FINAL DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE John 7:2-10. _“And the feast of the Jews, called Tabernacles, was nigh.”_ (Leviticus 23:34.) This great annual solemnity was held in September, commemorative of their sojourn in the wilderness forty years, dwelling in tents. Therefore all Israel, beginning on the Sabbat... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER 2 JESUS AT THE FESTIVAL OF TABERNACLES John 7:11-16. _“Therefore the Jews continued to seek Him at the feast, and say, Where is He? And there was much murmuring concerning Him among the multitude; some said that He is good; others said, No, but He deceiveth the multitude.”_ V. 13. _“No on... [ Continue Reading ]
VOLITION THE SALIENT FACT John 7:17-18. _“If any one may wish to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether I speak from God or from Myself. He that speaketh from himself, seeketh his own glory; he that seeketh the glory of Him that sent Him, the same is true, and there is no unrigh... [ Continue Reading ]
APOSTASY OF THE JEWISH CHURCH John 7:19-23. _“Did not Moses give you the law? and no one of you keeps the law.”_ Do you not see the utter collapse and failure of their religion, as neither priest nor people kept the law? Can we keep it? Certainly, by the grace of God in Christ. “Love is the fulfilli... [ Continue Reading ]
RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT John 7:24-31. _“Judge not according to sight.”_ The verb here is in the perpetual present, setting forth human proneness to judge people from the outward appearance. _“But judge righteous judgment.”_ The verb in this clause is in the aorist tense, which means an instantaneous acti... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND PHARISEES SEND OFFICERS TO ARREST HIM John 7:32-34. _“The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning Him, the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers that they may arrest Him.”_ His powerful preaching during the tabernacle festival is winning many convert... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DISPERSION OF THE GREEKS John 7:33-36. _“Then Jesus said, Yet a little while I am with you, and I go to Him that sent Me. You shall seek Me, and shall not find Me, and where I am you are not able to come. Then the Jews said to one another, Whither is He about to go, that we shall not find Him? W... [ Continue Reading ]
RIVERS OF LIVING WATER FLOWING OUT OF THE HEART John 7:37-39. _“And on the last great day of the festival, Jesus stood, and continued to cry out, saying, If any one may thirst, let him come and drink. He that believeth on Me, as the Scripture said, Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water... [ Continue Reading ]
GLORIFICATION OF JESUS John 7:39. _“And He spoke this concerning the Spirit which those who believe on Him were about to receive; for he was not yet [given]; because Jesus was not yet glorified.”_ The Holy Ghost has been in the world in all ages, illuminating, convicting, regenerating, and sanctifyi... [ Continue Reading ]
IGNORANCE OF THE JEWS John 7:40-44. _“Then some of the multitude, hearing these words, continued to say, Truly this One is the Prophet.”_ This is a phrase in O. T. often applied to the Messiah. _“Others continued to say, He is the Christ.”_ I trow, the latter were Galileans, who had so frequently he... [ Continue Reading ]
REPORT OF THE OFFICERS SENT TO ARREST HIM John 7:45-49. _“Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, and they said to them, Why did you not lead Him along? The officers responded, Never did a man speak as this Man is speaking.”_ The Sanhedrin were in session in the Hall of Caiaphas o... [ Continue Reading ]
NICODEMUS VINDICATES HIM John 7:50-52. _“Nicodemus says to them, being one of them, Whether does our law condemn a man until it may first have a hearing with him, and know what he doeth? They responded, and said to him, Whether are you also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet riseth from Ga... [ Continue Reading ]