John Chapter 2
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Introduction: We continue our study this week on the book of John. In the last 2 weeks, our studies of John have make it vividly clear that Jesus was in the beginning with God and all things that were made were created by Him. The theme of John’s account centers around the Deity of our Savior.
In chapter 1, we saw John the Baptist come on the scene as “the voice crying in the wilderness” proclaiming that Jesus was coming soon. And we ended the chapter with Phillip telling Nathanael that they had found the Messiah spoken of by Moses and the prophets. At first he did not believe, but before Jesus was through talking with Nathanael, he not only acknowledged Jesus as the Messiah, but called him the Son of God and the King of Israel. This week we see the first of the many miracles performed in Jesus’ public ministry.
Overview of John 2: This chapter presents the earliest days of Jesus’ ministry. Two events are described: (1) His first miracle at the marriage of Cana of Galilee; and, (2) Jesus’ first recorded adult visit to Jerusalem and the Temple during Passover.
I. The Marriage at Cana
John 2:1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there:
John 2:2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
We see Jesus accompanying his mother to this wedding. In the study of John by John Calvin, he noted that perhaps this was a relative of the family that was being married since both Mary and Jesus were in attendance. Irregardless, Jesus brought also his disciples to the marriage. One day, when Jesus takes his Bride which is the church, there will be a great marriage supper and all the saved of all time will be in attendance. Not all will be in the bride, but all the saved will be at the wedding feast. We see that it was the third day when there was a marriage. We know that it was three days and three nights that Jesus lay in the grave before He came forth in the resurrection.
We know that marriage is a divine institution of God. God established the family and marriage before he established the church. The beginning of the institution of marriage began with the first man and woman on earth, Adam and Eve. The church was not formed until the Lord established it in his earthly ministry. We see that Jesus was called and invited to be there. If you and I want to have a successful and happy marriage, we had better invite the Lord to be with us all the time. Jesus is essential to a successful marriage.
The marriage in Cana of Galilee took place on the third day of the week, the traditional day when Jewish virgins were wed. It may be presumed that at least one of the wedding party was a close friend or relative of Mary. She seemed to be involved in the details of the reception banquet. It may also be presumed Joseph was deceased. He does not interact at any time in Jesus’ ministry.
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