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Trouble with the Jewish Leaders
John 9:13–23
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A woman lived in a small house built at the foot of a tall mountain. The mountain obstructed her view and made the inside of the house dark. She had read Jesus’ promise about faith moving mountains. (Matthew 17:20) Taking it literally, one night she prayed that the Lord would rem … More
He used spit. Instruction in the rabbinical literature stated that spit could not be used because spit is medicine.
The Pharisees knew Christ had broken the Sabbath and since He had broken the Sabbath, He could not be of God. Others argued that it was impossible for a sinner to perform miracles. Since He did perform a miracle, maybe He was not a sinner. So they asked the man his opinion of Christ. The beggar was not intimidated by the threats of the Pharisees but boldly responded that He is a prophet (v. 17). The Jews still refused to admit the miracle and said that he probably wasn’t even born blind. These religious leaders did not want to see Jesus given this kind of high recognition. Then they talked to the parents who confirmed that he was born blind but they didn’t explain how he was healed (vv. 18-21). They were afraid of the Jews so wanted their son to speak for himself (vv. 22-23).
Application
I can never please God by obeying a set of rules but only by obeying my Lord who gave His life on the cross of Calvary to cover my sins. I never want to be intimidated by the questions of others.
John 9:13-23 (English Standard Version)
They brought to the Pharisees the man who had formerly been blind. Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes. So the Pharisees again asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, "He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see." Some of the Pharisees said, "This man is not from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?" And there was a division among them. So they said again to the blind man, "What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?" He said, "He is a prophet." The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight, until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight and asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" His parents answered, "We know that this is our son and that he was born blind. But how he now sees we do not know, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself." (His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.) Therefore his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."
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