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Warren Wiersbe · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Wiersbe - “The third day” means three days after the call of Nathanael (John 1:45–51). Since that was the fourth day of the week recorded in John (John 1:19, 29, 35, 43), the wedding took place on “the seventh day” of this “new creation week.” Throughout his Gospel, John makes it clear that Jesus was on a divine schedule, obeying the will of the Father. (Bible Exposition Commentary - New Testament )
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Wiersbe - It is significant that the servants knew the source of this special wine (John 2:9). When Jesus healed the nobleman’s son (John 4:46–54), it was the servants who were in on the secret. We are not just His servants; we are also His friends, and we know what He is doing (John 15:15). (Bible Exposition Commentary - New Testament ) Surely the Lord GOD does nothing Unless He reveals His secret counsel To His servants the prophets. -- Amos 3:7 (cf Ps 25:14) We see a similar spiritual dynamic in Psalm 103:7 He (GOD) made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel. Henry Blackaby has some devotional thoughts on Psalm 103:7 - Are you satisfied with merely knowing the acts of God, or do you also want to know His ways? There is a difference. This difference is illustrated in the lives of the children of Israel as compared to Moses. The Israelites witnessed the miracles God performed; they walked across the dry Red Sea just as Moses did. They ate the manna and quail from heaven even as Moses did. They were content to receive God's provision without ever knowing God Himself. Yet Moses saw beyond the provision of God to the person of God. Others, such as the Egyptian magicians, might perform miraculous acts, but no one else did things the way God did (Ex 7:11, 12). The way God acted provided a window into His nature. If Moses had been content with only God's power, he could have accepted the presence of an angel and been victorious in his efforts (Ex 33:15). But Moses wanted to experience more. He wanted to experience God Himself, not just God's activity. Some today, like the Israelites, are content to experience God's activity without ever coming to know God. They are the recipients of answered prayer, yet they never come to know the Provider. They are blessed by God's providential care over their families, their homes, and their jobs, yet they are satisfied not knowing the One from whom the blessings come. They benefit from God's protection, yet they never become acquainted with the Protector. Have you come to know God more personally as a result of your experiences with Him? As you observe the acts of God, look beyond them to the revelation of His character (Gen. 22:14; John 6:35). (Experiencing God Day by Day) THOUGHT - Do we dare pray the prayer Moses prayed? "I pray You, show me Your glory!" (Ex 33:18). As John Newton wrote (play this beautiful hymn and then pray Ex 33:18!)... Thou art coming to a King, Large petitions with thee bring; For His grace and power are such, None can ever ask too much; None can ever ask too much. Listen to Dr Steve Lawson's hour long message Show Me Your Glory. You will be blessed, edified, convicted and challenged! A W
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Wiersbe - His first miracle was a quiet event at a wedding in contrast to His last miracle recorded by John (John 11+), a public event after a funeral....there is certainly more to this miracle than simply meeting a human need and saving a family from social embarrassment. The Gospel of John, unlike the other three Gospels, seeks to share the inner meaning—the spiritual significance—of our Lord’s works, so that each miracle is a “sermon in action.” We must be careful not to “spiritualize” these events so that they lose their historical moorings; but, at the same time, we must not be so shackled to history that we are blind to (as A.T. Pierson used to say) “His story.”...Interestingly Moses’ first miracle was a plague—turning water into blood (Ex. 7:19ff), which speaks of judgment. Our Lord’s first miracle spoke of grace. (Bible Exposition Commentary - New Testament ) Borchert - The point of this story is brought together in v. 11. The words are simple, but the meaning is profound. The evangelist identified the action in the story as a “sign” (not “miracle” as in the KJV). In John a sign is more than just a wonder; it is a powerful act for the one who has eyes to see because it points to the reality of who Jesus is. (See John 1-11: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition scroll up and down for more text)
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Wiersbe - “When Jesus cleansed the temple, He ‘declared war’ on the hypocritical religious leaders (Matt. 23), and this ultimately led to His death. Indeed, His zeal for God’s house did eat Him up!” (Bible Exposition Commentary - New Testament ) Westcott notes the double effect of this act as is true of Christ’s words and deeds all through John’s Gospel. The disciples are helped, the traders are angered. R. C. H.
