Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Dan Lioy on John 12:14

  

As the “Prince of Peace” (Isa. 9:6), the Messiah will one day bring peace and manifest God’s glory throughout creation—even to the heights of heaven (cf. Luke 19:38). This truth mirrors that the shepherds heard on the night of the Savior’s birth. They were greeted by a chorus of angels who gave glory to God and announced peace for all who received the Lord’s favor (cf. 2:14). John 12:14 quotes Zechariah 9:9 to reinforce the providential way in which Jesus as Torah was the realization of all that the Hebrew sacred writings foretold concerning the divine plan of redemption. John 12:16 notes that at first Jesus’ disciples did not grasp the deeper meaning of the incidents connected with the Redeemer’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Like the exuberant crowd, the disciples thought that Jesus was the Messiah; but also like them, they did not comprehend the true nature of His mission. After Jesus was raised into His glory, however, His disciples came to realize that the Old Testament messianic prophecies were about the Savior. They also began to recognize what they themselves had done for their Lord. (Dan Lioy, Jesus as Torah in John 1-12 [Eugene, Oreg.: Wipf and Stock, 2007], 199, emphasis in bold added)