John 7:25-52

The Central Idea of the Text is that the Jewish leadership and people continue to be divided over Jesus concerning whether He is the Messiah or not. After Jesus’ teaching in Jerusalem, many of the Jewish people were divided over their understanding of Him because He was permitted to speak openly (John 7:25-26).  The Jewish people presumed to know where Jesus originated (John 7:27), they did not know His heavenly origins (John 7:28-29).  Some in the crowd believed in Jesus (John 7:31), but the Jewish leadership wanted to have Him arrested (John 7:30, 32, 44).  Jesus spoke about His departure from the world and that others would not be able to follow (John 7:33-36).  Jesus also revealed that He would send the Holy Spirit to those who would believe in Him (John 7:37-39).  Jesus’ words caused a division among the people concerning His origins and identity (John 7:40-44).  The Jewish leadership then attacked the Levitical officers, the people, and even Nicodemus in an attempt to dissuade them from believing in Jesus (John 7:45-52).