Well K-man... they didnt have any christian seminary's in those days{cough}.. I have a friend that (proverbially) tears his clothes and throws dust in the air over God demanding the Israelites comit genocide with the Amalikites and other times and places in degrees.. Yet he knows nothing about the Amalikites.. and their heinous cultural practices.. And the Israelites themselves were fairly "raw' in humanity themselves..
Its easy to "accuse" the Apostles of ugh!.. dullness in becoming comfortable with a spiritual life even with the Holy Spirit as guide.. My experience and many I fellowship with have had the same kind problems with deep spiritual "truths".. (concepts).. Example; John ch 10 just opened up to me in a new deeper way recently.. than ever before.. No doubt the Apostles had some of the same problems.. You see... having the Holy Spirit as guide and listening with "both ears" can be tough.. Its wonderful that John was not Luke was not Paul was not Mark was not Matthew was not Moses etc.. We all see darkly as I beleive we are supposed to.. Each of our lives is unique in a thousand individual way.. What a plan that God would test his plan(s) though millions of different iterations..
The differences between the Apostles are beautiful as we can also see in the metaphor of gemstones in the foundation of the New Jerusalem.
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. [There is] no speech nor language, [where] their voice is not heard. Psalms 19:1-3
*** Each of our lives is unique in a thousand individual way.. What a plan that God would test his plan(s) though millions of different iterations..***
Why would an all knowing, all seeing God need to test anything?