If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote about me.For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he wrote of me.
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… they were not Moses' disciples like they thought they were because in John chapter 5 verses 45 through 47 Jesus already went over this with them do not think that I shall accuse you to the Father there is one who accuses you, Moses in whom you trust for if you believed Moses you would believe me for he wrote about me but if you do not believe his writings how will you believe my words so blind they were so blind verses 30 through 33. The formerly blind man, he goes on to give them a better sermon than anything they had ever preached. The man actually rebukes them. They were so wrapped up in not knowing where Jesus was from while ignoring the very fact that standing before them undeniable evidence was a man who was blind but now could see. and Jesus was responsible for it the formerly blind man he acknowledges their point about a sinner not being from God but he brings it back again to the miracle declaring that such a miracle could only be done by a man who's truly from God the Pharisees don't like that they're now on the defense and so they respond with what's known as an ad hominem which is when you're in a debate or an argument with someone and you're no longer talking about the topic of the debate or the conversation they begin to attack you personally your character what you look like where you're from the list goes on and on I think it was Charlie Kirk who …
… them. Jesus was that message fulfilled. So the statement, he wrote of me, 546, John 5 verse 46, he wrote of me, I take to mean if you rightly understand the message of the Pentateuch as a whole. If you embrace it, believe it as the truth of God, you will recognize Jesus Christ as the embodiment of that truth, that way, that life. Now, of course, the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible are strewn with foreshadowings of the Redeemer. Serpent crushing the seed, offspring of Abraham blessing the nations, Passover and blood sacrifices, manna and the water gushing rock, tabernacle patterned in heaven, high priest and propitiating altar, prophet like Moses, and on and on. But here in John 5, I don't think Jesus is calling attention to one of those. I don't think that's the focus. So what's the focus? Now to see the answer, let's do what we postponed. Let's take the five indictments, the five descriptions and put them together. All right, so here's the review. …
… Remember how he said, If you believed Moses, you would have believed me, for he wrote of me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words? Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but is passed from death to life. Amen. his guest, Professor Ryan Tenetti. Thank you, Mark. So I'm back here with Pastor Tenetti. We just listened to the sermon again with you. And the question that I have for you, Ryan, is often the image of Moses that we get is the guy who divided the Red Sea, the guy who gave the Ten Commandments. But Dr. Hoffman does a good job of showing he's the stuttering, the stubborn man of destiny. So is Moses, is he a good example? Is he a bad example? What do we make of Moses? The short answer is yes. Okay. He's both one that we can see as a comparison with our Lord, but also as a contrast. You know, we said in the intro that there's this question in the background of the Old Testament, you know, are you the one who is to come or should we look for another? We're waiting for God to fulfill that promise of a seed after of Eve's lineage, who is going to be his promised redeemer. And so as Dr. Hoffman brought out well in his sermon, there's definitely elements of Moses' story that you can't help but see, okay, …
… This morning we're in the fifth chapter of that gospel, beginning at verse 31, reading through verse 47. John chapter 5, verses 31 through 47. If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. There is another who bears witness of me, and I know that the witness which he witnesses of me is true. You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. But I do not receive testimony from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in His light. But I have a greater witness than John's, for the works which the Father has given me to finish, the very works that I do bear witness of Me that the Father has sent Me. And the Father Himself who sent Me has testified of Me. And you have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. But you do not have His Word abiding in you, because whom He sent, him you do not believe. …