The prophet Isaiah was speaking and writing during a period of great darkness for the people of God. The kingdom had been divided between Israel to the north and Judah […]

We’re taking a break from John as we look at an Old Testament prophecy about the coming Messiah from Numbers 24:17. At this point in their history Israel was living […]

Up to this point, John has been interested to demonstrate how Jesus fulfills and surpasses the Old Covenant ceremonies. Jesus is the source of true cleansing (2:1-11). He is the […]

The events described in chapter 3 may seem disconnected at first glance. But there is a logic to the movement from Jesus’ encounter with Nicodemus and the final narrative concerning […]

This section continues Jesus’ conversation with Nicodemus, a member of the Pharisees. Jesus has just stated the necessity and mystery of the new birth; the sovereign move of the Holy […]

Jesus knows the hearts of all mankind. When he meets Nicodemus he speaks directly to the heart of the matter telling him he must be “born again” if he is […]

In chapter two, John reports that, both at the wedding feast and during the season of Passover, various people believed in Jesus because of the signs that he performed. We […]

John’s narrative moves from the wedding in Cana to the temple in Jerusalem during Passover. The wedding was a setting of celebration in which Jesus transformed the water of ceremonial […]