ALL
ABOUT
YOU:
GIDEON, CHAPTER 30
HEAR YE, THIS
FRUIT OF THE VINE
05-09-04
(John
15:1-3) I am the true vine,
and my Father is the husbandman
[a land-worker, i.e. farmer]. Every branch in me that beareth not
fruit he taketh away [“and cast them into the fire, and they are burned” v.6]: and
every branch that beareth fruit, he
purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean
[clean, clear, pure] through
the word which I have spoken unto you.
1.
vine = Gk: a vine (as coiling about a support).
2.
(Mat 26:26-29) And as they
were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to
the disciples, and said, Take, eat;
this is my body. And he took the
cup [of wine], and gave thanks, and
gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all
of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many
for the remission [forgiveness] of
sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new
with you in my Father's kingdom.
3.
fruit = Gk: karpos; fruit (as
plucked) /// harpazo, har-pad'-zo;
to seize (in various applications):--catch (away, up), pluck, pull, take (by
force).
4.
(1 Th 4:17) Then we which
are alive and remain shall be caught up
[harpazo] together with them in the
clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
5.
(Eccl 12:7) Then shall the
dust return to the earth as it was: and the
spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
6.
purgeth = Gk: kathairo,
kath-ah'ee-ro; to cleanse, i.e. (spec.) to prune /// katharos,
kath-ar-os’; clean, clear, pure.
7.
(Heb 12:6-8) For whom the Lord loveth [“every
branch that beareth fruit”] he chasteneth, and scourgeth [to
flog] every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening,
God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father
chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are
partakers, then are ye bastards [an
illegitimate son], and not sons.
8.
chasteneth = Gk: to train up a child, i.e. educate, or (by impl.)
discipline (by punishment):--chasten (-ise), instruct, learn, teach.
9.
(Eph 5:25-27) Husbands,
love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself
for it; That he might sanctify [make
holy] and cleanse it [katharizo,
kath-ar-id'-zo; to cleanse: purge, purify] with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to
himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but
that it should be holy and without blemish.
10.
washing = Gk: 3067. loutron,
loo-tron'; a bath, i.e. (fig.) baptism /// 3068. to bathe (the
whole person; whereas G3538 nipto
means to wet a part only; to cleanse (espec. the hands or the feet or the
face): wash.
THE WASHING OF WATER BY THE WORD
(John
13:1-5) Now before the feast of
the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should
depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in
the world, he loved them unto the end. And supper being ended, the devil
having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot
[“Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.”
vvs.21-30], Simon's son, to betray him; Jesus knowing that the Father had
given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to
God; He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a
towel [a "linen" cloth,
apron [i.e. the priestly office]], and girded himself [to
bind about]. After that he poureth water
into a basin [nipter],
and began to wash [nipto] the
disciples' feet, and to wipe them
with the towel [priestly
office] wherewith he was girded.
1.
(Ezek 44:17,18) And it
shall come to pass, that when they [the priests] enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall
be clothed with linen garments; and
no wool shall come upon them,
whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. They shall
have linen bonnets upon their
heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not
gird themselves with any thing that
causeth sweat [which signifies the work of their body].
2.
to wash = Gk: 3538. nipto, nip'-to; to cleanse (espec. the hands or the
feet or the face).
3.
to wipe them = Gk: to knead out, i.e. (by anal.) to wipe dry /// (to
handle or squeeze).
4.
(Exo 30:17-21) And the
LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Thou shalt also make a
laver [a washbowl; pulpit or
platform (basin)] of brass, and his
foot [a stand, i.e. pedestal]
also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the
tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water
therein. For Aaron and his sons shall wash
their hands [i.e. work] and their
feet [i.e. walk] thereat: When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they
shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the
altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD: So
they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it
shall be a statute for ever
to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.
IF I WASH [nipto] THEE NOT, THOU HAST NO PART WITH ME
(John
13:6-11) Then cometh he to Simon
Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash [nipto]
my feet? Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest [understand]
not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never
wash [nipto] my feet. Jesus answered
him, If I wash [nipto] thee not,
thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet
only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus saith to him, He that
is washed [bathed (the whole person) - baptized] needeth not save to wash
[nipto] his feet, but is clean
[katharos; clean, clear, pure] every
whit [completely, altogether]: and ye are clean [katharos; clean,
clear, pure], but not all. For he knew who should betray him;
therefore said he, Ye are not all clean
[katharos; clean, clear, pure].
1.
washing = Gk: 3067. loutron,
loo-tron'; a bath, i.e. (fig.) baptism /// 3068. to bathe (the
whole person; whereas G3538 nipto
means to wet a part only; to cleanse (espec. the hands or the feet or the
face): wash.
2.
(Rom 6:3) Know ye not,
that so many of us as were baptized
[to make whelmed (i.e. fully wet)] into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
3.
(Gal 3:26,27) For ye are
all the children of God by faith [belief]
in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have
put on Christ [(in the sense of
sinking into a garment)].
I HAVE GIVEN YOU AN EXAMPLE
(John
13:12-17) So after he had washed
[nipto] their feet, and had
taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know [understand] ye
what I have done to you? Ye call me
Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord [supreme
in authority] and Master [instructor:
teacher], have washed [nipto] your feet; ye
also ought to wash [nipto] one another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he
that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know [understand] these things,
happy [makarios; supremely blest; fortunate, well off: blessed] are ye
if ye do them.
1.
What is the fruit?
2.
What did Jesus wash His disciples’ feet with?
3.
What did it symbolize?
4.
What are we commanded to wash our brother’s feet with?
5.
What about my brother’s hands?
6.
What will the result be for the Lord, for our brother, for us, if we do
these things?
7.
What/Who did the work?
Amen