Biblical Absolutes
Philip Varghese - Jonah
John 6 - Feeding the 5000
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John 6 - Feeding of the 5000
Only miracle (aside from the resurrection) that was in all 4 Gospels.
John provides the most details, compared to the other Gospels
Follows right after John the Baptist was beheaded and Jesus is grieving.
Overview
John 1: The lamb of God
John 2-3: Washing
John 4: the woman at the well
John 5: Pentecost
Purpose of Gospel of John: To show that Jesus is the Son of God
John 6
Sat as a teacher on the mountain
To teach his disciples
The Passover was near
v5 - A great company came unto him
John focuses on more of the other characters
We learn about Phillip
He was from this area
Jesus was asking him to test him
We learn about Andrew
He was Peter’s brother
He was always bringing someone to Jesus
He brought the boy to Jesus
The multitude planned to travel straight to Jerusalem
To have their meal in the big city
but they stopped and no one had anything except for this boy
They were entirely dependent on Jesus
All they had was a peasants lunch
Breaks the bread, blessed it
Distribution: from Jesus, to the disciples, to the people
The multitudes were filled: delightfully satisfied
There were 12 baskets of fragments gathered
The sought to make him THE king
The Nation of Israel's Past Election, Present Rejection, Future Restoration
Israel’s spiritual blindness
Why did Israel become so blind to the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
Romans 9:31,32 - Israel insisted on approaching God via works, in their own way.
Mat 13 - God hides his treasure in a field until a later time.
God temporarily ceased his work through the Jews.
Israel’s past Election
Context of Roman’s 9 is:
God’s sovereign election of national Israel
not talking about the church
not talking about salvation
Deuteronomy 7:6
God Chose the nation of Israel
to bring his son
to witness to a heathen world
Romans 9:4,5 - Privileges given to Israel
as a nation, Israel was adopted by God
Glory
Covenants
recipient and custodians of God’s law
Priesthood
Promises regarding the coming King
Given fathers
Received Jesus
Israel is God’s earthly people solely because of God’s Sovereign choice.
Israel’s present rejection
Romans 10:3, 4
being ignorant of Christ’s righteousness
Christ is the end of the law
Romans 10:11-25
Israel’s blindness is only until the fullness of the Gentiles.
Israel’s future restoration
What ought to be the Church’s response to the nation of Israel?
Romans 11:1-5
God is not done with Israel.
God has NOT cassed away his people
There is a remnant
The blindness is temporary
Replacement theology is wrong, and teaches a false teaching
The new testament Church has NOT taken the place of Israel
The Church is NOT spiritual Israel
Romans 11:11, 12
Through their fall, salvation has come to the gentiles
God used their unbelief to reach the world
How much more their fullness
Their restoration will be a great blessing to the entire world.
Romans 11:15
If God can use the setting them aside of Israel to bring about a great thing
What will their restoration bring
Prediction of the setting aside
Isaiah 6
Isaiah 59:27
Romans 11:26 - 28
All Israel shall be saved
As it is written
Deliverer
I shall take away their sin
Home is elsewhere
Passages
Genesis 11, 12
Psalm 107
Hebrews 11
Quotes
The opposite of rest is NOT work, …
… it is restlessness.
Notes
Nimrod was their Builder, God is our builder
Shem means “name” and they were trying to make a name for themselves
Abram \ Abraham left a city for another city.