Unlikely Statements

Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” Matthew 12:24

Pharisees, that group of dunderheads who never seemed to get it right. The problem is that they were not, dunderheads that is. The Pharisees spent a lifetime learning and debating the Law and the prophets. As a group they were among the more educated of the nation of Israel. So, why then would they put forth such unlikely opinions as the one in our verse for today? One possibility is that when your group decides to oppose everything a person says or does without any reflection or consideration, you may end up saying some fairly unlikely things. It is not a stretch to look at our political climate these days and see similar things going on. However, the Pharisees had decided to oppose the Son of God, not just some politician of a different stripe. These Pharisees were not going to come out of this looking sharp and erudite.

Praise God for His patience with us,

Bucky