Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
Attendance at the Feast of Tabernacles
Text: John 7: 10-13
ATTENDANCE AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES
After their conversation with Jesus, His brothers went ahead to go on their own to Jerusalem to attend the Feast of Tabernacles. The reasons for their attendance was different from that of Jesus.
“But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, ‘Where is He?’ And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, ‘He is good’; others said, ‘No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.’ However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews.”
John 7:10-13
1. Two separate groups
a. The brothers of Jesus travelled on their own to Jerusalem.
b. Jesus travelled with His disciples to Jerusalem too.
2. Jesus
a. He decided that He would go to Jerusalem “in secret”.
b. He would appear in Jerusalem quietly.
3. The Jews
a. These Jewish leaders were on the look-out for Jesus.
b. If they could, they would arrest Him or even kill Him.
4. Divided opinions
a. There were some who said that Jesus was good.
b. There were others who disagreed (The Jews, for example).
c. They opposed those who spoke well of Jesus.
d. They sought to speak ill of Him on every occasion.
5. Fear of the Jews
a. Many were afraid of the Jewish authorities.
b. Thus, they did not dare to speak up openly for Jesus at all.
6. The wisdom of Jesus
Jesus knew the scene all too well. Thus, He opted to go to Jerusalem “in secret”. There was high tension in Jerusalem. He did not want His followers to end up battling with the Jews.
经文：约翰福音 7：10-13
出席住棚节
耶稣的弟兄和祂谈了话后，就自己出发前往耶路撒冷出席住棚节。他们出席的理由跟耶稣的不同。
“但他弟兄上去以后，他也上去过节，不是明去，似乎是暗去的。 正在节期，犹太人寻找耶稣，说：‘他在哪里？’ 众人为他纷纷议论，有的说：‘他是好人。’ 有的说：‘不然，他是迷惑众人的。’ 只是没有人明明地讲论他，因为怕犹太人。”
《约翰福音 7：10-13》