Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
The Questioning of Jesus
Text: John 7: 19-20
THE QUESTIONING OF JESUS
The Jews had been questioning Jesus on many fronts. They questioned Jesus on the following:
1. Why did Jesus break the Sabbath by healing a man at the pool of Bethesda? (John 5)
2. Why did Jesus say that He was the Bread which came down from heaven? (John 6)
3. How was Jesus to teach, having never studied? (John 7)
Jesus gave wonderful and profound answers. But His words fell on deaf ears! The Jews were not prepared to listen to Jesus!
JESUS QUESTIONING THE JEWS
It was Jesus turn to ask the Jews two hard questions. He knew their hearts well.
“‘Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill Me?’ The people answered and said, ‘You have a demon. Who is seeking to kill You?’”
John 7:19-20
1. “Did not Moses give you the law, yet none of you keeps the law”
a. The Jews prided themselves that they were keepers and teachers of the Mosaic law.
b. But in reality, they made laws around the laws of Moses.
c. The people were taught to keep the human laws that were built on traditions and not the law of Moses.
d. The people had not kept God’s laws given by Moses.
e. From the earliest times, Israel had broken the laws of God.
f. The Jewish leaders in the days of Jesus were no better- they too did not keep the laws of Moses.
2. “Why do you seek to kill Me”
a. This was carefully noted the first time the Jews desired to kill Jesus (John 5:16).
b. The desire to kill Jesus was noted again (John 5:18).
c. Their reasons:
i. Jesus was perceived to have broken the Sabbath law.
ii. Jesus was perceived as having blasphemed by speaking so intimately of God as His Father.
3. Outright denial
a. The Jews denied Jesus’ accusation.
b. Instead they charged Jesus with being possessed by a demon!
经文：约翰福音 7：19-20
质问耶稣
犹太人在很多方面都质问耶稣。他们在以下范围质问耶稣：
1. 为什么耶稣没有遵守安息日，反而在安息日医治毕士大池边的病人？
《约翰福音 5》
2. 为什么耶稣说祂是从天上降下的粮？《约翰福音 6》
3. 耶稣若没学过，要怎么教训人？《约翰福音 7》
耶稣的回复既美妙又深奥。不过，他们却把耶稣的话置若罔闻！犹太人不曾想过要听耶稣所说的话！
耶稣反问犹太人
这回，轮到耶稣给犹太人两道难题。祂非常了解他们的心思意念。
“‘摩西岂不是传律法给你们吗？你们却没有一个人守律法！为什么想要杀我呢?’ 众人回答说：‘你是被鬼附着了！谁想要杀你？’”
《约翰福音 7：19-20》