Psalm 121
John 1:34
Introduction
In life, there is a saying it’s not what you know but who you know.
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Correct Punctuation
In the this life there is one person must meet before you leave this earth.
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People are looking for an answer?
Part of the answer can be found in John 1:34.
Background to John 1:
— Each gospel record has a particular emphasis. Matthew presents Jesus Christ as the King. Mark presents Him as the Servant. Luke presents Him as the perfect Man. John presents Him as God.
The writer assumes that many of his readers already know the things contained in the other accounts. He omits almost entirely the ministry of the Lord Jesus in Galilee (although he does include distinctive miracles performed there—the turning of water into wine at Cana and the healing of the official’s son). He focuses mainly on the Lord’s ministry in Jerusalem and other parts of the province of Judea.”
John 20:30 (KJV)
30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:
John 21:25 (NASB95)
25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written.
Structure of John – 2 Main Divisions
A somewhat expanded outline would look like this:
Prologue: the eternal Word (John 1:1-18)
Christ’s ministry to the world (John 1:19-12:50)
Christ’s ministry to His own (John 13:1-17:26)
Christ’s death and resurrection (John 18:1-20:31)
Seven outstanding miracles are described in the first major division of the book:
1. Turning water into wine (John 2)
2. Healing the official’s son (John 4)
3. Healing the helpless man (John 5)
4. Feeding the five thousand (John 6)
5. Walking the water (John 6)
6. Healing the man born blind (John 9)
7. Raising Lazarus from the dead (John 11)
In addition to the seven signs, there are seven distinct statements of the Lord Jesus, each beginning with “I am” and containing a descriptive title in the predicative:
1. “I am the bread of life” (John 6:35).
2. “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12).
3. “I am the gate” (John 10:9).
4. “I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11).
5. “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25).
6. “I am the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6).
7. “I am the true vine” (John 15:1).
In the Prologue, some of the key words are “life,” “light,” “believe,” and “truth.”
A RECURRING THEME: REJECTION AND RECEPTION
It is fitting that God would choose one who had an intimate knowledge of the events to write this account. The writer is undoubtedly John, the son of Zebedee, though he never refers to himself by name in the book, preferring to call himself “the disciple whom Jesus loved
Witness of John
His testimony is without hesitation or uncertainty. Note the finality of his denials: “He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, ‘I am not the Christ.’ They asked him, ‘Then who are you? Are you Elijah?’ He said, ‘I am not.’ ‘Are you the Prophet?’ He answered, ‘No.’ ” (John 1:20, 21). Some men in similar circumstances would have been tempted to claim honors for themselves.
Note the directness, but also the modesty, of his affirmation: “I am the voice of one calling in the desert.” He pointed to Isaiah’s prophecy, which those religious leaders should have known (Isaiah 40:3). His responsibility was to bear witness, and he did so admirably (see John 1:7, 8, 15, 19, 32, 34). We can learn much from John about being faithful witnesses for Jesus Christ!
These early disciples came to Christ in different ways. We can see, though, that the most frequent channel was through the testimony of someone else, the invitation of a friend or relative. Andrew brought Peter; Philip brought Nathanael; someone probably brought you.
Whom have you brought?
ὁράω (Hom.+) impf. 3 pl. ἑώρων
③ to experience a condition or event, experience, eye
1:34. John’s testimony was that this is the Son of God. The prophesied Davidic King was God’s Son (2 Sam. 7:13), and the messianic King is uniquely the Son of God (Ps. 2:7). The title “Son of God” goes beyond the idea of obedience and messianic King to that of Jesus’ essential nature. In the Fourth Gospel this title is not applied to believers. They are called “children” (tekna; e.g., John 1:12) while “Son” (hyios) is used only of Jesus.
John uses this phrase with the full force as a title that points to the unique oneness and intimacy that Jesus sustains to the Father as "Son." The term carries the idea of the deity of Jesus as Messiah
Behold The lamb
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Hom Hom , VIII b.c.—List 5
impf. impf. = imperfect
pl. pl. = plural
e.g. exempli gratia, for example