October 22, 2023 | Pastor Jon MacDonald
Passage: John 9:1-41
In these 7 signs, John has been keen to show us that Jesus is the fulfillment of the ceremonial law, the temple system sacrifices, the meaning of all of Israel's holy days, and Yahweh’s promises and prophecies. He did not merely claim to be God's Son, the Messiah; he revealed that he is God's Son, the Messiah.
Another clear and irrefutable marker is revealed in John 9, namely, that “the eyes of the blind shall be opened.” (Isa 35:5; Matt 11:4-5; Luke 7:22) This kind of physical miracle had never happened before (John 9:32), yet just like the water, the bread, and the other healings, the physical miracles serve mainly to point to a far greater reality about blindness and sight, and a far greater reality about Jesus Christ.
Because Jesus is the light of the world . . .
- He can give eyesight to the blind. (1-7)
- He can make the blind to see. (8-41)
Series Information
The Seven Signs is a short series in the book of John. The term signs is the English translation of the Greek word semeion (σημεῖον), which is the word John used for miracle. The reason why the Apostle John placed emphasis upon signs is addressed in 20:30-31, which states...
“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.”
