Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
The Person of Abraham
Text: John 8: 56-57
THE PERSON OF ABRAHAM
Abraham has a very significant status in the history and theology of Israel, and for good reason.
1. He was the father of the nation of Israel.
2. God honoured him and gave to him a special covenant (Genesis 15).
3. He has just about the highest honour anyone may receive, humanly speaking.
CLAIMING GREATER HONOUR THAN THAT OF ABRAHAM’S
Jesus could not but state the truth as He knew it. He was truly greater than Abraham.
“‘Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.’ Then the Jews said to Him, ‘You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?’”
John 8:56-57
1. The claim of Jesus
a) “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day”
i) This is possible only through a prophetic vision.
ii) If Abraham saw the day of the Lord Jesus, then Jesus had been in existence long ago.
iii) Abraham personally rejoiced to see Jesus… the prophesied Messiah.
b) “And he saw it and was glad”
i) Abraham had seen and he had understood.
ii) He was glad for it was a privilege given to him to see the Messiah in a prophetic vision.
2. “Then the Jews said to Him”
a) They could hardly believe what they were hearing.
b) This seemed a ridiculous statement.
c) Jesus was not yet fifty.
i) Less than fifty years, one was considered young.
ii) Status came with age.
d) They ridiculed Jesus and His claim.
e) To them this was a preposterous statement.
f) The claim of having greater honour than Abraham was rejected outright.
g) There was no way in which the Jews would accept what Jesus said.
经文：约翰福音8：56-57
亚伯拉罕的为人
亚伯拉罕在以色列的历史和神学里有着非常重要的地位。这是有充分的理由的。
1. 他是以色列国的祖宗
2. 上帝荣耀了他，并且和他立了特别的约《创世记15》
3. 他几乎已得到了世人所能拥有的最高荣耀
宣称拥有比亚伯拉罕还大的荣耀
耶稣只能如实地说明事实。祂的确比亚伯拉罕还大。
“‘你们的祖宗亚伯拉罕欢欢喜喜地仰望我的日子，既看见了，就快乐。’犹太人说：‘你还没有五十岁，岂见过亚伯拉罕呢？’”
《约翰福音8：56-57》