Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
The Insistence of the Jews
Text: John 8: 39-40
THE INSISTENCE OF THE JEWS
The Jews resisted what Jesus said to them. They insisted that they were indeed the descendants of Abraham and they had inherited all the rights and privileges God had promised to Abraham and his heirs.
“They answered and said to Him, ‘Abraham is our father.’Jesus said to them, ‘If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham. But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.’”
John 8:39-40
1. “Abraham is our father”
a. This was the claim of the Jews.
b. This was their insistence.
c. And being heirs of Abraham, they were entitled to all the blessings God had promised.
2. “If you were Abraham’s children, you would do the works of Abraham”
a. There should be more expected from the true children of Abraham.
b. They should be showing similar character traits of Abraham.
i. There should be faith in God evidenced.
ii. There should be a close friendship (relationship) with God.
iii. There should be good moral behaviour.
3. “But now you seek to kill Me”
a. The murderous intentions of the Jews were all too evident.
b. They had plotted to slay Jesus.
c. This fact could not be denied.
4. “A Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God”
a. Jesus had spoken nothing but the truth.
b. His source of truth was from God Himself.
c. But the Jews had rejected what Jesus taught.
5. “Abraham did not do this”
a. Abraham embraced the truth that God gave to him.
b. He never had a murderous inclination.
How could the Jews insist that they were the descendants of Abraham if their deeds were so sinful?
经文：约翰福音 8：39-40
犹太人的执意
犹太人抗拒耶稣对他们所说的话。他们坚持他们是亚伯拉罕的子孙，也继承了上帝答应给亚伯拉罕和他的子孙的权利和特权。
“他们说：‘我们的父就是亚伯拉罕！’耶稣说：‘你们若是亚伯拉罕的儿子，就必行亚伯拉罕所行的事。 我将在神那里所听见的真理告诉了你们，现在你们却想要杀我，这不是亚伯拉罕所行的事。你们是行你们父所行的事。’他们说： ‘我们不是从淫乱生的。我们只有一位父，就是神！’”
《约翰福音 8：39-40》