Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
A Telling Reaction
Text: John 8: 33
A TELLING REACTION
The Jews who had heard this further word from the Lord Jesus reacted very strongly. Their “faith” in the Lord was demonstrated and proven.
“They answered Him, ‘We are Abraham’s descendants, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How can you say, ‘You will be made free?’’”
John 8:33
1. “They answered Him”
a. This was more like a retort.
b. It was a reaction that revealed the true state of their understanding.
2. “We are Abraham’s descendants”
a.The Jews took pride in their being the descendants of Abraham.
b. They were essentially saying that they had the Abrahamic Covenant to fall back on.
i. God had promised to bless Abraham (Genesis 12, 15, 22).
ii. That promise extended to his descendants.
iii. The Jews believed that they were already greatly blessed.
3. “And have never been in bondage to anyone”
a. This was not true historically.
b. Israel had been in bondage to the following:
i. Assyria
ii. Babylon
iii. Currently, Israel was under bondage to Rome.
c. On the spiritual side
i. They were in bondage to their traditions and customs.
ii. They were in bondage to sin.
iii. They were in bondage to their anger, evil and wicked plotting to kill Jesus.
iv. They were in bondage to the darkness that continued to prevail in their life.
4. “How can you say, ‘You will be made free’”
a. They were certainly not abiding in the word of Jesus.
b. They were questioning and challenging Jesus’ teaching.
c. They had demonstrated that they did not possess genuine faith after all!
经文：约翰福音 8：33
一个揭示真相的反应
在旁听到主耶稣说这番话的犹太人，反应非常强烈。他们对主的“信心”被显示并证明了。
“他们回答说：‘我们是亚伯拉罕的后裔，从来没有做过谁的奴仆，你怎么说‘你们必得以自由’呢？’”
《约翰福音8：33》