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My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）

My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音） 
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Day 95

Attendance at the Feast of Tabernacles

Text: John 7: 10-13

ATTENDANCE AT THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES

After their conversation with Jesus, His brothers went ahead to go on their own to Jerusalem to attend the Feast of Tabernacles. The reasons for their attendance was different from that of Jesus.

“But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. Then the Jews sought Him at the feast, and said, ‘Where is He?’ And there was much complaining among the people concerning Him. Some said, ‘He is good’; others said, ‘No, on the contrary, He deceives the people.’ However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews.”  

 John 7:10-13

1. Two separate groups

a. The brothers of Jesus travelled on their own to Jerusalem.
b. Jesus travelled with His disciples to Jerusalem too.

2. Jesus

a. He decided that He would go to Jerusalem “in secret”.
b. He would appear in Jerusalem quietly.

3. The Jews

a. These Jewish leaders were on the look-out for Jesus.
b. If they could, they would arrest Him or even kill Him.

4. Divided opinions

a. There were some who said that Jesus was good.
b. There were others who disagreed (The Jews, for example).
c. They opposed those who spoke well of Jesus.
d. They sought to speak ill of Him on every occasion.

5. Fear of the Jews

a. Many were afraid of the Jewish authorities.
b. Thus, they did not dare to speak up openly for Jesus at all.

6. The wisdom of Jesus

Jesus knew the scene all too well. Thus, He opted to go to Jerusalem “in secret”. There was high tension in Jerusalem. He did not want His followers to end up battling with the Jews.

经文：约翰福音 7：10-13

出席住棚节

耶稣的弟兄和祂谈了话后，就自己出发前往耶路撒冷出席住棚节。他们出席的理由跟耶稣的不同。

“但他弟兄上去以后，他也上去过节，不是明去，似乎是暗去的。 正在节期，犹太人寻找耶稣，说：‘他在哪里？’ 众人为他纷纷议论，有的说：‘他是好人。’ 有的说：‘不然，他是迷惑众人的。’ 只是没有人明明地讲论他，因为怕犹太人。”

《约翰福音 7：10-13》

1. 两组人

a. 耶稣的弟兄们自己上路去耶路撒冷
b. 耶稣也和祂的门徒前往耶路撒冷

2. 耶稣

a. 祂决定 “暗去” 耶路撒冷
b. 祂会悄悄地出现在耶路撒冷

3. 犹太人

a. 这些犹太领袖都在寻找耶稣
b. 可以的话，他们想逮捕甚至杀害祂

4. 分歧的意见

a. 有些人说耶稣是好人
b. 也有其他人不同意（例如：犹太人）
c. 他们反对替耶稣说好话的人
d. 他们在每个场合都会说祂的坏话

5. 畏惧犹太人

a. 许多人畏惧犹太当局
b. 因此，他们根本不敢明明地替耶稣说好话

6. 耶稣的智慧

耶稣十分了解这情况。因此，祂选择 “暗去” 耶路撒冷。耶路撒冷的局势紧张。祂不想跟随祂的人跟犹太人起冲突。