Daniel Simons, professor of psychology...
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Daniel Simons, professor of psychology at Harvard, made a video of two teams of basketball players, one team in white shirts and the other in black, each player in constant motion as two basketballs were passed back and forth. Observers were asked to count the number of passes completed by the members of the white team. After about 45 seconds of passes, a woman in a gorilla suit walked into the middle of the group, stood in front of the camera, beat her chest vigorously, and then walked away. Fifty per cent of the observers did not even see the gorilla. Similarly, people who are used to a routine while driving, such as back and forth to work on the same route, often do not even see a person, on a bicycle or in another car, approaching them. Not only does the human mind think selectively, the eyes see selectively!
Paul in this text shows that the people of Israel selectively read the Old Covenant that God had made with them through Moses. They chose to ignore the fact that the Old Covenant pointed to the Messiah. Even though they could see that the Old Covenant was fading away, they were blind to the new covenant God has made through Jesus Christ.
Paul in this text shows that the people of Israel selectively read the Old Covenant that God had made with them through Moses. They chose to ignore the fact that the Old Covenant pointed to the Messiah. Even though they could see that the Old Covenant was fading away, they were blind to the new covenant God has made through Jesus Christ.
