The chosen people(jews)were to welcome the messiah(redeemer)according to their scripture the signs were there to recognize Him,keep in mind the pharisees,scribes(sanhedrin)were held in high esteem by the nation as we all are aware pride and envy have ruined men down through the ages.They(jewish authority)at this time despised roman occupation,culture,and most certainly its citizens and waited for the Son of God to rise up for His chosen people(who spent forty years in the desert for ingratitude to God's mercy of delivering them out of bondage amongst other things)and destroy their enemies and the jewish nation will then become world conquerers and took literally the doctrine the'kingdom' of heaventhinking this kingdom will be built in Jerusalem.That's why Jesus came to fulfill what was taught by the fathers of the faith to staighten out any ambiguity;e.g the sixth commandment thou shalt not commit adulteryThey(jews)thought this meant if you do not commit the act but entertained the thought they were not transgressing this commandment hence He had to explain the true weight,and substance of it's conviction(thought,word,and deed)So when Jesus taught to love your enemies,you can imagine the scandal!also He attracted(not only Jews)all classes of people far and wide which caused jealousy in the temple.So therefore He cannot be the Saviour that was promised?because He didn't suit their interpretation of a Savior(try before you bye policy)the christian faith basically is not a new religion'per se' it is a continuation of the Hebrew faith fulfilled.It is a mystery why they are the chosen people,but do not hold them inferior when they return to the faith they will teach every one of us a good lesson on how to live the faith,not like us gentiles who must take advantage of our oppotunities,the true religion is in their blood waiting to be graphted back to its roots,they are the original olive stock!
