#12: “Jesus at the Feast of Booths” (Part 1)
SCRIPTURE: John 7:1-24
INTRO:
Here again John uses the phrase, “After this.” What is “this”? “This”
refers to the conversation Jesus had with the grumblers among those following
Him and His calling out the one who would betray Him.
Jesus continued His ministry in the area of Galilee and stayed away from
Judea because the Jews had essentially put out a contract on Him. They made it
known throughout the land that they wanted Him dead.
Eventually, however, at the urging of His brothers and sisters (Mary and
Joseph had other children: sons James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon; and
daughters as well) [Mark 6:3], Jesus went back to Judea in time to celebrate the
Feast of Booths in Jerusalem. What’s the Feast of Booths?