“Stop judging according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgment.” Some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Isn’t this the man they want to kill? Yet, look! He’s speaking publicly and they’re saying nothing to Him. Can it be true that the authorities know He is the Messiah? But we know where this man is from. When the Messiah comes, nobody will know where He is from.””, John 7:24-27 HCSB
http://bible.com/72/jhn.7.24-27.hcsb
- Why did they think that they would not know where the Messiah came from?
“As He was teaching in the temple complex, Jesus cried out, “You know Me and you know where I am from. Yet I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You don’t know Him; I know Him because I am from Him, and He sent Me.” Then they tried to seize Him. Yet no one laid a hand on Him because His hour had not yet come.”, John 7:28-30 HCSB
http://bible.com/72/jhn.7.28-30.hcsb
- God is in control of everything. Nothing can happen in our existence unless God makes it happen or allows it to happen. It was not God’s time for Jesus to be sacrificed and so even though the people wanted Him dead, no one could do anything.
“However, many from the crowd believed in Him and said, “When the Messiah comes, He won’t perform more signs than this man has done, will He? ” The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple police to arrest Him.”, John 7:31-32 HCSB
http://bible.com/72/jhn.7.31-32.hcsb
- How jacked up this situation was! What did the temple police arrest Jesus for? I suppose envy.
- According to HELPS: 5355/phthónos (“the feeling of ill-will“) refers to the jealous envy that negatively “energizes” someone with an embittered mind. 5355/phthónos (“ill-will”) conveys “displeasure at another’s good; . . . without longing to raise oneself to the level of him whom he envies, but only to depress the envied to his own level” (R. Trench, 90).
“Then Jesus said, “I am only with you for a short time. Then I’m going to the One who sent Me. You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.” Then the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go so we won’t find Him? He doesn’t intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, does He? What is this remark He made: ‘You will look for Me, and you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’? ””, John 7:33-36 HCSB
http://bible.com/72/jhn.7.33-36.hcsb
- Jesus knew He would soon be crucified.
“Stop judging according to outward appearances; rather judge according to righteous judgment.” Some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Isn’t this the man they want to kill? Yet, look! He’s speaking publicly and they’re saying nothing to Him. Can it be true that the authorities know He is the Messiah? But we know where this man is from. When the Messiah comes, nobody will know where He is from.””, John 7:24-27 HCSB
http://bible.com/72/jhn.7.24-27.hcsb
- Why did they think that they would not know where the Messiah came from?
“As He was teaching in the temple complex, Jesus cried out, “You know Me and you know where I am from. Yet I have not come on My own, but the One who sent Me is true. You don’t know Him; I know Him because I am from Him, and He sent Me.” Then they tried to seize Him. Yet no one laid a hand on Him because His hour had not yet come.”, John 7:28-30 HCSB
http://bible.com/72/jhn.7.28-30.hcsb
- God is in control of everything. Nothing can happen in our existence unless God makes it happen or allows it to happen. It was not God’s time for Jesus to be sacrificed and so even though the people wanted Him dead, no one could do anything.
“However, many from the crowd believed in Him and said, “When the Messiah comes, He won’t perform more signs than this man has done, will He? ” The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about Him, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple police to arrest Him.”, John 7:31-32 HCSB
http://bible.com/72/jhn.7.31-32.hcsb
- How jacked up this situation was! What did the temple police arrest Jesus for? I suppose envy.
- According to HELPS: 5355/phthónos (“the feeling of ill-will“) refers to the jealous envy that negatively “energizes” someone with an embittered mind. 5355/phthónos (“ill-will”) conveys “displeasure at another’s good; . . . without longing to raise oneself to the level of him whom he envies, but only to depress the envied to his own level” (R. Trench, 90).
“Then Jesus said, “I am only with you for a short time. Then I’m going to the One who sent Me. You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.” Then the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go so we won’t find Him? He doesn’t intend to go to the Dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, does He? What is this remark He made: ‘You will look for Me, and you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come’? ””, John 7:33-36 HCSB
http://bible.com/72/jhn.7.33-36.hcsb
- Jesus knew He would soon be crucified.