JCSLK #44 Jesus, Truth and Freedom John 8
JCSLK #44 Jesus, Truth and Freedom - John 8 Timeline: Discourse and Desertion - When we were last in John it was chapter 6 and Jesus had preached the Bread of Life discourse which drove away the vast multitudes of people who had been following Him due to how He could feed them, heal them and deliver them from Rome. Afterwards He was left with only his apostles and most faithful disciples. This marked the end of the year of popularity and the beginning of the year of opposition. Confrontation and Oppositio n – Matthew 15 So strong is the opposition that Jesus leave Galilee and goes to the country around Tyre and Sidon. In between John 7:1 and verse 2, Matthew in chapter 15 and Mark in chapter 7 record one of those confrontations between the Pharisees and Jesus over the ceremonial washing of hands. Something Jesus disciples didn’t do like the Pharisees in Matthew 15:2-3 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat br...
