"Many in the crowd had seen Jesus call Lazarus from the tomb, raising him from the dead, and they were telling others about it. That was the reason so many went out to meet him—because they had heard about this miraculous sign. Then the Pharisees said to each other, “There’s nothing we can do. Look, everyone has gone after him!”
Some in the crowd had actually seen Lazarus come out of the tomb a...nd they were telling others about having been there when Jesus called him out. I don't know how many were in the crowd outside the gate when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem but because it was the time of Passover it had to be several thousand.
God had not spoken in some 400 years so the people had been under the teaching of the Pharisees, who enjoyed being the only ones to handle the scriptures and to be the ruling authority over them. When Jesus spoke there was "Something" different, He spoke with authority that was unlike the religious leaders. That authority in His voice was because He knew His father.....
I think the central point of these verses is that so many people left the market place, the streets and synagogues and went out of the city to meet Jesus and worship Him solely because they had been told about Him by someone who had had an experience with Him. Some may have been healed of disease, some may have been delivered from demons or had blind eyes open. Others may have only seen or heard about the miraculous sign, but they told others about it.
When we share our reason for following Jesus it changes lives. Even the Pharisees said that once someone had seen or heard the testimony of a "Believer" about Jesus there was nothing they could do to keep them from flocking to Him. It is the "Blood of the Lamb, and the word of our testimony" spoken in boldness that will draw men to Jesus, and when people hear truth it will set them free from the atmosphere of dry religion.
Today, be bold and be alert to the opportunities you have to share your experience of having seen God work. Speak truth to power and watch as people leave the market place and streets to come to see this man called Jesus for themselves.
Some in the crowd had actually seen Lazarus come out of the tomb a...nd they were telling others about having been there when Jesus called him out. I don't know how many were in the crowd outside the gate when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem but because it was the time of Passover it had to be several thousand.
God had not spoken in some 400 years so the people had been under the teaching of the Pharisees, who enjoyed being the only ones to handle the scriptures and to be the ruling authority over them. When Jesus spoke there was "Something" different, He spoke with authority that was unlike the religious leaders. That authority in His voice was because He knew His father.....
I think the central point of these verses is that so many people left the market place, the streets and synagogues and went out of the city to meet Jesus and worship Him solely because they had been told about Him by someone who had had an experience with Him. Some may have been healed of disease, some may have been delivered from demons or had blind eyes open. Others may have only seen or heard about the miraculous sign, but they told others about it.
When we share our reason for following Jesus it changes lives. Even the Pharisees said that once someone had seen or heard the testimony of a "Believer" about Jesus there was nothing they could do to keep them from flocking to Him. It is the "Blood of the Lamb, and the word of our testimony" spoken in boldness that will draw men to Jesus, and when people hear truth it will set them free from the atmosphere of dry religion.
Today, be bold and be alert to the opportunities you have to share your experience of having seen God work. Speak truth to power and watch as people leave the market place and streets to come to see this man called Jesus for themselves.
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