{"id":8590,"date":"2020-08-01T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-01T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cristolaverdad.com\/?p=8590"},"modified":"2022-01-05T14:12:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T19:12:01","slug":"gospel-of-john-chap-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cristolaverdad.com\/?p=8590","title":{"rendered":"Gospel of John- Chap. 2 & 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
This entry is part 2 of 17 in the series John<\/a><\/div>

Gospel of John, Chapter 2:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus’ Public Ministry is found in chapters 2-11<\/strong> in the book of John.<\/p>\n

1\/ Changing Water into Wine<\/span> (2:1-12<\/a>)
\n2\/ Cleansing the Temple<\/span> (2:13-25<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.<\/strong> 3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, \u201cThey have no wine.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

4 Jesus said to her, \u201cWoman<\/strong>, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come<\/span>.\u201d 5 His mother said to the servants, \u201cWhatever He<\/span> says to you, do it<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

6 Now there were set there six waterpots of stone, according to the manner of purification<\/strong> of the Jews, containing twenty or thirty gallons apiece<\/strong>. 7 Jesus said to them, \u201cFill the waterpots with water.\u201d And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And He said to them, \u201cDraw some out now, and take it to the master of the feast.\u201d And they took it. 9 When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. 10 And he said to him, \u201cEvery man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!\u201d<\/p>\n

11 This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory;<\/strong> and His disciples believed in Him. 12 After this He went down to Capernaum, He, His mother, His brothers, and His disciples<\/span>; and they did not stay there many days.” Jn.2:1-12<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This was the first miracle of Jesus, He knew that His miracles will draw the attention of the Jewish Leaders that eventually will lead Him to the cross. This is why He said “My hour has not yet come<\/em>” because His ministry was just starting. He mentioned about ‘this hour’ also this in other occasions (Jn.7:6, 30, 8:20).<\/p>\n

Notice these were not regular water-pots, in biblical times weddings lasted up to 7 days & many people were invited, the drinks consisted only on wine, diluted wine & water, also wine was a normal part of their diet (Gen.4:18, Deut.14:26, etc), but drunkenness was not acceptable (Is. 5:11, Prov.20:1, 23:20-21, Eph.5:18<\/a>, etc).<\/p>\n

Perhaps these empty jars used in the purification ritual could be a symbol of the emptiness of our first birth (water), and the miracle that Jesus performed, as the new transformed life that he was preparing to give to everyone who believed in him (born again), a real purification.<\/p>\n

The words \u201cWhatever He says<\/span> to you, do it<\/span><\/strong>” are the final words of Mary recorded in the Word of God. Jesus is the son of God also with Divine attributes like the Father, but Mary was just a vessel & a human being. People who wrongly looks to Mary for guidance should pay attention to her last words.<\/p>\n

13\u00a0<\/sup>Now the Passover<\/span> of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. <\/span> 14\u00a0<\/sup>And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business<\/strong>. <\/span> 15\u00a0<\/sup>When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers\u2019 money and overturned the tables. <\/span> 16\u00a0<\/sup>And He said to those who sold doves, \u201cTake these things away! Do not make<\/span><\/span> My Father\u2019s house a house of merchandise!\u201d <\/span><\/span> 17\u00a0<\/sup>Then His disciples remembered that it was written, \u201cZeal for Your house<\/span>\u00a0has eaten Me up.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

18\u00a0<\/sup>So the Jews<\/strong> answered and said to Him, \u201cWhat sign do You show to us, since You do these things?\u201d <\/span>19\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus answered and said to them, \u201cDestroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

20\u00a0<\/sup>Then the Jews said, \u201cIt has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

21\u00a0<\/sup>But He was speaking of the temple of His body<\/strong><\/span>. <\/span> 22\u00a0<\/sup>Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered<\/strong> that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Discerner of Hearts<\/strong><\/p>\n

23\u00a0<\/sup>Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name<\/strong> when they saw the signs which He did. <\/span> 24\u00a0<\/sup>But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all <\/span>men<\/span>,<\/i> <\/span> 25\u00a0<\/sup>and had no need that anyone should testify of man, for He knew what was in man<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jn.2:13-25<\/a>
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This act was a Messianic confirmation (Psalms 69:9 & 119:139<\/a>) & demonstrated Jesus authority over the temple. It was his Father’s house and he had the right to do this. But also shows us that Jesus reproved any irreverent conduct in the house of God and that he would not hesitate to show his indignation against those who degrade holy things. He did this again towards the end of his ministry, which aroused the anger of the Jewish leaders who persecuted Jesus until they crucified Him. But let us not lose sight of what was the main reason<\/strong> for their attitude: Jesus jeopardized their income.
\nThe appreciation that both Jesus and the Jews had for the temple were different. While for Jesus it was a house of prayer<\/strong> (Matt.21:13), the house of his Father, for the Jewish leaders it was a market, their business<\/span>. Don’t we see the same today? Even when we don’t need a temple any more, because now our body is the temple of God 1 Cor.3:16-17, 6:15-20, 2 Cor. 6:14-18, Eph.2:19.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Gospel of John, Chapter 3:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To study the first verses (1-21) of John chapter 3, please go to the next links:<\/p>\n