God did.
John 1:38 tells us that 'rabbi' means 'teacher', which Jesus truly was.
The word came to mean a title of respect and honor, and was demanded by the religious leaders in Israel (Matthew 23:6-8). Though Jesus never went to the rabbinical schools of his day, his wisdom and knowledge came directly from God, and his personal relationship with him.(John 5:19+30+43)(John 4:34) (John 14:6) Even his enemies acknowledged his amazing teaching abilities(John 7:46; Luke 20:39, 40; Mark 12:32, 34)(John 6:38; John 10:25). God taught him and approved of him (Matthew 3:17) and because of this, Jesus was rightfully called rabbi by his followers (Mark9:5; 11:21)(John 1:38)(John 1:49)(John 3:2)(John 4:31; 9:2; 11:8)(John 6:25)(Luke 6:40 /Matthew 28:19, 20) He taught God's laws from personal experience(John 6:37-40) and with more skill than anyone else(Matthew 11:27) because he loved and understood, not only God, but his audience, better than anyone on earth(Mark 10:21; John 13:1, 34; 15:9,12,13)(John 2:25)(Luke 6:8)(Hebrews 7:26). He then passed on his wisdom to his followers, who could then become 'true teachers' of God's Word based on what they'd learned from Jesus (2 Corinthians 3:5, 6; 1 Timothy 3:1-7.)
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It is because rabbi is a respectful name meaning teacher.
You would have to ask a rabbi this question; but generally, a rabbi preaches about the Old Testament and the Jew's religion, and as such they cannot believe in Jesus, as the Apostle John says when he talks about them in John 12.39 & 40
Lord, Master, Rabbi
They called him rabbi, or teacher.
This is another name for Jesus.
Unless the rabbi was a Messianic Jew he would disagree. A Catholic priest would agree with the claim that Jesus was God.
A guy, a rabbi, and Jesus walk into a bar. The bartender looks up and says,"Don't tell me this is some kinda stupid joke"
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he felt like it