{"id":1103,"date":"2022-04-22T07:58:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T14:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2022-04-22T07:58:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T14:58:40","slug":"kh40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/kh40","title":{"rendered":"Knowing Him 40: Light of the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus returns to Galilee and continues to train His apostles and prepare the next group of disciples who He will soon send out on their first mission trip. But there is another feast, the Feast of Dedication, or Lights [which is today&#8217;s Hanukkah]. This is not an Old Testament feast, but a new one added several years before Jesus comes on the scene. This was in honor of the miracle that took place when God supernaturally provided light in the lamps when there was not enough oil to keep them burning when the temple was taken back during the Jewish Maccabees\u2019 revolt under the leadership of Judas Maccabees. [This is why Jesus declared, &#8220;I am the light of the world&#8221; in Jn.8:12.] What will happen on this next trip to Jerusalem? Who will Jesus meet and what trap will the religious leaders set for Him? Read on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reading<\/strong> [You can read as much as you can, depending on your availability]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John 9:1-41<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meditating<\/strong> [Use these questions to start your thinking]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What would it be like to be blind from birth? As a blind person, what would it be like to hear this conversation near you?<\/li><li>Trace the progression of the blind man receiving sight through the following verses Jn.9:1, Jn.9:11, Jn.9:17, Jn.9:27, Jn.9:33, Jn.9:38<\/li><li>Trace the progression of the Pharisees becoming blind through Jn.9:15, Jn.9:16, Jn.9:24, Jn.9:28-29, Jn.9:34, Jn.9:39<\/li><li>What lessons can we learn from this story?<\/li><li>What other questions do you still have?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sharing<\/strong>: Text ONE of your answers to the questions above to your team. Each team should post a sharing from a team member in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Jesus returns to Galilee and continues to train His apostles and prepare the next group of disciples who He will soon send out on their first mission trip. But there is another feast, the Feast of Dedication, or Lights [which is today&#8217;s Hanukkah]. 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