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 John Chapter 1 Distributed by: KJV Bible Studies Website: www.KjvBibleStudies.net e-mail: [email protected] Introduction: We begin a new study this week on the book of John. The Gospel attributed to John is unique from the previous three gospels. They, in considerable degree, parallel each other as they present the life and ministry of our Lord. John, on the other hand, presents aspects of Christ’s life and ministry nowhere else recorded. One reason may be that John wrote later than the other three gospels. Historians have generally taken the position that the Gospel of John was written between A.D. 85 and 90. As the Holy Spirit led him, he presented aspects of Christ’s ministry the others did not. Because John had more than a half a century to reflect upon and understand the transition having been there thru it all. This gospel is perhaps the most spiritually mature. This is particularly so in respect to his clear presentation of salvation. The theme of the Gospel is clear in the initial paragraphs. Jesus Christ is the incarnate Son of God. He is the eternal Word and, in fact, is God. His advent was through His incarnation, a revelation of God as man. The other resounding theme is how one might have eternal life through Christ by trusting Him as Savior. Two words are prominent throughout: “believe” and “life.” Overview of John 1: The synopsis of the entire book is contained therein: (1) Jesus clearly is God. (2) He is Creator, life, and light. (3) Through faith in Him comes salvation. (4) He is the incarnation of the eternal Word. The Apostle then continues his introduction of the life and ministry of Christ. He begins with the ministry of John the Baptist as the forerunner of Christ. More detail is given concerning the incarnate Logos, including John’s description of Him as the Lamb of God and His baptism. Albert Barnes had this to say in the introduction of his study about the book of John. John, the writer of this Gospel, was the son of Zebedee and Salome. His father was a fisherman of Galilee, though it would appear that he was not destitute of property, and was not in the lowest condition of life. He had hired men in his employ as recorded in Mark 1:20. Salome is described as one who attended our Saviour in his travels, and ministered to his wants. Jesus commended his own mother Mary, on the cross, to John, and he took her to his own home (John 19:26,27), with whom, history informs us, she lived until her death, about fifteen years after the crucifixion of Christ; and John was known to Caiaphas, the high-priest, Joh18:15. From all this it would seem not improbable that John had some property, and was better known than any of the other apostles. He was the youngest of the apostles when called, and lived to the greatest age, and is the only one who is supposed to have died a peaceful death. He was called to be a follower of Jesus while engaged with his father and his elder brother James mending their nets at the Sea of Tiberias. I. Christ, the Eternal Word. John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God. We see in the start in verse 1 of this account of the Gospel, the words "In the Beginning". This is the same "In the beginning" that is mentioned in Genesis 1:1. Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Jesus was there with God the Father and the Holy Spirit when all things were created. The Word, which is mentioned in verse one, is Jesus Christ. Note verse 14 makes that perfectly clear. John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. The term translated as Word is the Greek (logov) logos. Verse 14 makes it clear in what sense John used it. There it is recorded, “And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us.” Without question “the Word” is none other than Jesus Christ. In verse 2, “The same” is direct reference to the Word who was in the beginning with God. (1) The Word was present when the beginning began. (2) The Word was in fact God. (3) The Word was with God. What is clear is not only the Deity of Jesus Christ, but also the fact that He is coequal of a plurality within the Godhead. Continue reading in PDF: 
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 Ezra Chapter 10 Distributed by: KJV Bible Studies Website: www.KjvBibleStudies.net e-Email: [email protected] Introduction: In this final chapter, Ezra demanded separation in verses 1-5. He assembled the people in verses 6-14; and separation was implemented in verses 15-44. I. The People Confess Their Sin Ezr 10:1 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. Further insight into the intensity of Ezra’s prayer is noted in that he had “confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God.” One thing that stands out is that Ezra had a great understanding and fear of God’s holiness. Because of his adherence to God’s holy nature, he himself was deeply vexed by the sin he had discovered. Upon rising from prayer, he found others of Israel, “a very great congregation of men and women and children,” had joined him and with him “wept sore.” A large number of God’s people joined in the godly sorrow over sin in their ranks. Ezr 10:2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. Ezr 10:3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. Ezr 10:4 Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it. Evidently, some of those who joined with Ezra in penance were guilty parties. One named Shechaniah stood and likewise confessed the sin of the people. Exactly who Shechaniah was is not clear. In chapter 8:3-5, the sons of Shechaniah are mentioned among those who returned with Ezra. Implied is he was of that party. However, he uses the first person plural we in confessing the sin. Whether that is an editorial we or whether he himself was involved in the sin is not clear. In any event, he saw hope in the matter. Shechaniah proposed putting away all the alien wives and even the children born of them. This presents many issues. First, what he proposed would be of profound emotional distress. Yet, he was willing to do something very difficult in order to return to a holy and right position before God. Moreover, he proposed how this be “done according to the law” (i.e., of Moses). This leads us to the difficult matter of divorce. What he may have had in mind is Deuteronomy 24:1 where in the law of Moses, divorce was allowed if and only if there was found “uncleanness” in the woman. (It was a patriarchal culture with the man holding the majority of the rights.) Continue Reading in PDF:
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