In spite of centuries of reading and studying the Old Testament, their eyes were blinded to the truth of who Jesus was. Jesus rebuked them for their hard hearts and their refusal to recognize the One they had supposedly been waiting for (John 5:38-40).
Licha ya karne nyingi za kusoma na kujifunza Agano la Kale, macho yao yalipumbazwa kwa ukweli wa Yesu alikuwa ni nani. Yesu aliwakemea kwa nyoyo zao kuwa ngumu na kukataa kwao kumtambua yule ambaye wamekuwa wakimngojea (Yohana 5: 38-40). Walitaka Masihi kulingana na matakwa yao wenyewe, yule ambaye atatimiza mahitaji yao wenyewe na kufanya kile ambacho walimtaka kufanya.