Your Son Lives
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Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”
What do they call Him? After hearing what he said and listening to Him?
Christ = The Anointed One, in Hebrew: Messiah, leader of Jews that will deliver and give truth whole world. This big deal even to the Samaritans (who were like 1/2 Jewish). Most Jews didn't like Samaritans and vice-versa.
Savior of the World - another role of Messiah.
John 4:43-
Now after the two days He departed from there and went to Galilee. For Jesus Himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his own country.
He didn’t go back home to Nazareth. Why?
Because the people that know you best, assumed the worst when you disagree with them. They were unbelieving with Jesus.
Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they were offended at Him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.” Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.
So Jesus came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and implored Him to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe.”
Why did Jesus say this to this “nobleman”?
Most jewish noblemen led in sanhedrin or where part of royal and thus stood with those against Jesus, they challenged His authority.
The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!”
Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.
This is requiring this man to act in faith. If he believes what Jesus says, he will start walking home. If he doesn't, he will keep asking Jesus to come to his house. My faith doesnt have power, but I put my faith in one that does have power. Another event like this,
So He got into a boat, crossed over, and came to His own city. Then behold, they brought to Him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, “Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you.” And at once some of the scribes said within themselves, “This Man blasphemes!”
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”—then He said to the paralytic, “Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.” And he arose and departed to his house.
Now when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such power to men.
Jesus, has the power to forgive sins. And He paid for yours and mine.
And as he was now going down, his servants met him and told him, saying, “Your son lives!” Then he inquired of them the hour when he got better. And they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” So the father knew that it was at the same hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives.” And he himself believed, and his whole household.
So almost a whole days passes that this man is walking either wondering if Jesus had the power, or celebrating that his son was healed. Does the text tell us? No. But we know this, he continued to walk home in obedience to Jesus.
This again is the second sign Jesus did when He had come out of Judea into Galilee.
He did many miracles, but this was a sign. Why?
Because it specifically addressed a scriptural event. The word sign can mean, “mark”. Its a sign post pointing to who Jesus is, and what they are doing. Its pointing out this is the second widely know miracle that Jesus does in Galilee (Cana).
What was the result of all this? Look at v53.
He himself believed and his whole household.