john-7:38

Wells of Living Water Commentary - John 7:28-39

The Living Water John 7:28-39 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Did the rulers know that Jesus was the Christ? They should have known it. They saw the works which He did, and His works showed that He was the Christ. He Himself said, "Believe Me * *: or else believe Me for the very works' sake." He also said that whatsoever the Father did, these things also the Son doeth. If the Father raised the dead, so also the Son quickened whomsoever He would. If the Father had life in Himself, so also had the Son.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:37-38

“If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. He who believes on me, as the Scripture has said, out of his inner being will flow rivers of living water.” At such a time, reference to flowing water would immediately bring to people’s minds the water poured out daily before God at the Temple, symbolising rain and fruitfulness, and the coming deliverance. Their minds were full of it. Thus the ‘birth from above, birth from water’ (John 3:6) is here seen in the spiritual rain which would feed... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:37-44

The Rivers Of Living Water (John 7:37-44 ). Meanwhile the Feast of Tabernacles was drawing to a close with its emphasis on harvest and the prayers for rain for the coming year. The people were totally dependent on that rain for survival, and during the seven days of this feast a ceremonial procession would gather water each day from the pool of Siloam and carry it to the Temple. There it was poured out before God at the time of the morning sacrifice while the people chanted the words of... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:37-52

John 7:37-1 Thessalonians : . The Last Day of the Feast.— The Feast of Tabernacles, the feast of the ingathering at the end of summer, lasted seven days in early times ( Deuteronomy 16:13). An eighth day was added later ( Leviticus 23:36). The custom of bringing water from Siloah each day and only pouring it out before the altar, is known certainly for later times, but probably existed in Christ’ s time. It was held to commemorate the gift of water in the wilderness ( Exodus 17:6), and was... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - John 7:38

We have had frequent occasion to open the term of believing on Christ. It may be doubted, whether those words, as the Scripture hath said, be to be referred to the first or latter part of the text. If to the former, they are words expressive of that faith to which the following promise is made, which is not any assent, or slighty credit given to the word; but such a faith as the Scripture hath spoken of, as that faith which is justifying and saving. Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - John 7:14-40

EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTESJohn 7:14. Now about the midst, etc.—The middle of the feast, or “the lesser feast.” It was the fourth day of the feast most likely. Taught.—For the first time (of which mention is made, but see John 2:13-25) openly in the temple. The excitement caused by His non-appearance at the beginning of the feast had died away; and the ruling powers seem to have taken no concerted action against Him.John 7:15. Letters.—I.e. He showed Himself to be well acquainted with the... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - John 7:37-38

DISCOURSE: 1648CHRIST’S OFFER OF THE SPIRITJohn 7:37-38. In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.OUR blessed Lord incessantly laboured for the salvation of men; nor could their ungrateful returns at all divert him from his purpose. His life was sought, and he knew that persons were sent to apprehend him:... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - John 7:1-53

Shall we turn now in our Bibles to the seventh chapter of the gospel according to John.After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him ( John 7:1 ).At this point John begins the record of the last six months of Jesus' ministry. And so you'll notice how much time and attention John spends in the last six months of his ministry. Pointing out the fact that Jesus is no longer walking so openly in the area of Judea among the Jews. In... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 7:1-53

John 7:1 . He would not walk in Jewry, or Judea, because the jews sought to kill him. Herod had recently beheaded John, pleading the magnitude of his auditories; now, the jews magnified the same plea against the Saviour, and were eager to follow the royal example in destroying him. As they judged themselves unworthy of eternal life, he made ministerial tours through other parts of the land, where his word was hailed as the gospel of the heavenly kingdom. John 7:2 . The feast of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 7:37-52

John 7:37-52On the last day, that great day of the feastJesus the ChristI.PROFFERING BLESSINGS. 1. Water for the thirsty (John 7:37; Exodus 17:6; Numbers 20:11; Psalms 105:41; Psalms 105:41; Matthew 5:6). 2. Usefulness for the believing (John 7:38; Proverbs 18:4; Proverbs 18:4; Ac Romans 14:7; 1 Corinthians 6:20; James 3:10). 3. Divine aid for men (John 7:39; Isaiah 44:3; Joel 2:28; Zec John 16:7; Acts 2:33; Philippians 2:13). II. AWAKENING THOUGHT. 1. The prophet (John 7:40; Deuteronomy 18:18;... read more

Wells of Living Water Commentary - John 7:28-39

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:37-38

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:37-44

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - John 7:37-52

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - John 7:38

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - John 7:14-40

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - John 7:37-38

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - John 7:1-53

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 7:1-53

The Biblical Illustrator - John 7:37-52

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