The Hour of Destiny
P. L. Davies, A. M. John 7:19-30 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why go you about to kill me?… I. CHRIST'S HOUR WAS DIVINELY PREDESTINATED. This is proved by — 1. The numerous predictions of Scripture. 2. The long suffering of God in the preservation of the human race. 3. The influences which this hour has exerted on the condition of the world. II. CHRIST'S HOUR WAS ABOVE ALL CONTINGENCY AND HUMAN INTERFERENCES. This fact shows — 1. The universality of Divine providence. 2. The futility of human opposition to the ways of God. 3. The steadfastness of the Divine plan. III. HIS HOUR DID NOT AFFECT THE MORAL FREEDOM OF HIS CONDUCT. 1. He chose the hour. 2. This choice proves His infinite love for us. 3. The manner in which He submitted to His destiny is a sublime model for us. (P. L. Davies, A. M.) Parallel Verses KJV: Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? WEB: Didn't Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keeps the law? Why do you seek to kill me?"