João 2

João 2

Boice - Additionally, wine was a rabbinical symbol of joy. Therefore “to run out of wine would almost have been the equivalent of admitting that neither the guests nor the bride and groom were happy. NET Note - They have no wine left. On the backgrounds of this miracle J. D. M. Derrett pointed out among other things the strong element of reciprocity about weddings in the Ancient Near East. It was possible in certain circumstances to take legal action against the man who failed to provide an appropriate wedding gift. The bridegroom and family here might have been involved in a financial liability for failing to provide adequately for their guests ("Water into Wine," BZ 7 [1963]: 80-97). Was Mary asking for a miracle? There is no evidence that Jesus had worked any miracles prior to this (although this is an argument from silence). Some think Mary was only reporting the situation, or (as Calvin thought) asking Jesus to give some godly exhortations to the guests and thus relieve the bridegroom's embarrassment. But the words, and the reply of Jesus in Jn 2:4, seem to imply more. It is not inconceivable that Mary, who had probably been witness to the events of the preceding days, or at least was aware of them, knew that her son's public career was beginning. She also knew the supernatural events surrounding his birth, and the prophetic words of the angel, and of Simeon and Anna in the temple at Jesus' dedication. In short, she had good reason to believe Jesus to be the Messiah, and now his public ministry had begun. In this kind of context, her request does seem more significant. Wine (3631)(oinos refers to a beverage (1) literally, of the juice of grapes, usually fermented (Lk 1.15); (2) figuratively, in apocalyptic symbolism; (a) as indicating the wrath of God outpoured in judgment (Rev 14.10); (b) as an enticement to immorality, like a love potion (Rev 17.2) (Friberg) Ran out (5302)(hustereo from hústeros = last, latter, terminal, hindmost) has the basic meaning of come to late (in time) or to come after (in terms of space) and thus it means to fail in something, come short of, miss, not to reach. Hustereo has the basic meaning of being last or inferior. It means to be left behind in the race and so fail to reach the goal, to fall short of the end, to lack, to be in short supply. In Lxx in Isa 51:14 God promises the exile "nor will his bread be lacking." In Mk 10:21 the young man was told "one thing you lack." 15x in NT - Matt. 19:20; Mk. 10:21; Lk. 15:14; Lk. 22:35; Jn. 2:3; Rom. 3:23; 1 Co. 1:7; 1 Co. 8:8; 1 Co. 12:24; 2 Co. 11:5; 2 Co. 11:9; 2 Co. 12:11; Phil. 4:12; Heb. 4:1; Heb. 11:37; Heb. 12:15 Related Resources: Wine and Strong Drink - Bob Utley (interesting) American Church Dictionary Wine American Tract Society Wine Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Wine Baker Evangelical Dictionary Wine Easton's Bible Dictionary Wine Fausset Bible Dictionary Wine Holman Bible Dictionary Wine Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Wine and Strong Drink Hastings' Dictionary of the NT Wine Wine Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Wine New wine Smith Bible Dictionary Wine Vines' Expository Dictionary Wine Wilson's Bible Types Wine Webster Dictionary Wine Watson's Theological Dictionary Wine 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Wine International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Wine; Wine Press Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Wine McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Sweet Wine The Jewish Encyclopedia Wine Nave Topical Bible Wine Thompson Chain Reference Wine Torrey Topical Textbook Wine Did Jesus change the water into wine or grape juice? Did Jesus drink wine/alcohol? Should wine or grape juice be used for communion? What does the Bible say about drinking alcohol / wine? Is it a sin for a Christian to drink alcohol / wine? What is consubstantiation? Why did Jesus choose the wedding at Cana for His first miracle? Why is the real presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper such a controversial issue? Is intinction the correct way to do communion? What does the Bible say about underage drinking? What is transubstantiation? Brian Bell - Rarest bottle of wine ever sold purchased by Christopher Forbes for $160,000. It was an unmarked green glass bottle w/the inscription of 1787 Lafitte Th. J. (thought to be owned by Thomas Jefferson), found behind a wall in Paris. Yet, the world’s finest wine was not made in the vineyard’s of France, nor was it served in the finest international restaurants. It was made and served at an unpretentious wedding in Cana of Galilee, 2000 years ago. And that wine is valued to this day, not for its rarity, but for what it reveals about its Maker...Jesus Christ! a) Last week, Jesus the Jeweler, able to see diamonds in the rough (5 disciples). This week, Jesus the Vintner/Winemaker, able to turn water into wine. Rod Mattoon - Here is an important truth. The couple that invites Jesus to their wedding and makes the Lord first in their home, is