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Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - John 9:1-41

Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the gospel according to John, chapter 9.Jesus had been having a dispute with the Pharisees in the temple at the time of the Feast of the Tabernacles, six months or so before the Passover in which He was crucified. And in the eighth chapter it records His conversations with them, with His declaring unto to them, "Before Abraham was I am." And so the last time we saw Jesus they were taking up stones to throw at Him, and He passed by them and left the temple... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 9:1-41

John 9:7 . Go, wash in the pool of Siloam. Some travellers say that this fountain is supplied by conduits from the Gihon, and that the water has a sweet taste. Mr. Biddulph, quoted on John 4:5, says the same of Jacob’s well. The pool of Siloam was situated near the temple; and they drew water from it in a golden pitcher to pour on the sacrifices, during the feast of tabernacles. See Isaiah 12:3. 2 Chronicles 32:30. It was once so spacious that the people could swim in it. John 9:11 . ... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 9:24-34

John 9:24-34Then again called they the manThe second examination of the manI.INTIMIDATION. The hostile section sought to overbear the man’s judgment by their superior knowledge and position. They, the heaven-appointed leaders of the people and guardians of morality, were satisfied that Christ was a sinner. He had broken the Sabbath by manufacturing clay and spreading it over the man’s eyes as an artizan might have plastered it upon a wall. Consequently there could have been no such thing as a... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 9:32

John 9:32Since the world began it was not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.--This was quite true at the time. In 1728, Dr. Cheselden, of St. Thomas’s Hospital, for the first time gave sight to a man who had been blind from his youth up, and since then couching has been several times performed on those who were born blind. With regard to this man note I. THE PECULIARITY OF HIS CASE. 1. It was not the case of want of light; that might have been remedied. There are... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 9:32

32 Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. Ver. 32. Since the world began was it not heard ] Those historians then that have ascribed such a power to Vespasian, as to cure men that were born blind, are in no wise to be believed. (Dio in Vespas.) Vopiscus (who himself was one of them) ingenuously confesseth (in Vita Aureliani), neminem historicorum non aliquid esse mentitum, that they are all liars more or less, especially in setting... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 9:32

Since: It is worthy of remark, that, from the foundation of the world, no person born blind had been restored to sight, even by surgical operation, till about the year 1728; when the celebrated Dr. Cheselden, by couching the eyes of a young man fourteen years of age, restored them to perfect vision. This was the effect of well-directed surgery; that performed by Christ was wholly a miracle, effected by the power of God. The simple means employed could have had no effect in this case, and were... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 9:1-41

§ 84. RESTORATION OF THE BLIND-BORN AND FOURTH DISCOURSE AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES, John 9:1 John 10:21 . The event here narrated, with its appended discourse, must, in order to be understood in its completeness, be taken into one reading from John 9:1 to John 10:39. It takes place at the Feast of Tabernacles. Through chapter ix the spiritual lords of Jerusalem show themselves false shepherds, as the blind-born is a true representative sheep; and through John 10:1-21 Jesus contrasts the ... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 9:24-34

The re-examination of the blind-born, John 9:24-34. They are little satisfied with the previous arraignment, which resulted in a firm confession of the prophetic character of Jesus, (John 9:17.) They recall and salute him with a peremptory declaration of the character of Jesus, according to their verdict. The blind-born is of course expected to agree. The result is doubly unsatisfactory. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 9:32

32. Since the world began Philosophers at the present day, like Hume and his followers, maintain that as miracles are contrary to experience, they can never take place. But, 1. A thing is not contrary to experience because it is unexperienced. To be contrary to experience, somebody must have a positive experience that a miracle cannot take place. But no one ever had or can have such an experience. 2. Miracles are not contrary but according to experience. This man could hold that... read more

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