Audacity of Christ How dare Jesus!

(Joh 7:37) In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. (Joh 7:38) He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (Joh 7:39) (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

Audacity of Christ How dare Jesus!

I. Aiming in on the service

(Lev 23:40) And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.

The Events Of The Last Day (7th) Of The Feast Of Tabernacles • The Masses were divided into 3 groups • 1st: to stay in the temple and tend to the sacrifice • 2nd: to go to the south of the city to get willow branches and bring to make a canopy over the alter • 3rd: “Libation of water”

This began right before the breaking of dawn with 3 long blast of the trumpet. (rams horn). This signified that a priest was selected for a once in a lifetime opportunity.

The selected priest would go to the pool of Siloam in a procession about ½ miles away south of the temple. • Just after dawn there would be another blast of the trumpet signifying that the priest was kneeling and drawing water (golden ½ gallon pitcher).

Then the priest would have started walking back to the temple with this pitcher. At this time, another series of blast would have signified that the walk had begun.

Along the route would have been 10-30 thousands of people screaming and cheering. • As he came to the foot of the steps leading up into the Temple, the crowd would magnify their cheers as he stood still. Their cheers was said to rumble like thunder throughout Jerusalem

After the crowds cheers would have calmed, there would have been another series of blast of the trumpets. • This would have signaled the crowd to come to absolute silence

At this point another priest would have come out holding a vessel of wine and a vessel of oil in which the only sound you would have heard was the sound of his feet shuffling across the staircase leading up to the altar.

This was time to be at the same point as when the sacrifices would have been laid out on the altar. • At the top of these stairs was the high priest decked out in his ceremonial garb and holding in each had a silver cup.

At this moment the priest that had the golden vessel of water and the priest that had the vessel of wine, would present their vessels • The high priest would take the water and pour half in each of the silver vessels.

In one of the vessels the high priest would take and pour in the wine and in the other olive oil. • The high priest would then take the vessels and place them on the east and west side. In which a single long blast on the trumpet would occur

After this 7 selected priest would ascend up the staircase as they would softly lead the people in reciting Psalms 113-118

At this point the 7 priest along with the high priest would ceremoniously circle the altar 7 times as they continued chanting the Psalms.

Finally, the High Priest would take the 2 silver vessels and hold them up high and he would be reciting • (Isa 12:3) “Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.”

Then he would take the silver vessels and pour them into a funnel, that lead to the base of the altar. • At this point the crowd is totally and completely silent as the priest would take a portion of the law that was written an animal’s skin and place it on the fire.

At this very moment he was to shout to the Lord to signify to the crowd to begin the cheers and praises to God. • But this year just before the priest would have shouted, at that moment absolute silence and anticipation

(Joh 7:38) He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (Joh 7:39) (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

II. Application to the sinner

(Joh 7:40-46) Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? So there was a division among the people because of him. And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him? The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

III. Application to the saint

(Joh 7:38) He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (Joh 7:39) (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

(Gal 5:22-25) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

(Eph 5:9) (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) (Php 1:11) Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

Audacity of Christ How dare Jesus!