wise. Make sure your wedding glorifies Christ. Put some clothes on the bride's maids and the bride. Sensuality and immodesty may be stylish with the world, but it is not stylish with God. Don't dishonor the Lord by serving a bunch of liquor at the reception. Before you get married, make sure you marry a believer. Don't marry a Christian that is backslidden and will drag you down spiritually and get you out of church. There is an important note we want to make here. This is not the wedding of Jesus. Mormons have taught for years (NOTE: THIS IS NOT THEIR OFFICIAL DOCTRINE BUT SOME MORMONS DO BELIEVE JESUS WAS MARRIED) that Jesus was married to Martha and Mary. If it was Jesus' wedding, it would be also strange for the bridegroom to be invited to his own wedding. Related Resources: Was Jesus Christ married? Did Jesus have a wife? Why didn’t Jesus marry The Hebrew Wedding Sequence Andy Woods gives us an excellent review of the customs and sequence of steps associated with the typical Hebrew wedding: Christ's relationship to His church is analogous to that of a groom to his bride (Eph. 5:22-33; 2 Cor. 11:2). Thus, the New Testament uses the Jewish marriage custom to depict the relationship between Christ and the church. Although this analogy may be obscure to a twenty-first century audience, given the Jewish background of the Scriptures (Ro 3:1-2)‒as well as Christ, the Apostles, and the early church‒it is fitting that the New Testament would liken the relationship between Christ and His church to the Hebrew wedding sequence. In other words, because the Bible was written predominantly by Jews who were culturally familiar with these various phases in the wedding sequence and because Christ's relationship to His church is analogized in Scripture to the relationship between a bride and groom (Eph. 5:22-32), each of these distinct Hebrew marriage phases can also be seen in Christ's dealings with His church. There are at least ten distinct phases or aspects to this relationship.[1] First, the groom traveled to the home of the bride's father and paid the betrothal contract price for the hand of the bride. This step is the equivalent of Christ's death that paid the price necessary for the church to enter into a relationship with Him (1 Cor. 6:19-20). Here, the groom was the initiator. Such initiation speaks of the fact that Christ has elected unto salvation members of His church (John 15:16a). During this step the bride and the groom drank from the same cup as a commemoration of the new betrothal contract. Such commemoration is symbolized in the ordinance of Communion that the church is to regularly practice until Christ returns (1 Cor. 11:25). Second, the bride was set apart exclusively for the groom. Namely, she was a woman no longer available to be pursued by other suitors, but rather was a woman already spoken for. Such setting apart of the bride is represented in how the church has been positionally sanctified or set apart from the world unto Christ (1 Cor. 1:2; 6:9-11). Third, the groom separated from the bride and returned to his father’s house to prepare bridal chamber. In that case, these dwellings would eventually be occupied by the groom and his new bride. This step represents Christ's Ascension (Acts 1:9-11) and the beginning of the Church Age. Here, Christ is separated bodily from His church while He is preparing dwelling places for His bride in His Father's house (John 14:2). This time of separation represents the last two-thousand years of church history. Fourth, this time of separation is known as the betrothal period. During this time of separation, the fidelity of the groom and the bride was tested. The test, of course, involved whether the bride and the groom would be loyal to each other despite the vast distance between them. If either failed the test during this time of separation, the betrothal contract would be dissolved. This ancient Jewish ritual explains Joseph's dismay and desire to end the engagement upon discovering Mary's pregnancy. The severity of this situation also explains why an angel had to be dispatched from heaven to assure Joseph that Mary's pregnancy had in fact been wrought by the Holy Spirit rather than caused by Mary's unfaithfulness to Joseph during the betrothal period (Matt. 1:18-25). Just as the fidelity of the groom and bride are tested during this time of separation, the church's loyalty to Christ is currently being tested as the church is tempted to succumb to false teaching and worldly conduct (Jas 4:4; 2 Cor. 11:2) during Christ's physical absence. The church demonstrates her loyalty to Christ during this time by maintaining both correct beliefs (orthodoxy) and correct practice (orthopraxy). Apparently, the church will be either given or denied rewards at the Bema Seat Judgment based upon her faithfulness to Christ during this time of separation in the intervening Church Age.