John 2:18-22

Jesus' first Passover during His personal ministry included a sign -- John 2:18-22: The Jews wanted a sign and were shocked at the sign that Jesus gave them. "Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?" (John 2:18) Here is the sign that Jesus gave them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." (John 2:19) When Moses came to deliver Israel, he gave signs, or miracles, that proved that he acted under a Divine commission. They felt that Jesus should offer similar proof by miracle. The people left as if driven back by God. The God who can drive back rivers and cause the earth to tremble can drive out people. 'What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs? Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob." (Psalms 114:5-7) They should have seen that Jesus had Divine power, otherwise how could he have driven out so many from the Temple? The Jews desired a sign and they were given the sign of Jesus' death and resurrection. Jesus was delivered for our offenses and raised for our justification. (Romans 4:25) He was declared with power to be the Son of God by the resurrection. We read in Romans 1:4, "And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead."