Daily Devotions

My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音)

My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音)
 
Day 
Day 104

The Worries of the Jews

Text: John 7: 32-34

THE WORRIES OF THE JEWS

The Jewish authorities were deeply worried about the inclinations of the multitudes. They were even more determined to arrest Jesus.

“The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things
concerning Him, and the Pharisees and the chief priests
sent officers to take Him. Then Jesus said to them, ‘I shall
be with you a little while longer, and then I go to Him who sent Me.
You will seek Me and not find Me, and where I am you cannot come.’”

John 7:32-34

1. The Jewish rulers identified

a. They were Pharisees.
b. They were chief priests.
c. They had authority to despatch officers to arrest Jesus.

2. The response of Jesus

a. “I shall be with you a little while longer”
i. Jesus was not afraid of being arrested by the Jews.
ii. He spoke to them about being on earth for a little while more.
b. “And then I go to Him who sent Me”
i. He then told the people that He would return to the One who sent Him.
ii. He was speaking about returning to His Father who had sent Him.
c. “You will seek Me and not find Me”
i. When Jesus returned to His Father, His ministry on earth would be over.
ii. Many had sought Him because they needed His power to heal the sick.
iii. Many others had sought Him to cast out demons.
iv. But when He returns to His Father, they would not be able to find Him anymore.
d. “And where I am you cannot come”
i. When Jesus has completed His Father’s work on earth, He will return to heaven.
ii. But those who had rejected Him will not be able to be where Jesus would be.
iii. They would not be able to gain entrance to Heaven.
iv. They had rejected Jesus! They even had the audacity to plan and plot to kill the Son of God!

经文:约翰福音 7:32-34

犹太人的忧虑

犹太领导们都担心群众会偏向耶稣。他们更意志要捉拿耶稣。

“法利赛人听见众人为耶稣这样纷纷议论,祭司长和法利赛人就打发差役去捉拿他。于是耶稣说:‘我还有不多的时候和你们同在,以后就回到差我来的那里去。你们要找我,却找不着,我所在的地方你们不能到。’”

《约翰福音 7:32-34》

1. 犹太领导

a. 法利赛人
b. 祭司长
c.  他们有权打发差役去捉拿耶稣

2. 耶稣的反应

a.  “我还有不多的时候和你们同在”
i. 耶稣并不害怕被捉拿
ii. 祂提到祂在世上的时间不久了
b. “以后就回到差我来的那里去”
i. 祂告诉人们祂将回到差祂来的那里去
ii. 祂指的是回到差祂来的天父身边
c. “你们要找我,却找不着”
i. 当耶稣回到天父身边,祂世上的职事将结束
ii. 许多寻求祂的人是为了要医治病痛
iii. 还有许多寻求祂驱走鬼
iv. 但当祂回到天父那儿,他们便找不着祂了
d. “我所在的地方你们不能到”
i. 当耶稣完成了天父差祂完成的职事,祂便会回天家
ii. 但拒绝耶稣的人们不能到耶稣所在之处
iii. 他们无法进入天国
iv. 他们拒绝了耶稣!他们甚至大胆地计划谋杀上帝的子!