Read John 9.1-17. In 9.1-41: The healing of the blind man. Jesus, the light of the world, is manifest: The narrative interprets the light as life-giving and judging in eight scenes. Scene 1, 1-5: Jesus and the disciples. The disciples assume that sin causes adversity (compare 5.14 and 8.11). Jesus rejects this view. Adversity is an opportunity for the works of God (see 5.17). The coming night (see 13.30) will violently remove Jesus (the light of the world) by killing him. Scene 2, 6-7: Jesus heals the blind man. Compare Mk 8.23). The pool of Siloam was fed by the spring of Gihon (see Kings 20.20; 2 Chr 32.30; Isa 22.11). Scene 3, 8-12: The man and his neighbors. At this point the questioners are not opponents. The healed man's faith develops: First stage of faith: The man called Jesus. Compare with 5.12-13. Scene 4, 13-17: The man and the Pharisees: an interrogation to ascertain "the facts." In verse 14: A new "fact": it was the sabbath (compare 5.9; 5.16; also 7.21-24). In verse 16: Compare 5.9-10 and 5.14. The Pharisees were divided (7.12). In 17: Second stage of faith: He is a prophet, not the prophet of 1.21, 25, 45; 6.14-15. Comments or Questions..
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