Lesson 15
STREAMS OF LIVING WATER WILL FLOW
John 7:1-52
Key Verse 7:38
What suggestion did Jesus’ brothers give that he had to go to Judea for the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles? (1-4) What was their problem? (5) Why did Jesus say that he wasn’t going up to the Feast at this time? (6-9)
How and when did Jesus go up to Jerusalem? (10,14) What were people saying about Jesus, in Jerusalem? (11-13)
Having heard Jesus’ teaching, why were the Jews amazed? (15) Where does Jesus’ teaching come from? (16) How can we discern whether Jesus’ teaching comes from God or not? (17,18)
What hypocrisy did Jesus call out, of the Jews who wanted to kill him? (19-24) Why couldn’t the people of Jerusalem accept Jesus at that point? (25-29) Where would Jesus, having come from God, eventually go? (30-36)
What was Jesus’ loud invitation to the people on the last day of the Feast? (37) And what did he promise to those who believed in him? (38) What event of the Old Testament is recalled by Jesus’ promise here? (Ex 17:6) Specifically, what does ‘streams of living water’ indicate? (39) How might the Holy Spirit resemble ‘streams of living water’?
How did the people respond on hearing his words? (40-43) Why didn’t the temple quards arrest Jesus? (44-46) How did the Pharisees rebuke them? (47-49) Who is Nicodemus? (50) How did he defend Jesus? (51-52)