THE MULTITUDE SATISFIED WITH FOOD John 6:1-14 In this chapter we have a further illustration of John's method in selecting for his purpose the miracles which became the texts of our Lord's discourses. These multitudes had evidently gathered on their way to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover; and... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS BRINGS PEACE TO TROUBLED HEARTS John 6:15-21 The most conclusive proof that our Lord was no weak fanatic or enthusiast is afforded by the calm temper which refused the eager impulse of the crowds to make Him king. Here the temptation of the wilderness was repeated; and only one who was fille... [ Continue Reading ]
INSINCERE SEEKERS OF TRUTH John 6:22-29 The mention in John 6:23 of Christ's giving thanks, recalls the vivid impression made by that solemn act, and the great importance which those who witnessed it attached to it. When the multitudes, disembarking on the other side of the Lake found Jesus there,... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FATHER'S WILL JESUS' LAW OF LIFE John 6:30-40 On the day following, our Lord had to encounter, first the demand of the people for a continuation of the miracle of the preceding night, John 6:25-40; second, the murmur of “the Jews,” that is, their religious leaders, John 6:41-51; third, the gro... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FOOD OF ETERNAL LIFE John 6:41-51 That phrase, _the last day,_ was constantly on the Master's lips, John 6:39-40; John 6:44; John 6:54; John 12:48. It is an indefinite expression for those final scenes in which the history of our race is to be consummated through resurrection and judgment. Je... [ Continue Reading ]
EAT AND LIVE John 6:52-59 In John 6:57 our Lord gives the secret of His inner life. At the beginning of His ministry He told the tempter that man did not live by bread alone, but by God's Word. Here He goes further and says that He lived not only by the words of God, but by God Himself. There is a... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SIFTING OF JESUS' FOLLOWERS John 6:60-71 The teaching of this chapter involves a deliberate act of Christ to arrest the revolutionary movement that was gathering around His person and making Him its figure-head, John 6:15. He therefore set Himself to teach that these people had misconceived th... [ Continue Reading ]