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1 | explain John 11:47 | John 11:1 | Linda Marie | 214265 | ||
What does Caiaphas mean in John 11 verse 47 when he says ......the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation? | ||||||
2 | explain John 11:47 | John 11:1 | stjohn | 214266 | ||
Hello, Linda Marie That's a lovley name by the way. :-) Welcome to the forum! John Gill ha this to say, and says it very well I think. John 11:47-48 Ver. 47. "Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council;" They convened the sanhedrim, the great council of the nation together, of which they were some of the principal members: "and said, what do we?" That is, why is nothing done? why are we so dilatory? why do we sit still, and do nothing? or what is to be done? this now lies before us, this is to be considered and deliberated on: "for this man doth many miracles;" This is owned, and could not be denied by them; and should have been a reason why they should have acknowledged him to have been the Messiah, and embraced him; whereas they used it as a reason, why they should think of, and concert some measures, to hinder and put a stop to the belief of him as such. John 11:48 Ver. 48. "If we let him thus alone;" Going about from place to place, teaching the people, and doing such miracles: "all men will believe on him;" The whole nation will receive him as the Messiah, and proclaim him their king, and yield a cheerful obedience to all his commands: "the Romans will come;" against us, with their powerful armies; interpreting the setting him up as Messiah, to be an instance of rebellion against Caesar, and his government: "and take away both our place and nation;" That is, will destroy the temple, their holy place, the place of their religion and worship; and their city, the place of their habitation, and lay waste their country; and take away from them that little share of power and government they had, and strip them both of their civil and religious privileges: the Persic version renders it, "they will take away our place, and make a decree against our religion".-- John Gill http://www.freegrace.net/gill/ I hope that helps John |
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