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John 2:13-25
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11What Jesus did here in Cana
of Galilee was the first of the signs through which he revealed his glory; and
his disciples believed in him.
12After this he went down to
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13When it was almost time for
the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to
14In the temple courts he
found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables
exchanging money.
15So he made a whip out of
cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he
scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
16To those who sold doves he
said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s
house into a market!”
17His disciples remembered
that it is written: “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
18The Jews then responded to
him, “What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”
19Jesus answered them,
“Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”
20They replied, “It has taken
forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three
days?”
21But the temple he had
spoken of was his body.
22After he was raised from
the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the
scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken.
23Now while he was in
24But Jesus would not entrust
himself to them, for he knew all people.
25He did not need any
testimony about mankind, for he knew what was in each person.
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1)
Are verses 11 and
12 included in VisionCasting-John2.1-12?
o Yes.
2)
Why are verses 11
and 12 included here?
o They are included here to provide continuity of
context.
3)
According to
verse 13 when did Jesus go up to
o Jesus went up to
o When
o It was almost time for the Jewish Passover.
4)
According to
verse 14 what did Jesus find in the temple courts?
o Jesus found
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People selling
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Cattle.
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Sheep.
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And doves.
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And others
sitting at tables exchanging money.
5)
Why were people
selling cattle, sheep
and doves in the temple courts, given that people traveled long distances to
o People
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Did not want to
bring animals along.
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And preferred to
purchase them in
6)
Why were there
tables of money changers in the temple courts, given that people who traveled
to
o Money changers offered the money exchange service.
7)
According to
verse 15 what did Jesus do to clear the temple?
o Jesus
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Made a whip out
of cords.
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And drove all
from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle.
o He
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Scattered the
coins of the money changers.
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And overturned
their tables.
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 16 what did he tell those who sold doves to do?
o “Get these out of here!
o Stop turning my Father’s
house into a market!”
9)
Was Jesus in an
uncontrollable violent rage or did he take a measured pre-meditated action when
he cleared the temple, given verse 15?
o Jesus took a measured pre-meditated action by
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Making a whip out
of cords.
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And then using
the whip to clear the temple.
10)
Did these people
who sold livestock and exchanged money provide a legitimate service?
o Yes.
11)
Where could they
have provided their service without incurring Jesus’ wrath?
o They could have provided their service outside the
temple.
12)
According to
verse 17 what did the disciples remember about what is written in the bible that
depicts what Jesus was doing?
o “Zeal for your house will consume me.”
13)
How do we
interpret what Jesus did in verses 15 to 17 in the context of the fulfillment of what is written in the bible?
o Jesus brought to fulfillment what is written in the
bible.
14)
What did the
urgency of Jesus’ clearing the temple courts
inform the Jews of God’s heart and mind in the context of their corrupted
temple practice, given also verse 17?
o It was God’s will for them to urgently turn away from their
corrupted temple practice.
15)
According to
verse 18 what did the Jews demand from Jesus to prove his authority to clear the temple?
o They demanded a sign from Jesus.
16)
Who were
responsible for the mismanagement of the temple?
o The Jews were.
17)
Why did the
Jews demand that Jesus prove his authority to clear the temple?
o It is because Jesus was encroaching on their
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Territory.
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And authority.
18)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse 19 what is the sign?
o “Destroy this temple.
o And I will raise it again in three days.”
19)
According to
verse 20 how did the Jews counter Jesus’ proposition that he was going to raise the temple in three days after
it had been destroyed?
o They stated that it had taken forty-six years to build
the temple.
20)
According to
verse 21 what was the misconception of the Jews in countering Jesus’
proposition?
o Jesus was not referring to the destruction and
rebuilding of the temple.
o Rather he was referring to his body going through
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Death.
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And resurrection.
21)
According to
verse 22 what did the disciples do after Jesus was raised from the dead?
o They recalled what Jesus had said.
o Then they believed
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The bible.
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And Jesus’ words.
22)
What lesson did
the disciples learn in handling what they did not understand at first concerning
Jesus’ words?
o They needed to
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Be patient.
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And not doubt.
o Because
o They would eventually understand.
23)
What is the disciples’
belief in the bible and Jesus’ words based on?
o It is based on the fulfillment of both
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What is written
in the bible.
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And Jesus’ words.
o Through his being raised from the dead.
24)
What is the
significance of the disciples’ belief in Jesus’ words, given John 6:68?
o Jesus’ words are the words of eternal life.
o The disciples’ belief in Jesus’ words endows them with
eternal life.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 6:68 that says,
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68Simon Peter answered him,
“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”
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25)
Why did Jesus not
perform a sign to prove his authority to clear the temple upon the demand of the
Jews?
o Jesus never performs a sign on demand except at the
wedding at Cana in
26)
According to
verse 23 what did many people do when they saw the signs Jesus was performing
while he was in
o They believed in his name.
