7:28
Jesus now addresses the crowds. “You know me?” First He cast doubt on the extent of their “knowledge”. They were viewing Jesus as if He was just a man, looking at Him in purely normal human terms. Jesus had actually been sent by the Father. Moreover, the people did not know the Father. The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, true wisdom is always founded in God, not in human understanding.
7:29
While the people did not know the Father, Jesus most certainly did know Him. For Jesus came from the Father. He has been with the Father from all eternity, and He came to earth because the Father sent Him. If we want to know or understand Jesus we must view Him from the Father’s perspective, not from a human perspective. He was sent by the Father to do the Father’s will, and we must listen to Him.
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