Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音)
The True Colours of the Multitudes
Text: John 6:41-42
THE TRUE COLOURS OF THE MULTITUDES
The multitudes heard what Jesus said. But deep down they were upset about what they heard.
“The Jews then complained about Him, because He said, ‘I am the bread which came down from heaven.’ And they said, ‘Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How is it then that He says, ‘I have come down from heaven?’’”
John 6:41-42
1. The Jews
a) These were among the multitudes.
b) These belong to the leaders of Israel.
c) These were sometimes identified as:
i) Chief priests
ii) Scribes
iii) Elders
d) They mingled with the crowds for their own reasons:
i) To resist Jesus.
ii) To sow doubts and discontent.
iii) To dissuade others from following Jesus.
2. The complain of the Jews
a) They objected to this teaching of Jesus.
b) They rejected the idea that Jesus had come from heaven.
3. They saw Jesus only as a mere human being
a) They knew the parents of Jesus.
b) They even knew the name of the father of Jesus and identified him as “Joseph”.
4. They challenged the statement Jesus made
a) That Jesus had come from heaven.
b) They sowed doubts among the people so that they would not end up with faith in Him.
c) However, they spoke out of ignorance.
d) They had not understood that Jesus was that Messiah sent from God.
经文:约翰福音6:41-42
众人的真面目
众人听到了耶稣所说的。但是,他们内心深处对所听到的是很不满的。
“犹太人因为耶稣说‘我是从天上降下来的粮’,就私下议论他,说:‘这不是约瑟的儿子耶稣吗?他的父母我们岂不认得吗?他如今怎么说‘我是从天上降下来的’呢?’”
《约翰福音6:41-42》