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4. The Bringer of Joy (John 2:1-12)
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English - March 06, 2022 15:47 - 30 minutes - 32.8 MBChristianity Religion & Spirituality Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 3. The opener of hearts and of heaven (John 1:35-51)
What sort of God shows his glory like this? (v11)
1. The Crisis: a people starved of joy (v1-5)
• Where is the Bridegroom?
• How things should be in the promised land (Song of Songs 5:1)
• “My Hour” (4:21,23; 5:25,28; 7:6,8,30; 8:20; 12:23,27; 13:1; 16:2,21; 17:1)
• “That Day” – a promised messianic banquet (Isa 25:6-9; Amos 9:11-15)
Follow the Sign:
2. Rich rejoicing waits for the Bridegroom’s hour (v6-12)
The sign itself (6-8)
• Lavish provision
• Water and cleansing (1:33; 2:6 3:5; 4:10; 5:7; [6:19]; 7:38)
• Fulfilment: from watery washing to potent rejoicing
The glory it points to (9-11)
• A true bridegroom and bringer of joy (made explicit from 3:29)
• Just a taste: we are saved in hope of a wedding feast to come