Reading the Prophets

Mt. 24:23-24
 23"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel."

Jesus sums up the entire message of all of the prophets - Justice, mercy and faithfulness over rote obedience to the law.  The pharisees are just like their forefathers.  Blind guides obeying the simple things of the law and leaving out the powerful things.