Spirit giveth understanding

Nehemiah 8:8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.

Jesus Christ was not shy about his criticism of the scribes and pharisees among tbe Jews. This corrupt system had lead the prople away from God.  But who started this system that gave ecclesiastical authority to scholars (men of letters)?   Didn't Ezra and Nehemiah come into town by the command and with tbe silver of Ataxerxes?  And didn't Ezra and Nehemiah supplant the kingly line of Zarubbabel and priestly line of Joshua son of Josidek?  Ezra and Nehemiah taught that the scholar gave understanding but doesn't the scriptures teach that it only the Holy Spirit and not man that giveth understanding. 

1 Corinthians 2:11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

Malachi, a contemporary of Ezra and Nehemiah,  tells us that God would one day remove the scholar and the rabbi from Israel.   It is unfortunate that mainstream Christianity fell into the same error by giving ecclesiastical authority to scholars and persons with divinity and theological degrees. 

Malachi 2:12 The Lord will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the Lord of hosts.