Night, Light Then Sight John 9:1-12
Introduction
Thr r 7 ‘signs’ in th gspl of J. Signs are miracles dsgnd to lead to blf JS Messiah
1. change H20 to wine J2:1-11 4. feed 5K 6:5-14
2. heal officers son Capernaum 4:46-54 5. walk on H20 6:16-21
3. heal 38 yr invalid pool Bethesda 5 1-18
The 6th sign – JS healing the man born blind John 9:1-12 – lk at this AM
Text Matters
Four textual matters in this passage
V8blind or beggar v9he is lik him or nt bt he is lik him V11pl of Siloam or Siloam – sml unimp diff in mnng
The fourth textual issue found in v4 I must work or We must work
I JS speaking of His own work, We JS including the D’s in His work
Prefer reading of ‘I’ here, the work He is talking of is works of God
EXPOSITION
I. Living In The Night – Jesus Observes A Man Born Blind 1, 2
A. JS observed a man born blind as He passed by 1
JS missed nothing, He saw, He observed, He understood what saw
Blind from birth – congenital, lived in ttl drknss his whol life, night
APP4U – U nd 2observe the ppl arnd U dnt jst walk by not see
APP4U – what is true physically here is true of all of us spiritually at birth we were born spiritually blind to God
B. D’s ask whose sin caused him to be born blind: his or his parents 2
From Gn2 on we live in a world affected by sin Ro 3:23
But D’s here ask a specific corrltn between blindness and sm1 sin
The D’s think like Job’s friends - Job suffering because he sinned
APP4U Mny thnk ths way 2dy, mstk go fm gn2spc2Co127 Ga413
II. The Light Of The World – Jesus Claim 3-5
A. JS answers the D’s 3
Neither sinned – but that the works of God revealed in him
JS is not making a universal statement for all congenital situations
Bt rthr a spcific one 4ths mn brn blnd – rvl wrk God in him
2 sy tht God csd ths mn 2B born blind is cast an aspersion on God
APP4U U must allow that God has purposes beyond you
B. JS works the works of the Father while it is day 4
Not just a miracle but a sign – shed light for those who live dark
Day – He is w them Night He is gone fm them – these type signs
Bib hstry: Moses, Elijah/Elisha, JS/erly chur => mir nvr cmn
B4 coming of the Lord ‘night’ – miracles not common
C. JS states again that He is the light of the world 5
Light of the world: 1:4, 5, 9 3:19 8:12 12:35,36,46
Light appropriate analogy of JS, JS brings light to the world dark
In JS those spiritually blind have light!!!
APP4U – JS tells D’s they are light Mt 5:14
III. The Gift of Sight – Jesus Heals the Blind 6,7
JS works the work of God – He gives man born blind sight Ex 4:11
JS uses spit and dirt – no idea about this, in other cases He simply spoke
JS sends to pool of Siloam 2wsh, end of v7 ...he washed came back seeing
JS as th light of the world given sight to the man in darkness light B4 sight
APP4U Not everything God asks us to do may make sense 2us ...
Having r eyes able 2C still not mean see God J1240 2Co44
We do works E 2:10 for God receive glory
John Mac Arthur 6 charact of Christs healing ministry....
IV. Opinions of Neighbors and Witnesses 8-12
8,9 is this the man...this is he...he is like him Ask: how???, where???
9b, 11 mans rspns, he knos, he knos wht happened not explain only report
APP4U lik neighbors we may ask wrong Q ‘How?’ instead of Who
Spiritual principle: born in the night w sin, light came fm JS, sight and see