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THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

III. The Opposition to the Son of God (5:1–12:50)

A. At The Feast In Jerusalem (Jn 5:1-47)

B. During The Passover (Jn 6:1-71)

C. During The Feast Of Tabernacles

(

Jn

7:1

– 10:21)

D.

During The Feast Of Dedication

(

Jn

10:22-42

)

E.

Because Of The Death And Resurrection Of Lazarus (Jn 11:1-57

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F.

Because Of The Triumphal Entry

(

Jn

12:1-50

)

1.

The Thanksgiving Dinner

(12:1-11)

a. Mary Worships (vv. 1-3)

b. Judas Complains (vv. 4-6

)

c

. Jesus Rebukes (vv. 7-8

)

Read

Jn 12:7-8

.

When v. 7 rendered in this manner, the usual explanation (if one is given) is this: Mary had not used all the ointment. Slide3

The

one great objection against this interpretation is that the Gospel of Mark states definitely (14:3) that Mary

had broken the vial

!

There is another

rendering: “

Let her be, (it was) in order that she might keep it for the day of my burial.

”

~

an instance of abbreviated

style

There

is no clear evidence that Mary or anyone else understood before the cross that Jesus had to die

.

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~

She meant this to be an act of costly,

humble

devotion, but

she

signaled

more

than she knew.

This

is unquestionably a rebuke to

Judas.

~

It shows how jealously

the Lord

guards

any attempt to hinder,

check

, or discourage the zeal of

His

own people

.

Read

Jn 12:8

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~ That

the poor are always present

is not

an excuse for stinginess in

almsgiving.

~

Were a mere mortal to claim such

priority

, he would be

either very

ill or

unspeakably

arrogant

.

~

Jesus speaks this way as a matter of

course because

He knows He is to

receive

the same honor that is due

the

Father (Jn 5:23)

.

~ Jn 19:39Slide6

This

act and Jesus’ response to it do not give us permission to ignore the poor

.

~

By implication, however, He is saying

to

the church of all the ages that the

care

of the poor is its responsibility

and

privilege

.

Rather

, Jesus explained that His followers would have many opportunities to help the poor, but only a short time to love and honor the Messiah

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Jesus

’ words should have taught Judas a valuable lesson about the worth of money

.

~

Unfortunately, Judas did not learn

it.

Mary’s

gift was criticized by others, but appreciated by the Lord.

~

When you give your best to God,

you

can be sure He appreciates

your

gift.

~

Do not allow misunderstanding or

criticism

to deter you.

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Jesus

is precious – to have Him with us is the best we could ask for in life

.

~

Let us seize the opportunities to

demonstrate

our love to Him

.

On

the human side, too often we delay expressing our love to people until after they have died

.

~

Today is a great day to express our

love

to

people we love.

~

Now is

always

the

perfect time to

express

our love for Christ.

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d. The Priests Panic (vv. 9-11

)

Read

Jn 12:9-11

.

The report that He was back in Bethany provided an opportunity for a

“large crowd of the Jews”

to come out and see Him

.

The nearer the time of Christ’s death approached, the more necessary it was that His name should be made known everywhere, as a preparation for a fuller faith after His death.

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Read

Jn 12:10-11

.

The

chief priests were absolutely ruthless.

~

In order to gain their objective they

were

willing to kill not only Jesus but

also Lazarus!

~

His very life provided a ground for

faith

in Jesus

, so he too had to be

destroyed

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The

chief priests’ blindness and hardness of heart caused them to sink ever deeper into sin

.

~

One sin led them to

another.

We

all like to believe we are above petty jealousy and small retaliations

.

~

Unfortunately our behavior often

proves

the opposite.

~

If our motivation is to do our best

at

serving God wherever we are, we

won’t

need to compare ourselves

to

others

.