The number one reason they rejected Jesus was because they were looking for a conquering king to come and reign and they would serve under Him in glory- When Jesus came as a humble servant- They rejected Him
The miracles performed by Jesus were VERY specific and Jewish in nature- so that there was NO way a Jew could deny that He was indeed the Son of God and was fulfilling prophecy- Yet because Jesus didn’t come back and wipe out Israel’s enemies as a conquering king- they Rejected Him
Every Jew at that time knew that what Jesus was performing, in regards to miracles, was a divine fulfillment of prophecy- and the miracles were so steeped in Jewish traditions and customs that they understood the significance of the miracles- yet still they rejected Him- Even the simple miracle of restoring the man’s eyesight with mud had very specific Jewish earmarks to it- We had a Jewish Christian come and teach the significance of Jesus’ miracles to us and it was eye opening just how steeped in Jewish tradition and customs they really were-
There was no doubt He was the Messiah- But the Jews knew they weren’t goi9gn to defeat their enemies and live in a kingdom- and so they rejected Him
Acts 28:27. “Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your ancestors when he said through Isaiah the prophet:
26 “Go to this people and say,
“You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
27 For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.”