Wednesday in the Word...John 10:31-42...here come the stones again
Last Wednesday we left off with Jesus speaking very plainly to the Jewish crowd. His final words were, "I and the Father are one." What would be the response of His hearers to this straight up declaration? v.31 - The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. Jesus clearly claimed that He is God and the Jews understood Him to be saying and making this claim. This is actually the third time that Jesus was facing some stone carrying Jews. John chapter 5 and verse 18 says, For this reason therefore the Jews were seeking all the more to kill Him, because He not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God. John chapter 8 and verse 59 says, Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple. This was a "stone-able" event. Leviticus chapter 24 and verse 16 says, Moreover, the one who blasphemes the name of the LORD shall...