John 9

I read a real nice article on John 9. The author said Jesus proclamation in 7 and 8 that he was the light of the world and living water were allusions to the Feast of Tabernacles (Booths). Each day there was a ceremony of water. And the lighting of the Menorah was a ceremony of lights. So Jesus was proclaiming that he was the fulfillment of these ceremonies. Those hearing him would get the connection.

In 9 Jesus healed the blind man, an illustration of the fact that Jesus was the light of the world. He gave this man, who was blind from birth, sight. And in contrast the Pharisees, who felt that they could see, spiritually, were actually blind. Jesus wanted to give them sight, revelation, but they refused, so they remained blind.

The fact that the blind man could get himself to the pool and wash showed his faith in Jesus. That had to be a lot of trouble. Yet he did it. He believed for a miracle. He was rewarded for his faith by being healed. Now he could see and he could see that the Pharisees could not see. The Pharisees troubled him and his parents and threw him out of the synagogue. But he found salvation. The Pharisees were too blind to find salvation.