John 7 Questions to Consider

 John 7:1-52, 

A saved person has the Spirit of God in them and is able to learn from God’s word.

 I heard a successful Bible teacher comment once “that the reason believers struggle with thriving in God’s word usually is because they don’t ask good questions of the text”.

 In the book of John, we see people hear the words of the Lord and the questions their minds ask often leads them down the wrong path. 

So consider, learning from them and be still and let the Holy Spirit direct the question you ponder in your heart. Don’t just be led by the logical question of your old man. 

Take a moment to recognize who you are as a believer and who lives inside of you. 

Take a moment to be guided to better questions that cause the weight of the text to have a greater impact.

For some Scriptural Consideration

1-(From our Book) John 7:17, John 6:45 

2-(It is written) Isa. 54:13, Jer.31:33-34 

3-(From the Letters) 1 Cor. 2:10-16, Heb. 8:10-11

John 7:1-13  

Feast of Booths (What is that?)(What time of year?)(What is the purpose of it?)

What was the tension involved with Jesus going to Judea and where was He staying to avoid that tension?

Who was harassing Jesus for not going to Judea and why?

What is your thoughts about people that seek to be know in the public eye but are a much different person when the spotlight is not on them? Was Jesus like that? Are most people like that?

What does this phrase “My time has not yet come” mean and where else do we find it in scripture?

Why does the world hate Jesus?

Was people looking for Jesus at the feast? What did they think about Jesus, good or bad, for them? Why did no one speak openly about Him?

John 7:14-24   

At what point in time in the text did Jesus show Himself? And what did He do?

What did the people think about Jesus teaching and what did He say about His teaching and how He learned it?

How can we today know if someone’s teaching is from God?

Did the people of the text keep the law of Moses?

When Jesus told his audience that they were seeking to kill him, what was their response?

What logical defense does Jesus set forth to justify His action of healing a man or the Sabbath? How does their pattern of honoring Moses law of circumcision relate to this? What man healed on the Sabbath are they upset about?

Do we and people we know often like this group judge a book by it’s cover? Do we show poor judgement at times because we have not taken the time to consider the matter properly?

John 7:25-31  

Did the crowd see a contradiction in the leaders actions? When Jesus was not around they talked bad about Him, but when He was walking around in the open, their mouths were shut. What question did this arise in their minds? 

Where did they think the Christ would come from?

Did the crowd know who sent Jesus? 

When the text says “many of the people believed in Him” and then says “When the Christ appears, will He do more signs than this man has done”, is that a saving belief in the Christ? What belief is it that they have? They believe Jesus is from God, but yet not the Christ. Can a belief in something other than the Christ save you?

John 7:32-36  

Why did the Pharisees send officers to arrest Jesus?

What was Jesus response to them try to arrest Him?

What does He mean by saying, “You will seek me and you will not find me?” And “Where I am you cannot come?”

In these questions is He speaking physically or spiritually?

John 7:37-39  

“One the last day of the feast”, What feast are we talking about and how many days was the feast?

How was Jesus going to quench the thirst of anyone who was thirsty?

What does rivers of living water flowing from one’s heart mean?

Why was the Spirit not given yet? When could this river flowing from ones heart actually happen?

John 7:40-52 

Does whether you believe Jesus is a prophet or the Christ matter?

Can the Christ come from Galilee?

Does the scripture say the Christ comes from the offspring of David and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?

Did this cause division among the crowd? Does it cause division today with people? Does it cause a division or confusion in your heart because you just don’t know the answer? Is Jesus just a prophet of old or the Christ?

Why did the officer not arrest Jesus?

Why did the Pharisees say was the reason the crowd was confused by this man?

What question did Nicodemus propose to the leaders? What was their response to his question?

Is it true that no prophet arises from Galilee?