10:19-21
As usual “there was division among the Jews”. His words divided them, this was because they demanded either accepting Jesus as Lord, or rejecting Him altogether. The usual “he has a demon” accusation came up. If He was mad then they had a legitimate excuse not to listen to Him. Others recognised that neither the words not the actions were those of a madman.
10:22,23
The Feast of Dedication was not one of the feasts mandated in the Law. It came about as a result of the time of the Syrian Antiochus Epiphanes. He defiled the temple and even possessing the Scriptures was a capital offence. This led to the successful Maccabean revolt in 164 BC and the feast commemorated the rededication of the temple. This took place in winter, and this is why Jesus was in the colonnade of Solomon rather than the open court.
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