John Chapter 13

John – Chapter 13

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Introduction: In Chapter 12, we saw Christ teaching on how He was the light of the world, and how that He would draw all men unto Him if He was lifted up. We know this was prophetical in that Jesus would soon be lifted up on the Cross of Calvary to pay for the sin debt of the whole world. While some accepted the Lord, the vast majority rejected Jesus as the Messiah due to God blinding their eyes to the truth.

Overview of John 13: The first portion of John 13 presents the initial events of the Last Supper. The focus is upon the washing of the disciples’ feet by Jesus, His impending betrayal, and His application of the matter. In the latter portion of the chapter, continuing details of events taking place at the Last Supper are presented. Of note is Jesus’ sending away of Judas on his mission of betrayal and His issuance of His new commandment.

I. The Last Passover

John 13:1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

John 13 through John 17 present events which took place at Jesus’ last Passover, commonly called the Last Supper. Insight into the spiritual depth of our Lord’s teaching that evening is presented which is not found in the synoptic gospels. Some of the great truths of New Testament Christianity are found in these next five chapters and not recorded elsewhere in the Bible. These truths were spoken by our Lord that final evening prior to His arrest in the garden. The time is just prior to beginning eating of the Passover supper.

All through this study, we have talked about how that Jesus would walk right out of the midst of those who came to take Him, because His time was not yet. Here, the time has finally come. It says that here at the feast of the passover, Jesus realizes that his hour was at hand where He would soon depart out of the old sinful world and go back to the Father. We know that the plan of salvation was not an afterthought with God. Jesus existed in the very beginning (past eternity before time ever began), and He made a pact with the Father that He would come and die in our place to pay the penalty for our sins. How could Jesus exist before He was born? Seems impossible with man, but with God all things are possible.

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.

John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

John 1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

John 1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

The time of Jesus’ crucifixiation came at the time of the feast of the passover. This feast was in remembrance of God’s deliverance of Israel when they were in captive in Egypt and God sent the death angel to take the life of every first born who did not have the blood sprinkled on the door posts and the mantle. While the blood of the lamb caused the death angel to passover that home, those of us who have been saved by the blood of Christ are saved from the sting of death. Our old bodies will die, but the soul will live on in eternity in the presence of God when we know Jesus as personal Savior.

Exo 12:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

Exo 12:2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

Exo 12:3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

Exo 12:4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

Exo 12:5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

Exo 12:6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

Exo 12:7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.

Exo 12:8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

Exo 12:9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

Exo 12:10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.

Exo 12:11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD'S passover.

1 Cor 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

1 Cor 15:56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

1 Cor 15:57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

God gave the children of Israel instructions on how to explain the passover to their children. You and I need to tell our children why we serve the Living God, and why we partake of the Lord’s Supper in remembrance of the death of our Savior.

Exo 12:25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.

Exo 12:26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

Exo 12:27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

John’s constructs a lengthy sentence leading up to the climatic last phrase. Jesus’ long awaited hour was at hand and He knew it. His ‘hour’ would culminate in Him departing this world and going back unto His Father. We catch a glimpse of the great heart of the Savior. Throughout His earthly ministry, He had loved “his own.” Most of His disciples would forsake Him and flee before the night would be over.

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