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Read John 5
As we head into chapter 5, I found it interesting that the NIV Application Commentary suggests the purpose of chapter 5 is to begin building the case against Jesus (cite below this post). This outline is helpful to give us some context for discussion:
The Crime (5:1–15), The Decision to Prosecute (5:16–18), Jesus Goes to Trial (5:19–47)
In contrast to the request in the previous post where the principal character begs Jesus to heal his son, we now read a story where Jesus initiates the conversation. Instead of appealing to Jesus for help, Jesus sees the man and reaches out to him. While the man is not named in John’s gospel account, he would have been well known by the people from that area. After decades of inability to walk, people would certainly know him and his family.
Blog post: https://daverphillips.com/john-healing-at-the-pool-do-you-want-to-get-well/
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Read John 5
As we head into chapter 5, I found it interesting that the NIV Application Commentary suggests the purpose of chapter 5 is to begin building the case against Jesus (cite below this post). This outline is helpful to give us some context for discussion:
The Crime (5:1–15), The Decision to Prosecute (5:16–18), Jesus Goes to Trial (5:19–47)
In contrast to the request in the previous post where the principal character begs Jesus to heal his son, we now read a story where Jesus initiates the conversation. Instead of appealing to Jesus for help, Jesus sees the man and reaches out to him. While the man is not named in John’s gospel account, he would have been well known by the people from that area. After decades of inability to walk, people would certainly know him and his family.
Blog post: https://daverphillips.com/john-healing-at-the-pool-do-you-want-to-get-well/