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When read contextually, John 7-10 is Yeshua’s long discussion of His important functions — God’s mercy, the Light of the world — using the concepts wrapped into two feasts of the LORD, the seven-day festival of Sukkot and the following day, called the Eighth Day.
Some believers think that Yeshua abolished the Torah, including feasts of the LORD such as Sukkot, a.k.a. the Feast of Booths and the Feast of Tabernacles, because they don’t see many references to them in the Apostolic Writings. They say the feasts faded away after Yeshua’s resurrection. However, a close reading of those writings reveals that Yeshua’s ministry and major sermons often involve one of those appointments with God.
The hidden things of God are slowly being revealed in these Last Days. Just as Yeshua hid Himself from the people during the first few days of Sukkot, the feasts of the Torah and even Chanukah, the festival of dedication discussed in John 10, are tucked into the pages of the Apostolic Writings, hidden treasure from the Kingdom of Heaven for those willing to search.
Food for thought from the recorded discussion of John 7:1-8:19
Why it is so difficult to find references to the Eighth Day in the Apostolic Scriptures?
In the beginning of John 7 we read that the Jewish leadership wanted to kill Yeshua. What time of year was this? What did Yeshua’s brothers tell him to do? How did Yeshua respond? Did he attend the first few days Feast of Tabernacles, or Sukkot in Hebrew?
Which day did He show up at the Temple during Sukkot? Why were the leaders astonished by Yeshua’s teaching?
What is the will of the Father? Does the Father simply want obedience?
What did Yeshua do on the last day of the Feast (John 7:37)? What did He say? What did He mean?
What day was is the context of John 8? Who recorded this story for us?
Who brought the woman “caught in adultery” to Yeshua? Who was missing from this “trial”? Is the missing party relevant to the overall message?
What did Yeshua write on the ground (John 8:8)? What did Yeshua say? Which was more important, what He wrote of what He said? How did the leadership respond to Yeshua’s word? What did Yeshua say to the woman? How did she respond?
What happened after her “trial” was over (John 8:12)? How does He resume His teaching?
What is the “light of life” (Isa. 49:6)?
What does He tell them about His judgment? Did the woman receive justice, mercy and faith? How?
Where did this part of the message take place (John 8:20)? What is the significance of the fact they were near the Temple treasury?
How does your life change when you are no longer condemned? How does Yeshua judge? Why did He even get involved in this woman’s story?
What does Yeshua say about Himself? How do we know Yeshua’s word is true?
How do men judge? How does this differ from Yeshua’s judgment?
Speaker: Richard Agee.