KNOWN BY OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD JESUS John 7:1-13 This feast was celebrated in October. Six entire months had elapsed between this and the preceding chapter. During the Feast of Tabernacles the people dwelt in tents made of boughs, on the roofs of the houses, and in the open places in or around Jerus... [ Continue Reading ]
HOW TO KNOW THE TRUTH OF JESUS' WORD John 7:14-24 Jesus now went up to the feast, not because he was prompted by the worldly policy suggested by His brethren, but because He was led by His Father's will. We must be on our guard against unspiritual advisers, and must wait till the hour and the minu... [ Continue Reading ]
THE UNAVOIDABLE CHRIST John 7:25-31 The freedom with which Jesus preached arrested the attention of the people in Jerusalem, and many wondered whether the cessation of hostility indicated a tacit admission on the part of the authorities that Jesus was what He claimed to be. But they were deferred... [ Continue Reading ]
A SPRING OF LIFE-GIVING WATER John 7:32-39 “The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God.” The truth of that saying clearly appears in the earlier part of this section. When the Lord spoke of returning to the Father His hearers supposed that He was proposing to visit the Jews of t... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BLINDNESS OF PREJUDICE John 7:40-53 These short descriptions of the impressions made on His hearers by the discourses of Jesus indicate the double development which was resulting from His ministry. Those in favor spoke of the Prophet and the Christ. Compare John 1:21; John 6:14. Others raised... [ Continue Reading ]