<p>24:25 <i>And he said to them: O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken</i>- The Lord by contrast had been of quick understanding in spiritual things (Is. 11:3). Their slowness was inexcusable; it was related to a &quot;hardness&quot; of heart (Mk. 16:14). They ought to have connected the events experienced not simply with the Lord's own predictions, but with the words in &quot;all&quot; the prophetic scriptures about the sufferings and resurrection of Messiah. We might be inclined to think that it is a tall order to discern these things in &quot;all&quot; the prophets. But the Lord expected it of His men. Misunderstanding and blindness to the things of God's word are therefore presented here as worthy of rebuke by the Lord Jesus. Our insistence that 'I just didn't see it' is not of itself an excuse. This should provide us every motivation in our Bible reading. The Father and Son are eager to reveal themselves to us. We are asked to have active minds, ever sensitive to the implications of God's words; just as we would be to the words of the 'other' in any human relationship.</p>