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Wiersbe: The words believed in John 2:23 and commit in John 2:24 are the same Greek word (pisteuo). These people believed in Jesus, but He did not believe in them! They were “unsaved believers”! It was one thing to respond to a miracle but quite something else to commit oneself to Jesus Christ and continue in His Word (John 8:30, 31). (Bible Exposition Commentary - New Testament ) (Bolding added) Bruce Barton - John did not recount any of the particular miracles Jesus performed in Jerusalem; he simply said that many people believed in Jesus when they saw the miracles he did. But, as the next verse indicates, this belief was not complete. The people believed in Jesus as a miracle worker or a political messiah, but not necessarily as the true Messiah, the Son of God. (Borrow the Life Application Commentary) John 2:23 Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing NET John 2:23 Now while Jesus was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, many people believed in his name because they saw the miraculous signs he was doing. GNT John 2:23 Ὡς δὲ ἦν ἐν τοῖς Ἱεροσολύμοις ἐν τῷ πάσχα ἐν τῇ ἑορτῇ, πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ θεωροῦντες αὐτοῦ τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐποίει· NLT John 2:23 Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him. KJV John 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. ESV John 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he was doing. NIV John 2:23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name. ASV John 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did. CSB John 2:23 While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many trusted in His name when they saw the signs He was doing. NKJ John 2:23 Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did. NRS John 2:23 When he was in Jerusalem during the Passover festival, many believed in his name because they saw the signs that he was doing. YLT John 2:23 And as he was in Jerusalem, in the passover, in the feast, many believed in his name, beholding his signs that he was doing; NAB John 2:23 While he was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, many began to believe in his name when they saw the signs he was doing. NJB John 2:23 During his stay in Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover many believed in his name when they saw the signs that he did, GWN John 2:23 While Jesus was in Jerusalem at the Passover festival, many people believed in him because they saw the miracles that he performed. BBE John 2:23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, a great number of people came to have faith in his name, after seeing the signs which he did. many believed: Joh 3:2 Jn 6:14 Jn 7:31 Jn 8:30,31 Jn 12:42,43 Mt 13:20,21 Mk 4:16,17 Lu 8:13 Ga 5:6 Eph 3:16,17 Jas 2:19,20 John 2 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: John 4:48 So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe.” Mark 8:11-13 The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him. 12 Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, “Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” 13 Leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side. UNSAVED BELIEVERS Don't miss the striking contrast between the genuine saving belief of the disciples in Jn 2:22 and the false non-saving belief of the many in Jn 2:23. And note crucial difference is the objects of belief, for the disciples focused on God's word, while the many focused on God's works or miracles. THOUGHT - These persons (MANY) do not appear to have really believed with the heart (ED: see Ro 10:9,10+), but to have been only convinced in their understandings (ED: SO-CALLED "INTELLECTUAL ASSENT"). The distinction between intellectual belief and saving belief, and between one degree of saving belief and another, ought to be carefully noticed in Scripture. There is a faith which devils have (James 2:19+), and a faith which is the gift of God (Eph 2:8+, cf Ro 2:4+). The persons mentioned in this verse appear to have had the former, but not the latter. We are also told that Simon Magus “believed” (Acts 8:13+). Again, there is a real heart-belief which a man may have that admits of great increase. This is the belief spoken of in the preceding verse. (J C Ryle) D A Carson entitles John 2:23-25 "Inadequate faith." writing "Sadly, their faith was spurious, and Jesus knew it." (BORROW The Gospel according to John) Alan Stanley - There are at least 3 clear examples in the NT of false conversions; instances where people believed in Jesus and yet did not receive salvation....The first involves "many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing." (Jn 2:23) At first glance we would expect these people to be saved. After all John 3:18 clearly states "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." And yet in spite of this "Jesus would not entrust Himself to them (Jn 2:24a). That's odd! These people believed in His Name....Evidently, then, salvation is more than just sayin the words "I believe." They must come from the heart. In fact, the heart is central as Romans 10:9-10+ points out "if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation." The way Paul has structured these verses is significant. Mouth confession is important, but the crux--note that heart appears twice in the centre of this passage--is belief with the heart. Saying the words, even words from the Bible, is not enough! It must come from the heart. These people described in John 2:23 merely wanted a miracle worker! (See Salvation Is More Complicated Than You Think) Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover (pascha), during the feast - Jn 2:23, 24 serves as the introduction to Nicodemus’ story, since John 3 constitutes tangible evidence of Jesus’ ability to know men’s hearts which in turn demonstrates His deity. Passover was a memorial, to remind the Jews of God's great deliverance in Egypt provided for them by the blood of a perfect lamb, his blood on the doorposts keeping their firstborn from being destroyed by the death angel. Moses wrote "For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to smite you. 24“And you shall observe this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever. 25“When you enter the land which the LORD