John 2 - Introduction

PART II. (B.)

II. THE MANIFESTATION OF THE GLORY OF THE WORD IN SIGNS AMONG HIS OWN PEOPLE IN THE REGION OF HIS HOME, AND AMONG MANY OF HIS COUNTRYMEN IN JERUSALEM

1. At Cana of Galilee.—The water made wine. Jesus manifests His power in the realm of nature (John 2:1).

2. In His public ministry at Jerusalem.—

(1) In the temple He shows His supremacy as the Son in the Father’s house (John 2:12);

(2) in a prophetic sign (John 2:18);

(3) in miracles of beneficence (John 2:23).

First Year of Public Ministry

John 2:1 to John 4:54.—Place in Synoptic history: follows Matthew 4:11; Mark 1:13; Luke 4:13.

Chap. 2—To 14th Nisan—i.e. end of March, A.U.C. 781, A.D. 28.