Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
The Old Testament Prophets
Text: John 7: 25-27
THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS
The prophets of God ministered as special servants of God. There were a number of things they did.
1. They were preachers
They preached to Israel messages from God. Some of the messages brought hope and comfort. Some of the messages contained rebukes for sins committed against God.
2. They were teachers
They explained many deep lessons about God. They helped people to understand their faith better.
3. They were prophets
They proclaimed things about the future of the nation. God would reveal things of the future.
4. The prophecies about the Messiah
Some of the prophecies concerned a special Person who would be God’s specially anointed. He was called “The Messiah”.
CONFUSION ABOUT THE MESSIAH
The prophecies about the Messiah came from different prophets. Each prophet would offer a glimpse or two about the Messiah. No single prophet had full knowledge or revelation about the Messiah. Over the years, some confusion arose concerning His identity.
“Now some of them from Jerusalem said, ‘Is this not He whom they seek to kill? But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ? However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from.’”
John 7:25-27
1. “Some of them from Jerusalem”
a. These were possibly “followers” of Jesus.
b. They were still not fully decided if they truly and fully believed Him.
2. Their questions
a. They were surprised to hear Jesus speak so boldly in the temple.
b. They knew that the Jewish authorities had put a word out against Jesus.
c. They knew that the Jews wanted to kill Jesus.
d. They wondered if the rulers knew what was really going on.
3. Their doubts about Jesus being the Messiah
a. They knew who Jesus was… with reference to His earthly identity.
b. Their knowledge about the Messiah was that He would appear mysteriously.
c. Since they knew who Jesus was, they doubted that He was the Messiah. They were so wrong!
经文：约翰福音 7:25-27
旧约的先知
上帝的先知是祂特别的仆人。他们做了从下几件事。
1. 他们是传道人
他们把上帝的道传给以色列。这些信息有的带着盼望与安慰，有的带着对他们违背上帝的罪的责备。
2. 他们是老师
他们解释了关于上帝的深奥教训。他们帮助人们更好的理解他们的信心。
3. 他们是先知
他们宣告国家未来的事物。上帝会显明未来的事物。
4. 关于弥赛亚的预言
有一些预言是关于一位上帝会特别膏的人。祂被称为“弥赛亚”。
关于弥赛亚的混乱
关于弥赛亚的预言来自不同的先知。每位先知都会提到关于弥赛亚的一两点。
没有任何一位先知有对于弥赛亚完全的理解或启示。因此，这些年来，人对弥赛亚的身份产生混乱。
“耶路撒冷人中有的说：‘这不是他们想要杀的人吗？你看，他还明明地讲道，他们也不向他说什么，难道官长真知道这是基督吗? 然而我们知道这个人从哪里来，只是基督来的时候，没有人知道他从哪里来。’”
《约翰福音 7:25-27》