John 7:2

"After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn’t walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him."

Key Reflection

In John 7:2, after a series of events that are not explicitly detailed in this verse, Jesus continues his ministry in Galilee. This decision is significant because it reflects a clear strategy of avoiding Judea where the religious authorities sought to harm him. The phrase "he wouldn’t walk in Judea" underscores the dangerous climate in which Jesus operated, highlighting the tension between his public ministry and the opposition he faced from the Jewish leadership who were intent on his demise.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 2. The Jews' feast of tabernacles. Or the feast of tents. This feast was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the month Tisri, answering to the last half of our month September and the first half of October, Nu 29:12; De 16:13-15. It was so called from the tents or tabernacles which on that occasion were erected in and about Jerusalem, and was designed to commemorate their dwelling in tents in the wilderness, Ne 8:16-18. During the continuance of this feast they dwelt in booths or tents, as their fathers did in the wilderness, Le 23:42,43.

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