The desire to understand the Torah has decrease the supremacy of not only the Torah but God Himself. The creation of the Oral Torah attest to the significant value Rabbis place both on the Torah and the exegetical process. The statement, “why do you quarrel with Rabbi Eliezer, whose opinion should prevail everywhere?” is important because it shows how most Rabbis would rather go with their own interpretation instead of God’s Word (Schwartz, 33). This implies that the Rabbis and God’s people no longer needs the voice of God for guidance and conformation but instead to “follow after the majority” (Schwartz, 33). The exegetical process have a tendency to humanize God. When God states that “my children have overruled me!” it produces a powerful
