Sermon Tone Analysis

Things to remember:

John is purposefully highly selective in his material.

John by the holy spirit is leading us to understand Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God, in fulfillment of the OT Scriptures.

He does this by selecting content from the life of Jesus that pushes us in that direction.

And so John chooses seven signs and seven “I am” statements that move us in that direction.

my hour has not yet come.

I often think that at 4:45 in the morning when my alarm goes off.

, , , the hour was the time of Jesus' death

, , the hour also had to do with His resurrection and ascension when Jesus would be glorified.

What was Jesus objecting to when He said "my hour has not yet come"?

His death?

His glorification?

It's not that Jesus is objecting to this dual-event, but He's saying that it is not time to bring about what would happen when He died and was glorified.

v. 3 Jesus' mother realized that Jesus could do something about the issue, which is clear from her affirmation of Him in v. 5 How often do we bring our simple problems to Jesus?

How often do we bring our simple problems to Jesus?

Manifested His glory ()

One thing that John is trying to communicate is that Jesus, as the Messiah was not just restoring Judaism but was bringing about something better entirely.

And so you’ve got the contrast between Jesus and Moses in the prologue, the sacrificial system, Jesus and the ladder to heaven, Jesus as the true temple in chapter 2, the bronze serpent, Jesus as greater than Jacob, Moses again, mana, the feast of tabernacles, Abraham.

Whether or not John's intent is to point to some Messianic reality on this occasion is not entirely clear.

What is clear however, is that Jesus offers an abundance

Jesus is the bridegroom ,

it was the bridegroom’s responsibility to provide wine and feast

Hos.

2.14-23