John part 10

Intro

some more deliberation about who Jesus is

some more people wanting to kill him

Jesus showing himself to be the Messiah despite the Jewish leaders’ best efforts

Late to the Party

an interesting conversation with Jesus’ brothers

they think he should ride this wave of popularity. they don’t understand or really even believe

he goes to Judea late so that the Jewish leaders don’t kill him

the conflict about Jesus in the voice of the people is the main point of the passage

Jesus goes to the temple to teach

he is not one of their lawyers and scribes and yet he understands the law better than them

he speaks to one of the most common reasons why they are eager to kill him all the time- that he does works on the Sabbath

gives the example of Moses and the fact that none of them are perfect under their law

doesn’t mention that he himself is without sin

How to Kill the Christ

an unfounded tradition believes that the Christ will appear from the sky one day like super man and save the people from their oppression

not from any scripture, in fact the prophets give the opposite

later in the passage when the people are deliberating about him they will talk about the actual prophecy about Bethlehem

they will not realize that in so many words he fulfills both of the things they are searching for

the Pharisees want him dead now more than ever

he continues reiterating the point he’s been making since Samaria

if you want real fulfillment it will be through him

the officers don’t arrest him because he does nothing wrong and he speaks the truth in love

Nicodemus defends him before the other Pharisees, ending the matter for the moment

Application

we will see it later, but none of the reason given for killing Jesus is justified

he was a man who lived solely for the purpose of doing good for others

he followed the law as intended by the one who gave it and did nothing other than what God sent him to do

even the Romans couldn’t help but see that there was something special about him

they didn’t want to kill him

people were divided then about Jesus just as they are now

he was never any more or less than what he claimed to be

I’ve said that before an I’ll say it again

John in this chapter wants you to see what Matthew spends a whole book talking about

Jesus is the Christ of prophecy and it does not take the greatest minds of the time to put that together