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David Guzik · Citado em PreceptAustin
João 5
Guzik has an interesting comment on whether the healing waters of the pool were real or not - If there were people genuinely healed by the waters of the Pool of Bethesda, it was one of many unusual occasions healing in the Bible. Some were healed by a purified pot of stew (2 Kings 4:38-41) Naaman was healed by washing in the Jordan River (2 Kings 5:10-14) One was healed by touching the bones of Elisha (2 Kings 13:20-21) Some were healed when the shadow of Peter fell upon them (Acts 5:14-16) Some were healed when Paul’s handkerchiefs were laid upon them (Acts 19:11-12) God can and does do things in unexpected ways. But something isn’t necessarily from God simply because it is unexpected or unusual. (John 5 Commentary) John 5:5 A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. thirty: Jn 5:14 Jn 9:1,21 Mk 9:21 Lu 8:43 Lk 13:16 Ac 3:2 Acts 4:22 Acts 9:33 Acts 14:8 John 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries THIRTY EIGHT YEARS OF AN ILLNESS A man was there who had been ill (invalid - astheneia) for thirty-eight years - The text does not tell us the nature of his presumed life-long illness, but from the context (being told to arise and walk) he is clearly paralyzed in some manner and to some degree. It is notable that the average life expectancy in Jesus' day is said to be between 20-30 years, so this is surely a condition he had suffered his entire life (possibly from birth). If it is related to sin (cf Jn 5:14+), it is difficult to imagine what sin this might have been, for the man would most likely have been just a child when he was afflicted! The point is that this man has been in a hopeless state for a very long time! (Like all of Adam's children before we met the Savior!) The length of time serves to emphasize the greatness of the miracle as well as the fact that God had not lost sight of this man (Even as He has not lost sight of you or me!) It is interesting that Israel was "sick" for 38 years wandering around in the wilderness - "Now the time that it took for us to come from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the brook Zered was thirty-eight years, until all the generation of the men of war perished from within the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them." (Dt 2:14+) Spurgeon's Exposition - That was a great portion of the man’s life. If he was a full-grown man when he was attacked with the infirmity, he had now become old and gray. What a long time to be afflicted, thirty and eight years! Have we not with us at this time some who have been afflicted with the soul-sickness of sin more than thirty and eight years? Ill (sickness) (769) astheneia from a = without + sthénos = strength, bodily vigor) means literally without strength or bodily vigor = want of strength = lacking strength. Literally astheneia refers to bodily diseases or ailments (Lk 5:15, 13:11, 12, Jn 5:5, 11:4, 28:9). Another meaning of astheneia is incapacity to do or experience something, an inability to produce results, a state of weakness or limitation (1Co 15:43; 2Co 11:30; 12:5, 9, 10, 13:4; Ro 8:27; Heb 4:15; 5:2; 7:28; 11:34) Paul's use in 1Co 2:3 conveys the sense of weakness in terms of courage. Richards writes that "This group of words expresses powerlessness. The weak are without strength, incapacitated in some serious way. (Expository Dictionary) Astheneia - 23v - ailments(1), diseases(1), ill(1), illness(1), infirmities(1), sickness(3), sicknesses(2), weak(1), weakness(9), weaknesses(4). Matt. 8:17; Lk. 5:15; Lk. 8:2; Lk. 13:11; Lk. 13:12; Jn. 5:5; Jn. 11:4; Acts 28:9; Rom. 6:19; Rom. 8:26; 1 Co. 2:3; 1 Co. 15:43; 2 Co. 11:30; 2 Co. 12:5; 2 Co. 12:9; 2 Co. 12:10; 2 Co. 13:4; Gal. 4:13; 1 Tim. 5:23; Heb. 4:15; Heb. 5:2; Heb. 7:28; Heb. 11:34 Good News for Feet For you, Lord, have delivered me from death . . . that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 116:8–9 Today's Scripture & Insight: John 5:1–9 The ad brought a smile to my face: “The most comfortable socks in the history of feet.” Then, extending its claim of good news for feet even further, the advertiser said that because socks remain the most requested clothing item at homeless shelters, for every pair of socks purchased the company would donate a pair to someone in need. Imagine the smile when Jesus healed the feet of a man who hadn’t been able to walk for thirty-eight years (John 5:2–8). Now imagine the opposite look on the faces of the temple officials who weren’t impressed by Jesus’s care for the feet or heart of someone who had gone without help for so long. They accused the man and Jesus of breaking a religious law that allows no work to be done on the Sabbath (vv. 9–10, 16–17). They saw rules where Jesus saw the need for mercy. What needs do you see in those around you? In what ways have you seen