When they found Him on the other side of the sea, they asked Him, “Rabbi, when did You get here?”When they found him on the other side of the sea, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?And when they found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?
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… As a matter of fact, will you notice the question they asked? Rabbi, when did you get here? Verse 25 concludes. It's interesting to me that Jesus occasionally completely ignores a question. Here's one, here's a case in point. He never answers them. It's a shallow part of the conversation and he's delving too deep in his thoughts to deal with where did you come from and when did you get here. Isn't it interesting how conversations can run in levels? Some conversations you can handle while you watch your favorite television program. Never miss a trick. Other conversations demand you turn everything else out of your mind that you might concentrate upon that. That's my favorite kind of conversation, by the way. Jesus Christ was in deep thought. And they said, when did you get here? Where'd you come from? And he went right to the heart. He went to the motivation that led them in their search. That's the next verse. The motivation is called into question. Verse 26, he answered them and said, truly, truly, I say to you, you seek me not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. …
… Jesus said in John chapter 6, when they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, Rabbi, when did you get here? And he said, very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. for on him, the son of man, God the father has placed his seal of approval. Then they ask him, what must we do to do the works God requires? And Jesus said, the work of God is this, to believe in the one he has sent. So they ask him, what sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you. What will you do? Our ancestors ate manna in the wilderness. As it is written, he gave them bread from heaven to eat. And Jesus said to them, very truly, I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my father who gives you the bread from heaven. The miracle isn't the manna and it wasn't Moses. The miracle is my father who gives you the bread, the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. Sir, they said, always give us this bread. …
… getting ready to head to capernaum and they're searching for jesus which you would think jesus would be happy about. And now let's pick up in verse 25. When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, Rabbi, when did you get here? Jesus doesn't answer their question, but I kind of wish he had. Imagine if to their question, how'd you get here? He just said, I walked. Wouldn't that be awesome? But he doesn't. Verse 26, Jesus answered, very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me not because you saw the signs I performed, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. Now, remember back to the closing of the miracle meal. Jesus knew that they intended to make him king by force. This guy can fill our stomachs. So they did see the signs, but they missed the significance of the signs. They saw the product, but missed the purpose. Signs point to something else. Think about it. …
… And then the sea arose because a great wind was blowing. And when they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near the boat. And they were afraid. But He said to them, It is I. Do not be afraid. And then they willingly received Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land where they were going. And on the following day, when the people who were standing on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there except the one which His disciples had entered, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with His disciples, but that His disciples had gone away alone. However, other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they ate bread after the Lord had given thanks. And when the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, nor His disciples, they also got into the boats and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus. And when they found Him on the other side of the sea, they said to Him, Rabbi, when did you come here? …