[2] Fifth, the groom retrieved the bride. At an unknown time, the groom returned to the bride's home, accompanied by escorts and preceded by a shout, to collect his bride and take her to his father's house. This step is the equivalent of the rapture of the church. At the rapture, Christ will be accompanied by deceased Church-Age saints and preceded by the shout of an archangel (1 Thess. 4:16-17). He will come at an unknown time to take the church to His father's house in heaven to the temporary dwellings He has prepared for her (John 14:3). Sixth, the bridal party returns to the groom's father's home in order to meet wedding guests who have already assembled. A private wedding ceremony then took place. This step correlates to the raptured church being taken to heaven in order to greet Old Testament saints who are already in the presence of the Lord. Seventh, the bride and the groom were then hidden in the Father's house for a period of seven days while other events (described in steps eight and nine) transpired. In the same way, the church will be veiled or hidden from world during Daniel’s Seventieth Week. Thus, this step is the equivalent of the church after the rapture being hidden with Christ in heaven for seven years (Dan. 9:27), while the events of the Tribulation come to pass on the earth below. Eighth, the bride then underwent ritual cleansing. This step involved the bride experiencing a ritual cleansing prior to the wedding ceremony. This ritual cleansing equates to the Bema Seat Judgment of rewards to be experienced by the church in heaven following the rapture (2 Cor. 5:10; Rom. 14:10). Here, members of Christ's church will have the work that they have accomplished following conversion tested in order to ascertain their quality. All fleshly motivated activity will be consumed by the refiner's fire. Conversely, works that were done through spiritual motives and power will survive the fire's trying work. Whatever remains after the consuming fire will be part of the Church-Age believer's reward above and beyond salvation (1 Cor. 3:10-15). Ninth, during the consummation of the marriage stage the wedding party waited outside the marital chamber while the new couple enters into this chamber in order to physically consummate their new union. The groom emerged from the marital chamber announcing to the wedding party the reality of this new physical union. He then returned to the marital chamber to be with his bride for seven days while the wedding guests continued to celebrate outside the marital chamber. This step pictures the church's marriage to Christ (Eph. 5:27). Thus, at this point, the church is no longer merely the bride of Christ but now has formally been married to Him. Tenth, the groom and the bride emerged from the marital chamber unveiled and in full view of the wedding party. Thus far, the bride had been veiled to the wedding party. At the conclusion of these seven days, the newly married couple were then officially presented to the world as the new "Mr. and Mrs." This step is the equivalent of Christ and the church returning to the earth at the conclusion of the seven-year Tribulation period, both unveiled (Col 3:4) and visible to the entire world (Rev 1:7; Rev 19:7-9). (Article by Andy Woods) John 2:4 And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with us? My hour has not yet come." NET John 2:4 Jesus replied, "Woman, why are you saying this to me? My time has not yet come." GNT John 2:4 [καὶ] λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, γύναι; οὔπω ἥκει ἡ ὥρα μου. NLT John 2:4 "Dear woman, that's not our problem," Jesus replied. "My time has not yet come." KJV John 2:4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. ESV John 2:4 And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come." NIV John 2:4 "Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied. "My time has not yet come." ASV John 2:4 And Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. CSB John 2:4 "What has this concern of yours to do with Me, woman?" Jesus asked. "My hour has not yet come." NKJ John 2:4 Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come." NRS John 2:4 And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come." YLT John 2:4 Jesus saith to her, 'What -- to me and to thee, woman? not yet is mine hour come.' NAB John 2:4 (And) Jesus said to her, "Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come." NJB John 2:4 Jesus said, 'Woman, what do you want from me? My hour has not come yet.' GWN John 2:4 Jesus said to her, "Why did you come to me? My time has not yet come." BBE John 2:4 Jesus said to her, Woman, this is not your business; my time is still to come. Woman: John 19:26,27 20:13,15 Mt 15:28 what: Dt 33:9 2Sa 16:10 19:22 Lu 2:49 2Co 5:16 Ga 2:5,6 My hour has not yet come: John 7:6,30 8:20 12:23 13:1 Ec 3:1 John 2 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries GOD'S TIMING: NEVER EARLY, NEVER LATE! And Jesus said to her, "Woman - This is not disrespect by Jesus but is akin to our modern word "Lady." (cf Jn 19:26 as Jesus spoke from the Cross) He does not call her “mother.” Jesus wanted to emphasize that there was a different relationship with her now. ESV Study note says it was "an expression of polite distance."