April
19th John
7 The Lord’s Family
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After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in
Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2: Now the Jews' feast of
tabernacles was at hand. 3: His brethren therefore said unto him,
Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the
works that thou doest. 4: For there is no man that doeth any thing in
secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these
things, shew thyself to the world. 5: For neither did his brethren
believe in him. 6: Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet
come: but your time is always ready. 7: The world cannot hate you;
but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are
evil. 8: Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast;
for my time is not yet full come. 9: When he had said these words
unto them, he abode still in Galilee.
The
Lord teaching in the Temple
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But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the
feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. 11: Then the Jews sought
him at the feast, and said, Where is he? 12: And there was much
murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a
good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people. 13: Howbeit
no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews. 14: Now about the
midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 15: And
the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having
never learned? 16: Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not
mine, but his that sent me. 17: If any man will do his will, he shall
know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of
myself. 18: He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he
that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no
unrighteousness is in him. 19: Did not Moses give you the law, and
yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? 20: The
people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill
thee? 21: Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work,
and ye all marvel. 22: Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision;
(not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the
sabbath day circumcise a man. 23: If a man on the sabbath day receive
circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye
angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the
sabbath day? 24: Judge not according to the appearance, but judge
righteous judgment.
At
this time the Jews were getting over zealous in their murderous
intent so Christ moved his base to Galilee. However when the Feast of
Tabernacles came around Christ as all Jews did needed to go to
Jerusalem. His brothers chided him to go with them so that everyone
would see his miracles, but he said, ‘not yet’. His brothers did
not recognise him as the Messiah. Then Christ left for Galilee but
without and public knowledge of his movements. There was a great deal
of concern by the Jews to find Christ. The people were divided about
him; some said he was a prophet but others that he was a deceiver. In
the middle of the feast Christ entered into the Temple to teach the
Word. The Jews were amazed at his knowledge of Hebrew because he had
not been taught by them nor had he attended the ‘college’. Christ
confessed that his knowledge was from God that sent him. He said that
those who know God will know this to be true. Then he said Moses gave
you the law yet none of you keep it. Then he questioned them about
their evil motives. He said why are you plotting to murder me? He
wasn’t asking because he didn’t know he was asking to shock them
into thinking which might lead to repentance. The religious leaders
said you have an evil Spirit who is seeking to kill you. Christ
further challenged them, He said l have done one good work and you
are all amazed and Why? because it was done on the Sabbath day. This
is an example of their prejudice and Pharisaic thinking that assumed
that healing on the Sabbath day was breaking the commandments. Then
he said you circumcise a man on the Sabbath day so that the Mosaic
law is not broken by having uncircumcised men in Israel, Yet l have
made a man whole on the sabbath day. What’s the difference? Why are
you angry? Then he said do not judge a matter according to a surface
appearance but judge righteous judgment.
- Why did people hate Christ?
- What was the general public conception of Christ?
- Who is Christ to you?
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