Senior DJ Unit 3 Flashcards
What was the first sign that started Jesus’ public ministry?
Turning water into wine
What is the Greek word for sign/miracle (John 2:11)?
Semeion
What is the definition of Semeion?
an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally
What was the problem Jesus’ mother presented to Jesus?
They had no wine
How did Jesus respond to his mother, Mary?
What does this have to do with me?
What did Jesus tell the servants to do with the stone jars?
Fill them with water
What did the water in the jars become?
Wine
Did the master of the feast know where the water made wine had come from?
No
What did the master say to the groom about the quality of the wine that was brought out?
Usually the good wine is served first and then the lesser quality at the end, but you have saved the best wine until now
How did this first sign (water into wine) manifest Jesus’ glory?
It demonstrated that Jesus had power over creation
Who believed in Him when they saw this sign (water into wine)?
His disciples
What did Jesus do to the people selling animals and exchanging money at the temple?
He made a whip of cords and drove them out. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers
What did the disciples remember in John 2:17?
That it was written that He would have zeal for His Father’s house.
What did the disciples remember in John 2:19-22?
Jesus predicted that His body (temple) would be destroyed and raised in three days
What two things did the disciples believe in John 2:22?
The scripture and the word that Jesus has spoken
What is the time phrase in John 2:1?
On the third day
Over how many days did John 1:19–51 take place?
4
When do most scholars believe the third day as mentioned in John 2:1 occur?
The third day after the 4 days in John 1
According to day phrase used in John 2:1, what day would the wedding fall on in John’s narrative?
The 7 day
What is the 7th day a symbol of?
Perfection
What time phrase does Jesus use when His mother informs Him there is no wine?
My hour
According to John 7:30 and 8:20, what is Jesus was referring to by using the time phrase, “my hour”?
Jesus’ hour was His purpose for coming (His sacrificial death) which was to occur in God’s timing, not man’s
According to John 13:1 and 17:1, what event is Jesus was referring to by using the time phrase, “hour”?
Jesus knew that His hour had come that He was going to the cross to die for the sins of the world.
Who went with Jesus to Capernaum in John 2:12?
His mother, brothers and disciples
How long did Jesus, His mother, brothers, and disciples stay in Capernaum?
A few days
What was about to take place in Jerusalem according John 2:13?
The Passover
When did the Jews celebrate Passover?
Every spring
Who was required to attend Passover?
All Jewish males
What feast commemorated the Exodus?
Passover
Where did God instruct the Israelites to put the blood on the first Passover?
On the doorposts
What happened when the Lord saw the blood?
The firstborn of that house was spared
During Passover what would Jerusalem be full of people looking for?
Worshipers who needed to purchase sacrificial lambs
According to 1 Corinthians 5:7, what did the offering of the Passover lamb shadow?
Christ who was sacrificed for us
How many Passovers does John’s gospel record?
3
Because of the number of Passover’s recorded in John, approximately how long was Jesus’ ministry?
Three years
What does John 2:13, 6:4, and 12:1, record?
The three Passover’s mentioned in John
What does Matthew 19:4-6, say about marriage?
God made them male and female and hey are united in one flesh
What reference tells us that the marriage relationship is a picture of Christ and the Church?
Ephesians 5:22-33
What does John said he rejoiced as in John 3:28-29?
The friend of the bridegroom