will give you, as He has promised, you shall observe this rite. 26“And when your children say to you, ‘What does this rite mean to you?’ 27you shall say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice to the LORD who passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He smote the Egyptians, but spared our homes.’” And the people bowed low and worshiped." (Ex 12:23-27+) MacArthur on Passover (pascha) - It was celebrated annually on the fourteenth day of Nisan (March/April). On that day, between 3:00 and 6:00 P.M., lambs were slaughtered and the Passover meal eaten. In obedience to Exodus 23:14–17, Jesus went up to Jerusalem to observe both the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread which immediately followed (cf. Ezek. 45:21; Luke 22:1; Acts 12:3–4). This is the first of three Passovers mentioned in John’s gospel (cf. Jn 6:4; 11:55). (See John 1-11 MacArthur New Testament Commentary - scroll up and down for more text) Many believed (pisteuo) in His Name (onoma) - Many believed signifies a good start, but as John continues it was a false start in an Olympic race and in many track competitions one false start disqualifies the person from the race -- in one recent race the fastest 100 meter runner in the world was set to scintillate the crowd with a possible new world record, but false started and his race was over. Don't "false start" with Jesus and be disqualified when your life is over! (Mt 7:21-23+). Many "claimed" to believe but it was only "intellectual assent," not "heart reception." Superficial belief is a bit like a vaccine (I am an infectious disease specialist), for it "immunizes" the person from "catching" the "real disease!" One of my greatest fears is that there are many souls sitting in churches today (even evangelical churches) who have at some time in their life professed Christ and are in the false security that their belief has in effect purchased them an eternal "fire insurance policy!" Because of the miracles, many people professed to believe which recalls Paul's words in (Titus 1:16+) = "They profess (present tense - continually profess!) to know God, but by their deeds they deny (present tense - continually deny!) Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed." Clearly Jesus did not accept their profession of faith. No matter what the people themselves said, He did not accept human testimony, because He knew what was in each person’s heart and mind. Belief in His Name involves more than intellectual assent or simply saying the words "I believe in Jesus." (or praying a prayer!) Saving belief calls for wholehearted commitment of one’s life as Jesus’ disciple (Mt 10:37+; Mt 16:24,25,26+, John 1:12+ Jn 20:31). He therefore did not entrust himself to these spurious converts. D A Carson adds "The people ‘believed in His Name’: the expression is episteusan eis to onoma autou, even though their faith is spurious (cf. Jn 2:22). To exercise faith on the grounds of having witnessed miraculous signs is precarious (Jn 4:48; cf. Mk. 8:11–13). Although miracles cannot command faith (Jn 10:32), it is better to believe on the ground of miracles than not at all (cf. Jn 10:38). 2:24–25. Sadly, their faith was spurious, and Jesus knew it. Unlike other religious leaders, he cannot be duped by flattery, enticed by praise or caught off-guard in innocence. His knowledge of men’s hearts is profound, and accounts in part for the diversity of his approaches to individuals in the Gospels. He therefore did not entrust himself to these spurious converts. (The Greek repeats the verb, but with a slightly different meaning: we might paraphrase, ‘the people trusted in his name, but he did not entrust himself to them.’) By implication, Jesus wonderfully promises to entrust himself to those who truly trust him (cf. John 10:14, 15). (BOLDING ADDED FOR EMPHASIS) (PNTC-Jn - see his context The Gospel According to John OR BORROW The Gospel according to John) He had no faith in their faith -- John MacArthur John
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Wiersbe: "The words believed in Jn 2:23 entrusting in Jn2:24 are the same Greek word (pisteuo). These people believed in Jesus, but He did not believe in them! They were “unsaved believers”! It was one thing to respond to a miracle but quite something else to commit oneself to Jesus Christ and continue in His Word (Jn 8:30, 31+). John was not discrediting the importance of our Lord’s signs, because he wrote his book to record these signs and to encourage his readers to trust Jesus Christ and receive eternal life" (Jn 20:30,31+) However, throughout the book, John makes it clear that it takes more than believing in miracles for a person to be saved. Seeing the signs and believing in them would be a great beginning; in fact, even the disciples started that way and had to grow in their faith (compare Jn 2:11 and Jn 2:22). (Check out a copy of Be alive John 1-12: Get to Know the Living Savior or Bible Exposition Commentary) These people had not accepted Him with saving faith, but rather they accepted Him as a powerful miracle worker. Hindson - Jesus remained in Jerusalem for the Passover, and many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles. The word used to express belief (Gr pisteuo) is used in the next verse ("entrusting" in John 2:24). But Jesus did not commit himself. Christ did not entrust Himself to them because they were not true believers. He concluded this because he knew all men. These were nominal (in name only) believers whose only interest was the miracles. He did not need their testimony for he knew what was in man. These people had not accepted Him with saving faith, but rather they accepted Him as a powerful miracle worker. (See online note in King James Bible Commentary) Life Application Study Bible Notes - The Son of God knows all about human nature. Jesus was well aware of the truth of Jeremiah 17:9, which states, "The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?" Jesus was discerning, and he knew that the faith of some followers was superficial. Some of the same people claiming to believe in Jesus at this time would later yell "Crucify him!" It's easy to believe when it is exciting and everyone else believes the same way. But keep your faith firm even when it isn't popular to follow Christ. (BORROW Life Application Study Bible) David