Since the earliest manuscripts do not contain John 7:53-8:11, vs 12 could be read as a continuation of the discussion occurring at the Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus again used the background of the Feast of Tabernacles to drive home another truth. The city of Jerusalem had been lit by the four huge menorot for the entire feast. The brightness in the city must have been overwhelming at times, The menorot were darkened as Jesus taught In the Temple (John. 8:20), but they stood as a vivid object lesson when Jesus proclaimed, “I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life (John 8:12).
John 8:12 12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Two of the most prominent aspects of the Feast of Tabernacles during the time of the Temple were light and water. Jesus used them to teach foundational truths: He alone is the one who can illuminate man’s spirit, and He alone can bring us from darkness into light. He is the only one who can quench man’s thirst.
Since the earliest manuscripts do not contain John 7:53-8:11, vs 12 could be read as a continuation of the discussion occurring at the Feast of Tabernacles. Jesus again used the background of the Feast of Tabernacles to drive home another truth. The city of Jerusalem had been lit by the four huge menorot for the entire feast. The brightness in the city must have been overwhelming at times, The menorot were darkened as Jesus taught In the Temple (John. 8:20), but they stood as a vivid object lesson when Jesus proclaimed, “I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life (John 8:12).
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