Commentary

Scriptural text: John 12:44-50 Lesson Background: This lesson’s Scripture text serves as Jesus’ final public discourse to His generally unbelieving audience. Even as Jesus performed many miraculous acts, there were people who failed to believe […]

Scriptural text: John 4:46-54 Lesson Context: John’s Gospel places a high emphasis on Jesus’ miraculous works. These works serve as signs of Jesus’ identity as the Son of God (John 20:30-31). Request of a Father […]

Scriptural text: John 1:1-14 Lesson Context: The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the “synoptic,” because they recorded the person of Jesus from a similar perspective. The prefix “syn” denotes the same or […]

Scriptural text: Isaiah 51:1-8 Lesson in Perspective: The Babylonian Captivity lasted 70 years. Judah’s punishment was an indictment of their worship of idol gods and the sins those “gods” condoned. God’s people had forsaken the […]