Subject: Every nation from Noah's son? |
Bible Note: You are right. They knew that the messiah had been born. But they didn't know it was Jesus. Just as today we believe that the "Anti-christ" is alive now but we have no idea who it is. Can you point to one man and say this is the one? This is the point Jesus did not let them know that He was "THE" Son of God. If He did would He be a hypocrite after telling His disciples not to tell anyone, or shutting the mouth's of demons so they wouldn't tell? About John 10; even here Jesus does not tell them and they still do not know. Verses 1-6 This is a parable that left them all just as confused as before. "...This figure of speech (parable) Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them." Parenthesis added. Verses 7-21 This part only deepened the confussion and and started arguing about whether Jesus had a demon or not. Verses 22-40 they asked Him "How long will you keep us in suspense?" they still didn't know even after all that Jesus had taught and the miracles He performed. But when He said "I and the Father are one." They tried to stone Him. Their perception was He was making Himself out to be God. But Jesus Gave them scripture in reference to that statment (Ps 82:6) which indicates that all of them were son's of God and that He was including Himself in that verse. Was Jesus telling them He was the Son of God? I would have to admit YES! But in a way that was ambiguous and would make sure they didn't get it. Just like the parables spoke the truth but also hid it. Jesus even here in John 10 does the same He didn't want them to know. Luke 19:42-44 "... saying, "If you had known in this day, even you, the things which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you, and surround you and hem you in on every side, and they will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation." They did not recognize the day that the messiah would come riding into Jerusalem on a donkey if they knew Jesus to be the Messiah why even after the crowd yells Hosanna in the highest does Jesus speak over them that they had not recognized it. |