Jesus Goes to the Feast of Tabernacles - John 7:1-13
Understand It
- Why did Jesus stay away from Judea? (7:1)
- What feast was near? (7:2)
- What did Jesus’ brothers tell Him to do? (7:3-4)
- Why did Jesus’ brothers tell Him to do this? (7:5)
- How did Jesus respond to His brothers’ words? (7:6-8)
- Why did Jesus say the world hated Him? (7:7)
- What did Jesus do when His brothers had left? (7:9)
- What were the Jews doing at the feast? (7:11)
- What were people at the feast saying about Jesus? (7:12)
- Why didn’t the people speak publicly about Jesus? (7:13)
Apply It
- How will you encourage either a family member or friend today?
- In what area of your life do you need to ask God to help you boldly speak the truth?
Jesus Teaches at the Feast - John 7:14-24
Understand It
- What did Jesus do halfway through the Feast? (7:14)
- How did the Jews respond to Jesus’ teaching? (7:15)
- From where did Jesus’ teaching come? (7:16)
- How did Jesus say someone could discover whether or not His teaching came from God? (7:17)
- What quality did Jesus say a person of truth possesses? (7:18)
- What questions did Jesus ask the Jews? (7:19)
- What did the crowd accuse Jesus of being? (7:20)
- Why did Jesus say the Jews were astonished? (7:21)
- Why did Jesus comment on circumcision? (7:22-23)
- What evidence did Jesus use to show that the Jews also believed in doing good on the Sabbath? (7:22-23)
- How did Jesus compare His healing with circumcision? (7:23)
- What did Jesus instruct His audience to do? (7:24)
Apply It
- What hypocritical standard do you need to change in your life this week?
- How can you put aside a prejudice in order to get to know a person you have misjudged?
Is Jesus the Christ? - John 7:25-44
Understand It
- What questions did the people begin asking about Jesus? (7:25-26)
- Why was it significant that people knew where Jesus was from? (7:27)
- What did Jesus cry out in the temple court? (7:28-29)
- What did the people try to do? (7:30)
- Why were the people unsuccessful in trying to seize Jesus? (7:30)
- What reason did some of the people give for putting their faith in Jesus? (7:31)
- What did the Pharisees do when they heard the crowd talking about Jesus? (7:32)
- How long did Jesus say He would be with His audience? (7:33)
- What did Jesus say the people would be unable to do? (7:34)
- How did the Jews respond to what Jesus said? (7:35-36)
- What invitation did Jesus offer on the last day of the Feast? (7:37)
- What result did Jesus promise for those who believed in Him? (7:38)
- Why hadn’t the Spirit been given yet? (7:39)
- What conclusions did the people come to about Jesus? (7:40-41)
- Why did the people get confused over Jesus’ identity? (7:41-42)
- What effect did Jesus have on these people? (7:43)
- What did some of the people want to do? (7:44)
Apply It
- What specific thirst or longing do you need to trust Christ to satisfy this week?
- How can you refresh your relationship with God today?
Unbelief of the Jewish Leaders - John 7:45-52
Understand It
- What explanation did the temple guards give for not bringing Jesus to the chief priests and Pharisees? (7:45-46)
- How can we infer that the temple guard recognized Jesus’ authority? (7:46)
- Of what did the Pharisees accuse the temple guards? (7:47)
- What groups of people had not believed in Jesus? (7:48)
- Why did the Pharisees claim there was a curse on the mob of people who believed in Jesus? (7:49)
- To what group did Nicodemus belong? (7:50)
- What question did Nicodemus ask? (7:51)
- What question was Nicodemus asked? (7:52)
- What claim did the Pharisees make about Galilee? (7:52)
Apply It
- What groups that further the cause of Christ can you support? How?
- How can you glorify God in the places of authority you hold?
A Woman Caught in Adultery - John 7:53-8:11
Understand It
- Where did Jesus go? (8:1)
- What did Jesus sit down to do in the temple courts? (8:2)
- Whom did the Pharisees bring before Jesus? (8:3-4)
- What did the Law of Moses say should happen to the woman caught in adultery? (8:5)
- Why did the Pharisees bring the woman before Jesus? (8:6)
- How did Jesus answer the Pharisees’ question? (8:6-8)
- Why did Jesus issue a challenge to the Pharisees? (8:7)
- How did the Pharisees respond to Jesus’ challenge? (8:9)
- What did Jesus ask the woman? (8:10)
- What did Jesus tell the woman to do? (8:11)
Apply It
- How can you challenge a friend or family member caught in sin to sin no more?
- Away from what bad habit or tendency do you need to take the first step today?
- What self-righteous attitude will you ask God to change in your prayers this week?
