HOME GROUP MEETING 20 FEB 24

48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. Commentary: Jesus spoke a rebuke into the man's heart. If the soil is right the rebuke will lodge and bring forth fruit in time. The basis of the man faith was the reports from the signs and wonders Jesus performed in Jerusalem. This must have been quite disturbing because he just came from people who did not need a sign to believe. The king's servant must had been Jewish. 

49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Commentary: His interest the really important matter was in the healing of his son. To him believing was beside the point, he knew Jesus could heal his little boy and that was the only thing he had on his heart to accomplish. The nobleman was not trying to desperately get to Jesus, but desperately trying to get his son to Jesus. 

50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. Commentary: There is no more to be done. The man requested the healing and Jesus did it. The last words "and he went his way" gives us an incomplete picture of the nobleman without even a thank you. 

51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. Commentary: The word of Jesus was effective when he spoke, well our words are to be as effective if not greater. Often we hear "you are healed" and they are not. Is it a poor excuse for not having the reality of the healing power? Nowhere in the Bible did Jesus pray for someone, He healed them. 

52 Then enquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. Commentary: Even though the servants faith operated on a lower level it worked well enough to have his son healed. Faith is mystery. How does it work? By love Galatians 5:6. The distance from Capernaum to Cana was 16 miles. Word came "at the seventh hours" his son lives that was enough. There was no need to go home and check. Maybe his faith was not so low. 

53 So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house. Commentary: Because most of the household had no contact with Jesus they likely relied on the reports that were going around. Whatever a lower or higher faith in operation we will never know, but for sure there was brought a light into the household that was not there before,. The man saw more of Jesus. 

54 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee. Commentary: Again two means witness. The "second miracle" here mean Jesus came to be a witness particularly to those in Galilee, but other parts of Israel not so much. Of the crowd that gave Jesus the Hosanna entry into Jerusalem most were from Galilee. Most of the disciples were from Galilee. So, Jesus came to a place where He could gather the fruit, bringing those into faith who would later be the ones to continue the message and purpose of the Father.