John2testing

Amy Martinez reads and provides her input on John Chapter 2, specifically focusing on the Wedding in Cana. She emphasizes the significance of the third day, the symbolism of water and wine, and the importance of listening to Jesus. She also discusses the six stone water jars representing purification and the belief that this was Jesus' first public miracle. The passage ends with Jesus going to Capernaum with his family and disciples. Love Saints, this is Amy Martinez and I'm about to read John Chapter 2. As I read the scriptures, I'm just going to pause and give my input here and there. This is just me practicing recording my voice. It's okay to disagree with my points of view. I could be wrong. But again, I'm just practicing recording and here we go. I'll read the word in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Wedding in Cana. The next day, there was a wedding celebration in the village of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. The wine supply ran out during the festivities. So Jesus' mother told him, they have no more wine. Dear woman, that's not our problem, Jesus replied. My time has not yet come. But his mother told his servants, do whatever he tells you. Hallelujah. So, in other versions of the scripture in Chapter 2, it starts by saying, And the third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee and the mother of Jesus was there. And both Jesus was called and his disciples to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus said unto him, they have no wine. Jesus said unto her, woman, what have I to do with thee? Mine hour has not come. His mother said unto the servant, whatsoever he says unto you, do it. And so, from the ancient Jewish tradition reckoning based upon the creation narrative, the third day is Tuesday, a day commonly selected for Jewish weddings. One reason for this, according to rabbis, is that the third day of the creation has the double blessing of it was good placed upon it by God himself in the book of Genesis. The rabbinical interpretation of this is that on the third day, the groom and his bride receive a double blessing from God if they unite in the marriage covenant. At least two cities called Cana existed during the New Testament times. One of the tribe of Ephraim and the land of the Samaritans. It's spoken in the book of Joshua. And the other in Cana in Galilee, in the tribal land, Grant of Asher. This was the important wedding of Mary's Christ mother, as Christ and his disciples were called or personally invited to attend. Mary's concern that the wedding feast ran out of wine strongly implies that either the bride or the groom was related to Mary. Perhaps even one of Christ's brothers or sisters, as Joseph and Mary had other children besides Christ. Some suggest this was the wedding of Christ's disciple John, as he is the only gospel writer to report the miracle. And some ancient writers believe him to be Christ's cousin. But what kind of drew my attention was the way this chapter begins by saying the third day. The third day meaning the third day of Jesus' ministry. The chapter starts right on the third day. And I was like, on the third day of what? Of Jesus' ministry. That right there blew my mind. When I was like, wait, on the third day, Jesus made a miracle. Converting water into wine. Water and wine represents life. Water, Holy Spirit, wine, blood of Christ. On the third day, Jesus came back to life. When Jesus was pierced on his side, water and blood came out, meaning life came out of him. Water and wine. I have never seen this passage with these eyes. I noticed that also not all the twelve went to the wedding. For in chapter one only speaks about five in that moment. And it kind of rang a bell as I remembered the ten virgins and the five that made it to the wedding. I guess in my perspective, it made sense to me in a parallel metaphor. That wedding in Cana represents for me salvation as well like the feast we will have with him in the book of Revelation mentions. I noticed Jesus called his mom woman instead of mother as if him saying, I'm really about my father's business. And she had to separate the mother and son relationship into a servant and God relationship. Because his ministry had begun. Does that make any sense? When Mary told the servants, do whatever he tells you. It's like telling us, listen to Jesus. When God was telling the three disciples at the Mount of Transfiguration, when he said, this is my son, listen to him. Both sides had said and given a message to the believers to listen to the Lord. Why? Because Jesus is the way, he is the truth, he is the life. Only through him salvation can be given. The six stones water jars that Jesus told the servants to fill up to the brim. First of all, the purpose of them stone jars was for purification purpose. They could not be made out of stones because out of clay impurities could come out of any other material but not a stone. To think we are like stones in Christ. He is our stone and the water of purification represents Holy Spirit. Fill us all up for then God is able to do miracles through us because when we are purified completely, then he is able to use us. This is an amazing passage. I continue reading saying, the Lord said, dear woman, that's not our problem, Jesus replied. My time has not yet come. But his mother told the servants, do whatever he tells you. Standing nearby were six stone jars used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold 20 to 30 gallons. Jesus told the servants, fill the jars with water. When the jars had been filled, he said, now dip some out and take it to the masters of ceremonies. So the servants followed his instructions. Hallelujah. As servants of the Lord, we have to always keep in mind and in our hearts that we have to follow the instructions of the Lord. In order for him to be able to use us the way he used those servants to create that sign, that miracle of turning water into wine. When the masters of ceremony tasted the water, that was not wine, not knowing where it had come from, though of course the servants knew. He called the bridegroom over. A host always serves the best wine first, he said. Then when everyone has had a lot to drink, he brings out the less expensive wine. But you have kept the best until now. This miraculous sign at Cana in Galilee was the first time Jesus revealed his glory and his disciples believed him. Hallelujah. A lot of commentators and a lot of researchers of the word say that this is the first miracle that Jesus had made. But how is that possible? If that would be true, then how would Mary know to ask and to say, Jesus, we've ran out of wine. Why would she tell the servants, do as he says. There must have been other miracles that the Lord had made. But in regards to being public, in regards to being the first miracle while he's being active in ministry, that's a different story. That's what this passage says. But it's not that he never made a miracle or signs. It just simply means that he started his ministry and this was the first miracle recorded being in ministry. Okay. So all this was done because this gave faith to the disciples and it showed the disciples who the Lord was and so they believed in him. Hallelujah. After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother and his brother and his disciples. Praise the Lord.