Week XV John 7:15-31 Jesus Teaches at the Feast 3/25, Tues.
•Let’s review John 7:1-14

John 7:15
•Why did the Jewish leader marvel?
-MT 7:28-29
•What did they mean the Jesus had “never studied”?
-LK 2:41-47 4:22

John 7:16
•What’s the source of Jesus’ teaching?
-Jn 3:11-13
•How should God’s people teach today?
-CCC 427

John 7:17
•What’s the criterion for discerning if Jesus’ words are from the Father or from himself?

John 7:18
•What kind of glory did the Jewish leader seek? What about Jesus?

John 7:19
•Notice that Moses is also mentioned here. Why?
-CCC578

John 7:20-23
•What “one work” did the Jewish leader still furious about?
•What’s a Sabbath? Why you can not work on it?
-Exodus 20: 8-9
•Why circumcision on Sabbath break the law?
•What Inconsistency does Jesus expose?
•How does Jesus teach and act differently from Pharisees?
-CCC581
•Why did Jesus choose this example?

John 7:24-25
•What does Jewish laws require on judgments?
-Lev 19:15; Zech 7:9-12

John 7:26
•What does Messiah mean? What’s the difference between Messiah and Christ?
•Why did the people talking about “authorities”? What’s the result of that?

John 7:27
•Where is Jesus from?
-Jn 1:1, 6:38
•Did they know where Jesus is from?

John 7:30-31
•Why did no one lay a hand on him?
•How did the signs of Jesus affect many of the common folks?

Advanced questions
•Was Jesus against the law? How can these reconcile with “not to abolish them but to fulfill”?
-CCC 2173
•How shall we deal with Biblical law in our life? What to do if we break the Biblical law?