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17 So Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your 29 A violent man entices his neighbor,
loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go And leads him in a way that is not good.
with your friend?” 30 He winks his eye to devise perverse
18 And Hushai said to Absalom, “No, but things;
whom the LORD and this people and all the men He purses his lips and brings about evil.
of Israel choose, his I will be, and with him I John 7:1–27
will remain. Furthermore, whom should I
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serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his After these things Jesus walked in Galilee;
son? As I have served in your father’s presence, 7 for He did not want to walk in Judea, be-
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so will I be in your presence.” cause the Jews sought to kill Him. Now the
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20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give Jews’ Feast of Tabernacles was at hand. His
advice as to what we should do.” brothers therefore said to Him, “Depart from
21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go in to here and go into Judea, that Your disciples also
your father’s concubines, whom he has left to may see the works that You are doing. For no
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keep the house; and all Israel will hear that one does anything in secret while he himself
you are abhorred by your father. Then the seeks to be known openly. If You do these
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hands of all who are with you will be strong.” things, show Yourself to the world.” For even
22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the top His brothers did not believe in Him.
of the house, and Absalom went in to his
father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
23 Now the advice of Ahithophel, which he
gave in those days, was as if one had inquired 7:4 to be known openly….show Yourself to
at the oracle of God. So was all the advice of the world. Jesus’ brothers wanted Him to put
Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. on a display of His miracles. Although the text
Psalm 66:8–15 does not clearly state their motivation, per-
haps they made the request for two reasons:
8 Oh, bless our God, you peoples! 1) they wanted to see the miracles for them-
And make the voice of His praise selves to determine their genuineness, and 2)
to be heard, they may have had similar crass political
Who keeps our soul among the living,
9 motives as did the people, namely that He
And does not allow our feet to be would become their social and political
moved. Messiah. Jerusalem’s acceptance of Him was
For You, O God, have tested us;
10 to be the acid test for them as to whether His
You have refined us as silver is refined. own family would believe in Him as Messiah.
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You brought us into the net;
You laid affliction on our backs.
12 You have caused men to ride over our 6 Then Jesus said to them, “My time has not
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heads; yet come, but your time is always ready. The
We went through fire and through water; world cannot hate you, but it hates Me be-
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But You brought us out to rich fulfillment. cause I testify of it that its works are evil. You
go up to this feast. I am not yet going up to this
13 I will go into Your house with burnt feast, for My time has not yet fully come.”
offerings; 9 When He had said these things to them, He
I will pay You my vows, remained in Galilee.
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Which my lips have uttered But when His brothers had gone up, then
And my mouth has spoken when I was He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as
in trouble. it were in secret. Then the Jews sought Him
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15 I will offer You burnt sacrifices of fat at the feast, and said, “Where is He?” And
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animals, there was much complaining among the peo-
With the sweet aroma of rams; ple concerning Him. Some said, “He is good”;
I will offer bulls with goats. Selah others said, “No, on the contrary, He deceives
the people.” However, no one spoke openly
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Proverbs 16:27–30
of Him for fear of the Jews.
An ungodly man digs up evil, Now about the middle of the feast Jesus
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And it is on his lips like a burning fire. went up into the temple and taught. And the
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28 A perverse man sows strife, Jews marveled, saying, “How does this Man
And a whisperer separates the best know letters, having never studied?”
of friends. 16 Jesus answered them and said, “My doctrine
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