The Pharisees' legalistic approach led them to creating an ever-more complex system of rules, and their extra-dutiful observance of law focused on external obedience to rules more than internal attitudes of the heart.
Jewish rabbinical tradition counted 613 commands stipulated in the Law given to Israel by Moses. For the Pharisees (meaning "those who are set apart"), that wasn't enough. They sought to set themselves apart from the common man by the way they applied the Law to every detail of their lives, making their own specific rules for specific situations. So as new situations arose, new religious rules were imposed. The Pharisees' body of law was something like the US tax code in that way! They gave particular focus to all the ways that one should obey the rule of resting on the Sabbath.
In the process, the Pharisees also paid primary attention to outward adherence to rules. The spirit of the Law as originally given was aimed at conforming persons' hearts to the ways of God. But following the laws of the Pharisees became more focused on maintaining outward consistency with the rituals and regulations they had established. In regard to the Sabbath, the original intent was so that people would stop other activities in order to give full attention to God and his Word. For the Pharisees, the focus of the Sabbath became more about regulating how much activity was considered allowable or not in different situations.
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surrender Southern forces or face annihilation attack the Northern city of Washington, D.C. fire on Fort Sumter or let it be replenished stop acts of secession or be impeached.
Explanation:
It was met with opposition but Wilson was determined to
establish such an organization to prevent another great war from happening
again. Unfortunately, many in the Senate
disapprove of the proposal but Wilson still wanted this to come true. He became ill as a result and this led to his
death.
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Darius – was defeated by the Greeks at the Bay of Marathon
Xerxes – was defeated by the Greeks at the Bay Salamis
Cambises - one of the few generals in history to ever conquer and occupy Egypt
Cyrus – respected the customs and religions of the people he conquered
Explanation:
The Battle of the Marathon (490 BC) is a conflict between Athens and Platea with the Persian Empire during the Greco-Persian Wars. The battle ended with the complete victory of the Greek troops and marked the end of the First Persian Invasion of Greece. Persian King Darius and his army were defeated by the military assistance sent by Athens to the rebel Greeks in Ionia.
The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire, ruled by King Xerxes in 480 BC. The battle ended with the decisive victory of the Greek fleet and it was the most important event for the second Persian invasion of Greece.
Cambyses was one of the few generals in history who had ever conquered Egypt. He was Achaemenid king of Persia conquered Egypt in 525.
King Cyrus was the Persian King of the Iranian Achaemenid dynasty, a warlord, legislator, and founder of the Persian Empire. He was considered a good king because he respected the tradition and religion of the nations he conquered. He respected all the nations he conquered, although they had to pay tribute.
