not willing to lift a finger to move them.” So because of their pride, the Jews think that everyone else is less holy than