April
20th
25:
Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek
to kill? 26: But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto
him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? 27:
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man
knoweth whence he is. 28: Then cried Jesus in the temple as he
taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am
not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
29: But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me. 30: Then
they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his
hour was not yet come. 31: And many of the people believed on him,
and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these
which this man hath done?
Religious
leaders attempt - arrest
32:
The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning
him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take
him. 33: Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you,
and then I go unto him that sent me. 34: Ye shall seek me, and shall
not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come. 35: Then said
the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find
him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the
Gentiles? 36: What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall
seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot
come? 37: In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood
and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and
drink. 38: He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out
of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39: (But this spake
he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for
the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet
glorified.) 40: Many of the people therefore, when they heard this
saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. 41: Others said, This
is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? 42:
Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David,
and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? 43: So there was a
division among the people because of him. 44: And some of them would
have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. 45: Then came the
officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them,
Why have ye not brought him? 46: The officers answered, Never man
spake like this man. 47: Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye
also deceived? 48: Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees
believed on him? 49: But this people who knoweth not the law are
cursed. 50: Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by
night, being one of them,) 51: Doth our law judge any man, before it
hear him, and know what he doeth? 52: They answered and said unto
him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee
ariseth no prophet. 53: And every man went unto his own house.
The
people were rather surprised that Christ spoke openly in fact it cast
doubt on the ruler’s judgment, but the people were still confused
about him. Then Christ addressed their question regarding his origin.
He said you know me and where l am from but I have been sent from God
and l know him. They tried to arrest Christ but they couldn’t get
it together because it was not the right time yet. Because of the
courage of Christ many people believed on him. The Religious leaders
sent a group to arrest him but they were confused by His speech. On
the Great day of the feast Christ stood before Israel and called the
whole nation to himself. This was the climax of Christ’s ministry.
Everything hinged on this. However the people responded would set the
scene for the next two thousand years. He said, If any man thirst,
let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the
scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living
water. (In Mathew the call is to those who are weary and heavy
laden.) Many people believed on him there. Those who had been sent to
arrest him returned empty handed saying, never man spake like this
man. They were struck by the force of his personality in the power of
the Holy Spirit. It this time Nicodemus said we should give the man a
hearing.
- Why couldn’t people arrest Christ?
- What did Jesus mean when he said I am going away and you will not find me?
- Why couldn’t the soldiers arrest Christ?
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