PART I _THE PROLOGUE_ CHAPTER John 1:1 THE ETERNAL NATURE AND INCARNATION OF THE WORD 1. The Logos is divine, pre-existent, eternal, and appears in His relation to God (John 1:2); to creation and providence (John 1:3); and as the life and light of humanity, which has become darkened by sin. 2.... [ Continue Reading ]
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 1:1. IN THE BEGINNING, etc.—ἐν�. The בְּרֵאשִׁית etc., of Genesis 1 denotes the beginning of that movement of the divine creative energy from which sprang the visible universe. The Evangelist’s words take us beyond this definite point into the immeasurable etern... [ Continue Reading ]
PART II. (A.) Chapter S John 1:19 to John 4:54 I. THE MANIFESTATION OF THE WORD AS LIGHT AMONG THOSE PREPARED TO RECEIVE HIM (John 1:19) 1. The testimony of John the Baptist: (1) he is not the Christ, etc. (John 1:19); (2) he is the voice of the promised herald (John 1:23). 2. He proclaims to... [ Continue Reading ]
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 1:38. JESUS TURNED, ETC.—Jesus saw these two young men modestly following Him, too diffident to accost Him. He, therefore, with friendly invitation encouraged them. “What seek ye?” The apparently irrelevant answer of the disciples, “Rabbi, where dwellest Thou?”... [ Continue Reading ]
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 1:45. NATHANAEL = Theodorus. The gift of God (נְתַנְאֵל). Probably this is the disciple mentioned afterward as Bartholomew (Matthew 10:3). How quickly did those early followers of Jesus discover the marks of true discipleship! Philip was no sooner convinced tha... [ Continue Reading ]