Gospel of John –Lesson 7

By Joyce Webb 2025

John Chp. 2 Vs.12-25

1. After the wedding at Cana—Jesus went to the town of
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2. Who went with him? _______________________________
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3. Find the name of Jesus’ brothers: Matthew 13:55
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Did Jesus have sisters? ________________ Do we know how many? _______

4. Vs. 13 This was the time for the Jews’ most holy days —-which was the ____________________.

What was the main thing that happened on these days? Do you remember when the Jewish people left Egypt as slaves?
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5. Vs. 14-16 Animal sacrifice (killing of animals) was done at this time.

Long ago, in the Old Testament—God told Adam and Eve that because of their disobeying and sin—-the death punishment would be on them.

God killed an animal and took its skin to cover Adam and Eve’s naked bodies. This was a symbol of a “covering of blood” for their sin.

Later—God told the Jewish people that they could kill an animal—and its blood would be a “covering of the people’s sin”—-instead of the person dying for his own sin.

The main animal that was used was a lamb–1 year old—perfect lamb –no sickness, no marks or cuts—and it was to be killed and put on the altar as a substitute for the person’s sin.

If they could not afford to pay for a lamb—they could use a dove.

Some offerings—sacrifices also used– oxen, or goats.

In Vs. 14-16 Jesus went into the temple in Jerusalem. The temple has many rooms and hallways.

In the hallways, men set up tables and had animals there for people to buy for their sacrifice offering.

People came to the temple from the city—or other cities. Some traveled a long way to get to Jerusalem. So they did not have animals with them.

So when they got to the temple —they bought one.

History books tell us— that the men selling the animals in the temple —were not always honest.

They charged too much for an animal.

People would take a animal they bought to the priest to be checked and inspected to see if it was all okay. Sometimes, the priest was not honest—and he would find fault with the animal—and make them buy another.

Then the priest would take the animal that he said was not “fit” and give it back to the men to be sold again.

When Jesus saw all that was happening with this—Jesus became very angry at what they were doing.

6. Jesus made a “scourge”–a whip—of small ______________ and chased them out of the temple.

7. He also, upset the ________________ of the money changers.

8. He said–”My father’s house is not a house of m____________.”

9. Matthew 21:13 What does Jesus say here about his Father’s house? ___________________________________________
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10. Vs. 18 The Jewish leaders in the temple asked Jesus by what authority did he have to be chasing everyone out.

11. Jesus gave them a strange kind of answer. What did he tell them? ______________________________________________
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Jesus was not talking about the temple building. Jesus was talking about his own body being the “temple” of God and the Holy Spirit.

12. So, when he said—destroy it—and in 3 days it will “rear” “come” up again—–what was Jesus referring to? ___________________________________________________

13. Vs. 23 -25 Jesus did many miracles at the Passover. Many people believed in him at that time.

Did Jesus trust the people—did he think they were truly loyal believers? __________

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Questions Gospel of John –Lesson 7

By Joyce Webb 2025

John Chp. 2 Vs.12-25

1. What was the most holy time of sacrifice for the Jewish people?
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2. What were they required to do? _____________________________________________________

3. When Jesus went to the temple in Jerusalem—what did he find going on in the hallways? ______________________________
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4. What did Jesus do about it? __________________________
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5. We often think of “anger” as a bad thing.

Most often it is a bad thing —because it usually means that as humans—we did not get our own way—or we did not get what we wanted.

Our anger is based in “selfishness”.

Was Jesus’ anger based in “selfishness” ? __________

Sometimes this is called “righteous anger”—anger against “evil” or “wrong doing”.

Sometimes we can have “righteous anger” too—against evil and wrong doing.