John
7:37-53
Lesson 182
7:37-53
Lesson 182
John 7:37-53
"Never man spake like this man." 37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) 40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? 42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? 43 So there was a division among the people because of him. 44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. 45 Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him? 46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. 47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? 48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? 49 But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed. 50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) 51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth? 52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. [Some ancient Greek manuscripts do not include John 7:53.] 53 And every man went unto his own house. |
Margin notes:
"In the last day." (7:37) - The eighth and final day of the Feast of Tabernacles. "If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink." (7:37) - Jesus is inviting us to drink from the "water of life" (Revelation 22:17). "Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." (7:38) - Means, "out of his heart will flow life giving blessings" (Psalm 36:8-9, Isaiah 12:2-3, 44:3-4, 58:11, and Zechariah 14:8). "But this spake he of the Spirit." (7:39) - "But He (Jesus) was speaking of the Holy Spirit." "Jesus was not yet glorified." (7:39) - Jesus was not glorified until He was crucified, resurrected, and ascended into heaven (Luke 24:50-52). "Of a truth this is the Prophet." (7:40) - Jesus is the prophet God promised Moses in Deuteronomy 18:15-19. "Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh.....out of the town of Bethlehem." (7:42) - Bethlehem is a small town in Judea five miles south of Jerusalem on the highway from Hebron to Egypt. Meaning, "bread of life, Bethlehem was originally called Ephrath (Genesis 35:19; 48:7). Also called "the city of David" (Luke 2:4), it is the birthplace of Jesus Christ as prophesied in Micah 5:2. Unfortunately, since Jesus was raised in Nazareth, many didn't know He was born in Bethlehem and didn't connect Him with the prophecy. "There was a division among the people." (7:43) - "There was a disagreement in the crowd. "Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?" (7:45) - Remember, in John 7:32 (lesson 181), the Pharisees' and chief priests sent these officers to arrest Jesus. "Never man spake like this man." (7:46) - The officers were mesmerized by Jesus and refused to arrest Him. "He that came to Jesus by night." (7:50) - Nicodemus had secretly visited Jesus in John 3:1-21 (lesson 168). "Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him." (7:51) - To do so violated the Mosaic Law (Deuteronomy 1:16). Read also Proverbs 18:13. "Out of Galilee ariseth no prophet." (7:52) - Wrong, the Old Testament prophets Nahum and Jonah were from Galilee. Either the Pharisees didn't know scripture or were lying. "And every man went unto his own house." (7:53) - "And everyone went home." |