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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:39

John again affirmed that most of the Jews did not believe on Jesus because they could not. God had judicially hardened their hearts because they had refused to believe Him previously (cf. Exodus 9:12; cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:8-12). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:40

Isaiah 6:10 is the prophecy that predicted this hardening (cf. Acts 28:26-27). Originally God had told Isaiah that the people to whom he ministered would not welcome his ministry because God would harden their hearts. Now John explained that this verse also revealed the reason for the Jews’ rejection of Jesus’ ministry. Prophecy not only described Israel’s unbelief (John 12:38), but it also explained it.The apostle Paul gave the definitive answer to the problem of God’s fairness that His... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:41

In the vision that Isaiah recorded in Isaiah 6, the prophet wrote that he saw God’s glory (Isaiah 6:3). Now John wrote that Isaiah saw Jesus’ glory and spoke of Jesus. Obviously John regarded Jesus as God (cf. John 1:18; John 10:30; John 20:28; Colossians 2:9). Isaiah had spoken of Jesus in that he had revealed many messianic prophecies. Earlier Jesus had claimed that Moses had written about Him (John 5:46).These quotations justify interpreting the Old Testament servant of the Lord passages as... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:42-43

Even though most of the Jews rejected Jesus, some believed on Him (cf. John 1:10-13). Even some of the rulers did, though the content of their faith doubtless varied. Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea seem to have been such people (cf. John 7:50-52; John 19:38-39). Most of them did not admit that they believed in Him, however, because of fear of exclusion from synagogue worship (cf. John 9:22).Public confession of faith in Jesus is the normal expression of belief in Him (Romans 10:9-10).... read more

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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:44-45

The fact that Jesus cried these words out shows their importance. Jesus again claimed to be God’s agent and so closely connected with God that to believe on Jesus constituted believing on God. There is both a distinction between the Son and the Father in their subsistence and a unity between them in their essence (cf. ch. 5). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:44-50

The final exhortation to believe 12:44-50John added Jesus’ words that follow as a climactic appeal to his readers to believe on Jesus. This exhortation summarizes and restates some of the major points that John recorded Jesus teaching earlier. These themes include faith, Jesus as the One sent by the Father, light and darkness, judgment now and later, and eternal life. Jesus evidently gave it to the crowd as a final challenge. He probably delivered it during His week of teaching in the temple... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:39

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:40

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:41

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:42-43

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:44-45

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:44-50

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 12:46

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - John 12:35

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - John 12:36

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - John 12:37

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