Jesus meet your own needs? Jesus, allow me to see and meet the needs of others. To learn more about the life of Christ, visit christianuniversity.org/NT111. John 5:6 When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, "Do you wish to get well?" BGT John 5:6 τοῦτον ἰδὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς κατακείμενον καὶ γνοὺς ὅτι πολὺν ἤδη χρόνον ἔχει, λέγει αὐτῷ· θέλεις ὑγιὴς γενέσθαι; KJV John 5:6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? NET John 5:6 When Jesus saw him lying there and when he realized that the man had been disabled a long time already, he said to him, "Do you want to become well?" CSB John 5:6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew he had already been there a long time, He said to him, "Do you want to get well?" ESV John 5:6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, "Do you want to be healed?" NIV John 5:6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?" NLT John 5:6 When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, "Would you like to get well?" knew: Jn 21:17 Ps 142:3 Heb 4:13,15 wish: Isa 65:1 Jer 13:27 Lu 18:41 John 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: Isaiah 65:1 “I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me; I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me. I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’ To a nation which did not call on My name. JESUS SAW & ASKED WILT THOU BE MADE WHOLE? When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew (ginosko) that he had already been a long time in that condition - How did Jesus know? This is likely His supernatural knowledge, since he knew that this condition was longstanding. Although Jesus had emptied Himself of His divine prerogatives in Php 2:6-7+, he clearly had the ability to know things that could only be known supernaturally (cf Jn 2:23-25+). Jesus knew the man had been lying there for 38 years because He is God and as God He was omniscient. Matthew
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Guzik has an interesting comment - With these words Jesus lifted Himself far about the level of any mere man. Think of it: “Hear My word and have everlasting life.” This was either the babbling of an insane man or the words of God Himself. There is no neutral ground to be found here. (ED: OR AS C. S. LEWIS' IN HIS TRILEMMA SAID JESUS WAS EITHER "LUNATIC, LIAR OR LORD!" - SEE ALSO)(John 5 Commentary) Believes (pisteuo) Him who sent Me, has eternal (aionios) life (zoe) (cf Jn 12:44) - It is notable that Jesus does not say believes in Me, but in My Father, which reinforces the unity of the Father and Son. The converse is true -- don't say you believe in God (Father) but you don't believe in the Son (Jesus), because if you do you are lost! Belief in God the Father alone will save no one unless they believe in God the Son! Notice the pattern in this passage. First, one has to hear Jesus' words. The implication is that one (believers today) needs to speak the Gospel to others, so that they can hear how it is possible to be saved and enter eternal life. Notice Jesus does not say will have but has eternal life meaning right now, for the present tense (of has) underscores the truth that one continually has eternal life! Stated another way eternal life means LIVING FOREVER WITH GOD which begins the day you believe in Jesus! It is not just your old life "polished up" (so to speak), but it is a brand new life that never existed before (see 2Co 5:17NET+ = "a new [kainos] creation"!). The key verb is believes, which calls for one to believe in their heart, not just in their head. Many people have an intellectual knowledge of Jesus and even His words, but they have never truly believed in their heart. Paul helps us understand this important distinction writing "if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart (NOT JUST YOUR HEAD!) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for (TERM OF EXPLANATION - WHAT IS HE EXPLAINING?) with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness (GOD PLACES CHRIST'S PERFECT RIGHTEOUSNESS ON OUR SPIRITUAL BANK ACCOUNT), and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation." (Ro 10:9-10+). Belief that saves a person is belief that obeys the Word of Truth. John linked believing with obeying writing that "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but (TERM OF CONTRAST) he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” (Jn 3:36+) The clear implication is that the only belief that leads to eternal life is belief that proves it is genuine belief by obedience (aka works) (See also notes on James 2:14-26). Don't be confused, for faith alone saves, but the faith that truly saves is not alone! A T
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Guzik - Jesus has just told the Jews that He is God, but His testimony alone is not enough. Bob