The true origin of our Lord. The opportunity again arises of asserting his Divine origin. I. THE PERPLEXITY OF THE JERUSALEM JEWS RESPECTING THE POLICY AND VIEWS OF THEIR RULERS . "Then said some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Is not this he whom they seek to kill? And, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing to him." 1 . The question is put, not by the Jews from foreign lands, who were attending the feast, but by Jews of the city, who... read more
Jesus therefore cried —lifted up his voice in such a way as to cause wide astonishment. (The word is found in John 1:15 of John the Baptist, and John 1:37 and John 12:44 ; but frequently in the synoptists and Acts, and very frequently in the LXX .) The trumpet peal sounded through the courts of the temple, and the crowds rushed in the direction from which it proceeded. He cried in the temple . This clause is added, notwithstanding the statement of John 7:14 , and it intimates a... read more
( But ) £ I know him ; because I am from him —my inmost nature, the centre of my ego , proceeds, is derived, from him. I have come forth from him. There is that about me and my origin which has brought me into such intimate relations with the Father that I know him as ye do not know him (cf. John 8:55 )— and he (whom I thus know, and to whom I refer, ἐκεῖνος ) sent me. This sending is a further condition of the knowledge which you fail to appreciate, but which would... read more
They sought therefore to seize him: and (equivalent to "but;" see John 7:28 ) no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come. It was in their heart to combine with "the Jews," but none dared to touch him. There were political considerations, there were lingering and coruscating fires of enthusiasm burning in the hearts of those who had seen his great works; and probably an awe, a superstitious fear, of some stroke of his reputed power held them back. The evangelist once more... read more
(5) The divided opinions and conduct of the different groups around him; the attempt on his life, and its failure. read more
The effect of our Lord's teaching on the rulers and on the multitude. His claim to be sent from God roused the anger of the rulers. I. THE ACTION OF THE RULERS . "Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands upon him, because his hour was not yet come." 1 . Their efforts are for the present limited to plots against his life. The faithful witness to the truth is always exposed to the risk of persecution by a world with no love for the truth. 2 . Their efforts... read more
Ye know whence I am - You have sufficient evidence of my divine mission, and that I am the Messiah.Is true - Is worthy to be believed. He has given evidence that I came from him, and he is worthy to be believed. Many read this as a question - Do ye know me, and know whence I am? I have not come from myself, etc. read more
Then they sought to take him - The rulers and their friends. They did this:1.Because of his reproof; and,2.For professing to be the Messiah.His hour - The proper and the appointed time for his death. See Matthew 21:46. read more
John 7:28. Then cried Jesus Probably with a loud and earnest voice, and with allusion to the words which they had just spoken in a private manner to each other, and which they imagined he could not have heard, as he taught in the temple at some distance from them; Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am Or, as it seems the clause should rather be rendered, Do you know both me, and know whence I am? Thus it is read by Doddridge, Wesley, Wynne, and also by Campbell, who observes upon it,... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 7:25-29
(4) Special perplexity of some Jerusalemites, and Christ's reply. A second scene is here described, not necessarily on the day of his first appearance in the temple, though it took place in the temple ( John 7:28 ). We see, however, a new wave of feeling. The multitude, or part of it, that gathered round him was maddened with his intimation of the murderous animosity of the authorities; but the dwellers in Jerusalem were better informed of the malignant spirit he had excited. read more