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• In addition to the demands of
the priests, they were heavily
taxed by the Romans.
• Popular rebellion and
outbreaks became more
frequent.
• Greed and violence, distrust
and spiritual apathy (lack of
interest in spiritual things),
were eating out the very heart
of the nation.
20. By their hatred of the Romans, and
national and spiritual pride, they tried
to maintain a reputation for sanctity by
scrupulous attention to the ceremonies
of religion.
21. They studied the prophecies without
spiritual insight and interpreted it to fit
into their own selfish plans for worldly
and national greatness and overlooked
