John 7:19

John 7:19 says, Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?  Jesus reminded the Jews that Moses had given them the Law, but they didn't follow it.  He then asked them why they went about trying to kill Him.  The nation of Israel was unique, not because they were any better than any other group of people, but because they had been chosen by God to be His people and to reach the rest of the world.  As such, they had been entrusted with the Law given to Moses.  They failed to keep that Law, making the need of the Messiah necessary.  We today as His followers, His people, are entrusted with the Gospel, but we often fail to live up to our calling.  Jesus asked the Jews searching for Him to kill Him why they were doing that.  When we look to the people of the world hoping God will punish them for their evil deeds, we have to ask who we are to condemn them, since we are all underserving of salvation.  Verse twenty adds, The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? The people accused Jesus of having a devil.  They accused Jesus of either being demon possessed or delusional.  How far from the truth could God's people get?  We need to pray that we will never get so determined to mold God into our own desires that we attempt to credit His work to the devil. They also seemed unwilling to believe that their religious leaders were attempting to kill Him.  We should always support our religious leaders, unless we know that what they are doing goes against God's word and will. Jesus did not answer their accusation.  He knew the truth and was there to lead them to the truth.  We do not need to argue all the false claims made against Christ and Christianity.  We only need to present the truth and lead others to it.  Jesus was being charged with working on the Sabbath, and this is one of the reasons the Jewish leaders were using to persecute Him.