The Pharisees Investigate the Healing (2)

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Please pray for America— Riots all over the country as a result of the death of George Floyd

Previously here at The Message— We gleaned into the narrative when the Pharisees investigate the Healing of the man born blind

In doing so, we were led to the discussion about Sabbath— it being one of the reason why the Pharisees hated Jesus— He did healing miracles on Sabbath day— traditionally their day of rest

In the course of our study last Friday— it led us to the following conclusions:

IT IS NOT WHEN WE WORSHIP THAT MATTERS

IT IS HOW WE WORSHIP THAT MATTERS

Now let’s continue and see what happened next

Open your Bible to John 9:17-23. One you get there, type Amen!

CHARACTER, COMMAND, PROMISES, CONVICTIONS, EXAMPLES, CHALLENGES AND ENCOURAGEMENT

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John 9:17–23 NIV

17 Then they turned again to the blind man, “What have you to say about him? It was your eyes he opened.” The man replied, “He is a prophet.” 18 They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents. 19 “Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?” 20 “We know he is our son,” the parents answered, “and we know he was born blind. 21 But how he can see now, or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. Ask him. He is of age; he will speak for himself.” 22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue. 23 That was why his parents said, “He is of age; ask him.”

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HE IS A PROPHET

What is a Prophet?

Hebrew word Nabi [the most generally used for a prophet]— to utter

In the time of Samuel, another Hebrew word Roeh— that meens “seer”

How many books in the Old Testament are named after the prophets?

4 Major Prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel— Lamentations is believed have been written by Jeremiah

12 Minor Prophets Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi

In the Old testament God sent prophets to the people to speak on His behalf

Moses is a great prophet— he delivered Israel from bondage to sin and slavery— first covenant at Mt. Sinai

We are the New Testament prophets when Jesus enabled us through the Holy Spirit [ACTS 1:8, 2:17]

They looked at Jesus as a Prophet because of what Moses foretold in DEUTERONOMY 18:15

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THE THREE OFFICES OF CHRIST

JESUS IS A PROPHET [DEUTERONOMY 18:15]

JESUS IS OUR GREAT HIGH PRIEST [HEBREWS 4:14]

JESUS IS OUR KING [LUKE 1:31-33]