The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:45-57
(4) The effect of the miracle (sign) upon the multitude and on the authorities . Their final resolve , and its bearing upon the great sacrifice of Calvary . read more
John-11:38-52
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:46-53
Mistaken patriotism. I. THE FUNDAMENTAL MISAPPREHENSION . We must understand clearly the great and fundamental error that underlay all the animosity of the Pharisees and priests towards Jesus. To understand that error makes their relentless pursuit of Jesus more explicable. Jesus talked much of a kingdom, and what should the Pharisees take that to mean unless a visible kingdom—a kingdom the establishment of which must be contested and prevented by the Roman empire, tolerant, of no... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:47
The chief priests and Pharisees therefore gathered a council . If a formal meeting of the great council, if "the Sanhedrin," had been summoned, the article would have been used. (On the Sanhedrin, see Winer, art. "Sanhedrin," in his 'Bib. R. Wort.;' Lange, in loc . ; Edersheim, vol. 2:553, etc. This name is Greek (though Hebraized in the Talmud), and signifies the supreme court of the people, resident in Jerusalem, consisting of seventy-one members, with a president, Nasi , and a... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:47
A significant admission. It was not before the public, but in the secret conclave of the Sanhedrin, that the Sadducean chief priests and the Pharisees made this very remarkable admission. Animated only by selfish considerations, these men looked the facts in the face. They regarded the position of Jesus in the light of their own interests, and accordingly proceeded to deal with his case with a brutal frankness and insensibility. It was no time for misrepresentation or self-deception. To... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:48
If we let him alone thus, as we have been doing hitherto—if we suffer him to do these things— all men will believe on him, and the Romans will come and take away from us, i . e . from the Sanhedrin, from the lawful rulers in all matters affecting religious order or privilege, our place —the city or temple— and the nation , which we rule through our subordinates and surrogates, but to accomplish which we shall prove our incompetence if we cannot keep down all insubordination and... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:48
Selfishness blinds men to righteousness. It is sometimes brought, as an argument against man's intuitive perception of right, that there are always to be found those who act spontaneously and without remorse in defiance of the moral law. This argument would hold good were there no principles in man's nature which militate against righteousness. But the fact is that selfish and sinful passions, and considerations which become evil motives, come into play in the human breast. And just as it... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:48-53
The decision of the Sanhedrin. The miracle at Bethany had still more momentous effects . I. THE MEETING OF THE SANHEDRIN . "Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What are we doing? for this Man doeth many miracles." 1. It was a conjunction of the Pharisees and the Sadducees, for the chief priests belonged to the Sadducean faction. A common danger engaged them in a common cause. 2. They frankly admitted, not only the Bethany... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:49
But a certain one of them , (named) Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all . Among the divided interests and irresolute fears of the Pharisees, who had not made up their minds as to the right course to pursue, "one of them," i . e . of the council, a man of firm will and hectoring disposition, had a clear though devilish purpose of political expediency, and a stern resolve, if he could, to repress the inconvenient manifestation of religious... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:49-52
The counsel of Caiaphas. We have here recorded the witness of the earthly to the heavenly High Priest, of human guile to superhuman innocence and goodness, of worldly policy to disinterested benevolence; of personal, selfish ambition to Divine and ardent love. The Sanhedrin as a whole had testified to the reality of our Lord's miracles; Caiaphas here testified to the sacrificial offering and the world-wide mediation of Christ. And it may be noted that, not long after, Pilate bore witness... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - John 11:45-47
The effect of the miracle on the spectators. There is still the same division among the Jews as on the occasion of every miracle. I. THE MIRACLE ACTS WITH CONVINCING POWER . "Then many of the Jews, those who had come to Mary, and had seen the things which he did, believed in him." 1. They saw in the miracle the evidence of his Messiahship, and heartily accepted Christ as their Redeemer . 2. It was a providentially happy visit that led them to Bethany on that day ... read more