1 After this, Jesus traveled around Galilee. He wanted to stay out of Judea, where the Jewish leaders were plotting his death. 2 But soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters, 3 and Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, where your followers can see your miracles! 4 You can’t become famous if you hide like this! If you can do such wonderful things, show yourself to the world!” 5 For even his brothers didn’t believe in him.
6 Jesus replied, “Now is not the right time for me to go, but you can go anytime. 7 The world can’t hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing evil. 8 You go on. I’m not going to this festival, because my time has not yet come.” 9 After saying these things, Jesus remained in Galilee.
10 But after his brothers left for the festival, Jesus also went, though secretly, staying out of public view. 11 The Jewish leaders tried to find him at the festival and kept asking if anyone had seen him. 12 There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some argued, “He’s a good man,” but others said, “He’s nothing but a fraud who deceives the people.” 13 But no one had the courage to speak favorably about him in public, for they were afraid of getting in trouble with the Jewish leaders.
Tori's Comments:
So what, exactly, does Jesus mean by His time? His crucifixion?
Terrie's Comments:
Jesus was led by the direction of the Holy Spirit. He was very sensitive to what his Father was saying to do, where to go, what to say. He sets an example for us to follow. It is hard to hear lies about yourself. It is hard to hear truth about yourself and not get caught up in pride. Jesus was asked to be silent at this time. I can only imagine that his flesh was waging war on his emotions. He could not defend the lies or confirm the truth. He was asked to simple be silent and hide. Sometimes we are asked to be silent... to not confirm truth or deny lies being spoken. How good are we at doing this when our "reputation" with men is "on the line"? Do we trust God to be our defense and have our back?
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