27)
What did Jesus show
himself to be to the Jews with the signs he was performing while he was in
o Jesus showed himself to be a teacher who has come from
God.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 3:1-3 that says,
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1Now there was a Pharisee, a
man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
2He came to Jesus at night
and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no
one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
3Jesus replied, “Very truly I
tell you, no one can see the
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28)
According to verses
23 and 24 how did Jesus handle those who believed in
his name as a result of seeing the signs he was performing?
o Jesus would not entrust himself to them.
29)
What does it mean
that Jesus would not entrust himself to those who saw the signs he was
performing and believed in his name, given Galatians 2:20?
o It means that Jesus chose not to live in any one of
them.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Galatians 2:20 that says,
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20I have been crucified with
Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the
body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
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30)
According to verses
24 and 25 why would Jesus not entrust himself to those who believed in his name
as a result of seeing the signs he was performing?
o It is because
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Jesus knew all
people.
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He did not need
any testimony about mankind.
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For
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He knew what was
in each person.
31)
What is required
for entering the
o Belief in the good news accompanied by repentance is
required for entering the
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Mark 1:14-15 that says,
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14After John was put in
prison, Jesus went into
15“The time has come,” he
said. “The
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32)
What did Jesus know
to be missing in the hearts of those who believed in his name as a result of seeing the signs he was performing, given Mark
1:14-15?
o They did not turn to God in repentance in their hearts
regardless of their belief.
33)
What are signs not
necessarily effective in accomplishing?
o Signs are not necessarily effective in turning people
around to God in repentance.
34)
How does Jesus
judge a person’s belief in him, by the person’s verbal expression or by what is
in the person’s heart, given Romans 10:9?
o By both.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Romans 10:9 that says,
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9If you declare with your
mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the
dead, you will be saved.
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35)
How did the
disciples’ belief in Jesus differ from the crowd’s belief in him?
o The disciples’ belief in Jesus was accompanied by turning
to God in repentance in their hearts.
o The crowd’s belief in him was not.
36)
Who genuinely believed
in Jesus in the current context?
o The disciples who
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Verbally
expressed their belief in Jesus.
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And turned to God
in repentance in their hearts.
o Genuinely believed in Jesus.
37)
Who did not
genuinely believe in Jesus in the current context?
o Those who
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Verbally
expressed their belief in Jesus.
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But did not turn
to God in repentance in their hearts.
o Did not genuinely believe in Jesus.
38)
Whose assessment was
it that people who did not genuinely believe in Jesus were said to believe in Jesus
in verse 23?
o It was those people’s own subjective assessment of themselves.
39)
Why can Jesus
tell whether a person genuinely believes in him or not, given verses 24 and 25?
o It is because
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Jesus does not need
any testimony about people.
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For he knows what
is in each person.
40)
Can we judge
other peoples’ belief in Jesus the way he did and why?
o No, we cannot.
o Because
o Unlike Jesus we don’t know what
is in a person.
41)
What is our
appropriate judgment of a person’s belief in Jesus?
o We need to
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Have gone through
significant personal interaction with the person.
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And either confirm
or deny that the person lives a life of consistent repentance.
o Before passing judgment.
42)
What authority did Jesus prove that he had in performing the signs in
o Jesus had the authority to clear the temple.
43)
What is the range
of experience the disciples had with Jesus that has been depicted so far in the
current gospel account?
o Their initial encounter with Jesus and following him
afterwards.
o Their seeing the sign he performed at the wedding at
Cana in
o And their eventual belief in the bible and his words based
on the fulfillment of both through his being raised from the dead.
44)
How do we depict
the fact that there were multiple perspectives of the disciples’ belief in Jesus
from which they got to know him?
o Believing in Jesus is multi-faceted.
45)
How do we depict
the fact that the disciples progressively got to know Jesus better in their
belief?
o Believing in Jesus is a continuous process.
46)
How do we depict the
fact that the continuous process of the disciples’ getting to know Jesus better
in their belief lasts throughout their entire experience with him?
o Believing in Jesus is a continuous process that never
ends.
47)
In summary what
is the nature of believing in Jesus?
o Believing in Jesus is
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Multi-faceted.
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And a continuous process
that never ends.
48)
Based on the disciples’
belief in Jesus and the crowd’s belief in Jesus, what manner of belief in Jesus
is on a firm foundation and what is on a flimsy foundation?
o Belief in Jesus that is
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Multi-faceted.
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And a continuous process
that never ends.
o Is on a firm foundation.
o Belief in Jesus that is
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A singular
experience.
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And a one-time
event.
o Is on a flimsy foundation.
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John 2:13-25
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