d101 quick review: John chapter 7

Background: Jesus feeds five thousand men (probably 10-25 thousand people total), walks on water, and speaks to the Jewish crowds who scorn Him for healing on the Sabbath. Jesus claims to be the "bread of life" (John 6:48).

Chapter 7

• Jesus goes to the Feast of the Tabernacle secretly, avoiding public eye. He chills there and hears the people speaking about Him. Obviously He's become the talk of the town. Midway through, He gets up and teaches.

• Many in the crowd come to believe in Him (v.31).

• Jewish leaders send guards to arrest Jesus.

• The crowds debate theology - they say Jesus can't be the Messiah, since He is from Galilee, and the Messiah was prophesied to be born in Bethlehem. They don't realize that Jesus was from Galilee, but was born in Bethlehem, so He actually is qualified to be the Messiah.

• On the last day of the feast, Jesus "cries out," offering to satisfy anyone that's thirsty (v.37)

We'll see what happens when the guards come to arrest Jesus in a couple weeks at Discipleship 101.