Lesson - John 2:13-25 (NIV based)
THEME - First Passover -
purification of the Temple
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v.13 What is
"Passover"? see Exodus
12:1-36
What is the significance of the Passover
for Jesus' ministry? A: He was
crucified during the Passover as the Passover Lamb. see John 18:28
v.14 Why were there
money changers? A: Jews from foreign
lands - needed a sacrifice
v.16 Why did Jesus drive
them out of the temple courts? see Lev.
19:30; Ecc. 5:1; Matt. 21:12-13; Jer. 7:1-11
Did Jesus have the right to be angry? Why?
see Nahum 1:2-8
What does this imply about the activities
of those He drove out?
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v.18 Was this a
friendly, innocent question?
v.19 What is Jesus
referring to in v.19? A: v.21
Why did Jesus answer in this way in v.19?
A: most likely they would become some of those who would try to kill Him later
in their future, they “demanded” an answer from Him in v.18; Jesus was
asserting both His authority and divinity in this reply
vv.24-25 What do these
verses mean? A: He did not need men's
testimonies about Himself to prove His true identity and authority (see v.18)
to other men because He knew their hearts
- that they would pervert it to selfish advantage - i.e. would not let
them make Him into some type of ruler, etc.
He would not commit Himself to letting them be in charge over Him. see I Sam. 16:7
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BIG IDEA - What should
be our actions or response concerning someone bearing witness or not to us -
who we are, our motives and intentions, activities? A: Let God be our witness
- He knows what is really going on deep inside. Example: how hard I was working in college yet getting lower than
expected grades
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