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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 139

The Person of Abraham

Text: John 8: 56-57

THE PERSON OF ABRAHAM

Abraham has a very significant status in the history and theology of Israel, and for good reason.

1. He was the father of the nation of Israel.

2. God honoured him and gave to him a special covenant (Genesis 15).

3. He has just about the highest honour anyone may receive, humanly speaking.

CLAIMING GREATER HONOUR THAN THAT OF ABRAHAM’S

Jesus could not but state the truth as He knew it. He was truly greater than Abraham.

“‘Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.’ Then the Jews said to Him, ‘You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?’”

John 8:56-57

1. The claim of Jesus

a) “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day”
i) This is possible only through a prophetic vision.
ii) If Abraham saw the day of the Lord Jesus, then Jesus had been in existence long ago.
iii) Abraham personally rejoiced to see Jesus… the prophesied Messiah.
b) “And he saw it and was glad”
i) Abraham had seen and he had understood.
ii) He was glad for it was a privilege given to him to see the Messiah in a prophetic vision.

2. “Then the Jews said to Him”

a) They could hardly believe what they were hearing.
b) This seemed a ridiculous statement.
c) Jesus was not yet fifty.
i) Less than fifty years, one was considered young.
ii) Status came with age.
d) They ridiculed Jesus and His claim.
e) To them this was a preposterous statement.
f) The claim of having greater honour than Abraham was rejected outright.
g) There was no way in which the Jews would accept what Jesus said.

经文：约翰福音8：56-57

亚伯拉罕的为人

亚伯拉罕在以色列的历史和神学里有着非常重要的地位。这是有充分的理由的。

1. 他是以色列国的祖宗

2. 上帝荣耀了他，并且和他立了特别的约《创世记15》

3. 他几乎已得到了世人所能拥有的最高荣耀

宣称拥有比亚伯拉罕还大的荣耀

耶稣只能如实地说明事实。祂的确比亚伯拉罕还大。

“‘你们的祖宗亚伯拉罕欢欢喜喜地仰望我的日子，既看见了，就快乐。’犹太人说：‘你还没有五十岁，岂见过亚伯拉罕呢？’”

《约翰福音8：56-57》

1. 耶稣的宣称

a) “你们的祖宗亚伯拉罕欢欢喜喜地仰望我的日子”
i) 亚伯拉罕只能通过预言的异象才能看见主耶稣的日子
ii) 如果亚伯拉罕仰望了主耶稣的日子，那耶稣很久以前就存在着了
iii) 亚伯拉罕欢欢喜喜地仰望耶稣（预言中的弥赛亚）
b) “既看见了，就快乐”
i) 亚伯拉罕凭着信心看见了那日子，并理解了
ii) 他欢喜能够通过预言的异象看见弥赛亚，因这是一种特权

2. “犹太人说”

a) 他们根本不能相信所听见的
b) 这似乎是一句很荒谬的话
c) 耶稣还不到五十岁
i) 不到五十岁的人，算是年轻人
ii) 地位是随着年龄提升的
d) 他们讥讽耶稣和祂所宣称的
e) 对他们来说，耶稣所宣称的及其荒唐
f) 耶稣宣称祂的荣耀比亚伯拉罕还大，但犹太人直接拒绝了此话
g) 犹太人是绝对不可能接受耶稣所说的