John 12:28-46

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:28-29

More than deliverance from the hour of the Cross Jesus wanted God’s glory (cf. John 7:18; John 8:29; John 8:50; Matthew 26:39)."The whole of his life’s dedication is concentrated in this statement." [Note: Tenney, "John," p. 130.] "In the hour of suffering and surrender, there are only two prayers we can pray, either ’Father, save me!’ or ’Father, glorify Thy name!’" [Note: Wiersbe, 1:342.] The Father answered Jesus’ petition from heaven audibly. The Gospels record three instances of God doing... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:30

Jesus explained that the heavenly voice had sounded for the people’s benefit more than for His. In that the voice assured Jesus, who was to die for their sins, it was for their sake. They probably did not appreciate that it was a confirmation of Jesus until after the Resurrection. The more spiritually sensitive among them must have sensed that it signaled something important. Jesus proceeded to explain the implications of what God had said in the next two verses. read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:31-32

Jesus’ passion would constitute a judgment on the world. The Jews thought they were judging Jesus when they decided to believe or disbelieve on Him. Really their decisions brought divine judgment on themselves. By crucifying Jesus they were condemning themselves. Jesus was not saying that this would be the last judgment on the world. He meant that because of humankind’s rejection of Him God was about to pass judgment on the world for rejecting His Son (cf. Acts 17:30-31).Jesus’ passion would... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:33

John explained that Jesus was speaking of His death by crucifixion so his readers would not think only of His exaltation to heaven. read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:34

Jesus’ prediction of His death puzzled His listeners. They were probably thinking of the passages in the Old Testament that spoke of Messiah and or His kingdom enduring forever (e.g., 2 Samuel 7:12-13; 2 Samuel 7:16; Psalms 89:26-29; Psalms 89:35-37; Daniel 7:13-14). Jesus had been speaking of His dying. How could Jesus be the Messiah and die? What kind of Son of Man was Jesus talking about?"We should not overlook the fact that this is the last mention of the crowd in Jesus’ ministry. To the... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:35-36

Jesus did not answer their question. He already had done so when He explained that He and the Father were One (cf. John 5:18). The paradox of His dying and living forever would become clear with His resurrection.Instead of answering, Jesus urged His hearers to walk in the light as long as they had it. If they would do that, the darkness would not overpower them when the light departed (cf. Isaiah 50:10). If they did not do that, they would be lost. They needed to believe in Him then, before the... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:36

Jesus had just told His hearers that the Light would not be with them much longer. He withdrew from them again giving them a foretaste of what He had just predicted (cf. John 8:59; John 11:54). His departure should have motivated them to believe on Him. So ends John’s account of Jesus’ public ministry. read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:37-38

The majority of the Jews did not believe on Jesus despite the many miracles that He performed that indicated His messiahship (cf. John 1:11). John again attributed Israel’s unbelief to God’s will, though he balanced that again with the Jew’s human responsibility in John 12:43. He viewed Isaiah 53:1 as predicting Israel’s rejection of her Messiah. The verse originally referred to the Gentiles’ rejection of Israel, the servant of the Lord. However in another sense it predicted Israel’s rejection... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:37-43

The explanation of Israel’s unbelief 12:37-43 read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:37-50

7. The unbelief of Israel 12:37-50This section of the Gospel contains the writer’s explanation of the significance of the events so far in Jesus’ ministry. John first explained the conflict between belief and unbelief, and then He recorded Jesus’ final appeal for decision. This is the final climax of the decision theme before Jesus’ passion. The key word in this section is "believe," which appears six times. read more

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