You have seen that the Pharisees were born out of the necessity.  They were captives in a faraway land (Babylon) with no Temple and no ‘promised land’. What was their identity?  What was an Israelite (Jew) without a home and a Temple? How do they maintain national identity and worship YHWH in captivity? So, we have looked at how the Sabbath was a bone of contention between the Pharisees and Jesus.

Warning: Do not look at this cheat sheet until you have SOSed the scriptures in the Samaritan Articles.  You will only be robbing yourself of what the Holy Spirit was going to give you.

🐾 Zuko Explains – Samaria Travel & Encounters

🐾 The straw that broke the camel's back... Let’s pin down who the king was and what the letters said, step by step.

📜 The Biblical Account — Ezra 4

After Zerubbabel and Jeshua began rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem (around 537–520 BCE), the surrounding peoples — including “the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin” (the Samaritans and others settled by the Assyrians) — offered to help.

Jesus and the Pharisees had the most in common of all the Sects of the day.  If that was true, why then were they so hostile to each other?

Here is one example of why they differed so vehemently. Can you think of others?

First, ask yourself where did the Pharisees originate from?  Where were they, in what time period, what was happening at their birth? Then consider the following.  SOS the passages.

The Land’s Sabbath and the Exile

Below are a set of Quick Reference Tables showing the leaders of the bible in chronological order.  There is an overall list (large) and then after that a break down of the four basic types of leaders in the bible matching the other article.  (These tables also include early Patriarchs as well).   There are some arbitrary comments that may help you to remember them.  (Remember "there is no-one good but God" to quote Jesus.)

Leadership

If you are like me, the seemingly endless list of leaders in the bible confuses me.  Who is who in the zoo and were they a good leader or a bad leader is overwhelming.  Below Zuko tries to simplify the whole mess.  There were five broad categories of leaders in the bible.  Patriarchs, Prophets, Judges, Kings and Roman rule like Governors. Only the last four are discussed here as the Patriarchs often stand out nicely on their own but the others get confused. 

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