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The Gospel of John 7:25-31 (They try to seize Jesus)



 

Here is the next section where Jesus tells them he is the Messiah and they try to seize him at John 7:25-31

At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? 26 Here he is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to him. Have the authorities really concluded that he is the Messiah?

27 But we know where this man is from; when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.” 28 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. I am not here on my own authority, but he who sent me is true. You do not know him, 29 but I know him because I am from him and he sent me.”

30 At this they tried to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. 31 Still, many in the crowd believed in him. They said, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs than this man?”

Questions for discussion:

  1. Did the authorities (religious leaders) conclude that Jesus was the Messiah?
  2. This is another example of Jesus saying his time has not come. Do you recall when he said that before in the Gospel of John and WHEN his time did come?
  3. What do you think about the sentence, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs than this man?”
  4. How do you answer others who say their prayers are not being answered?



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Rick says October 3, 2023

Rick’s thoughts:

1. Did the authorities (religious leaders) conclude that Jesus was the Messiah?

No, the religious leaders did not accept him as Messiah. We will see in many places in the Gospels where the religious leaders “test” Jesus about his knowledge trying to trick him. They refused to believe in him and when he chased out the money changers at the Temple, they asked him,” by what authority did he do such acts?” (John 2:13-17).

The temple scene in 11:27-12:44 lies sandwiched between bookends—the withered fig tree at the beginning (11:20-26) and the prophesied destruction of Jerusalem at the end (13:1-37)—the former portending the latter! The withered fig tree foreshadows Israel’s punishment for unbelief as finally made certain in chapter 13. The Temple scene in 11:27-12:44 demonstrates the reason for the impending judgment: the rejection of God’s Messiah.

2. This is another example of Jesus saying his time has not come. Do you recall when he said that before in the Gospel of John and WHEN his time did come?

The answers are Jesus said, “His time had not come,” (John 2:1-12). The “time comes at Jesus’s crucifixion. “Jesus replied, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.’” (John 12:23)

3. What do you think about the sentence, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more signs than this man?”

Jesus could never satisfy those who do not believe. How many miracles will satisfy them? It is the same with people today who do not have faith. Also John 7:6-8 at the Feast of the Tabernacles. he crowd still did not understand who he was, probably thinking of him as a prophet.

4. How do you answer others who say their prayers are not being answered?

First, God never promised us happiness, He promised something much greater–eternal life through His Son. Second, God has his timing and purpose when answering prayer. Sometimes it is not in His plan to fulfill your request because He has another idea. I have seen prayers answered in ways not anticipated, but with greater effect.

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