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Philip then goes to Nathanael and tells him about Jesus. Andrew told Peter that he had found the Messiah. Philip says he has found the one that Moses wrote about, and that the Prophets foretold. As mentioned earlier, the key passage from Moses is Deut 18:15-18. It is also notable that there was clearly an understanding of sorts that the Old Testament was pointing forward to a coming one. This section is the only mention of Nathanael (apart from 21:2). It may be that Nathanel and Bartholomew are one and the same, with Nathanael being his personal name.
Jesus is identified here as “Jesus of Nazareth, son of Joseph”. Although John does not give any direct attention to the birth of Jesus, it is clear that he was fully aware of the details.
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Nathanael, like most of us, had various preconceived ideas, one of which was that nothing good can come from Nazareth. Now we know that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, and Bethlehem had royal and prophetic connections, but Jesus was commonly known as Jesus of Nazareth, the place He was brought up in (Lk 4:16). Philip urges Nathanael to put aside his prejudices for a while and “come and see”.
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