Interpreter Par Excellence

The Pharisees and scribes spent their entire lives studying the scriptures. And yet, when the Messiah shows up, they completely missed it. The God of the universe, the seed of Abraham, the heir to the throne of David, the fulfillment of OT prophecies was standing right in front of them, and they had no idea who he was. How do we avoid making the same mistake? How do we avoid reading scripture, and yet at the same time not understanding it? This text is going to give us the most important principle for interpreting the Bible accurately.