Give God the Glory

Give God the Glory - Oath

JOHN 9 BIBLE STUDY ◄
John 9:17-23 Opened Your Eyes

John 9:24-29 Give God the Glory

JOHN 9:24 24 So they called a second time the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner.”

Why do the Jews suddenly tell the healed blind man to “Give God the glory!” (John 9:24)?
They actually weren't telling him to give glory to God for his healing. “Give God the glory” was an old and common Jewish oath to tell the truth before God: And Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I beg you, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make confession to Him, and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me” (Joshua 7:19).

So, were the Jews telling the healed blind man to tell the truth?
“Give God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner” amounts to, “Tell the truth! We know that this Man is a sinner.” They were telling him to agree with them.

JOHN 9:25-26 25 He answered and said, “I do not know whether He is a sinner. I know one thing, that I was blind; now I see.” 26 Then they said to him again, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?”

How does the healed blind man respond to the Jews?
He sticks to what he knows and what they cannot refute: “I do not know whether He is a sinner. I know one thing, that I was blind; now I see” (John 9:25).

Why do the Jews repeat, “What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes” (John 9:26)?
They are out of arguments and have nothing else to say. They sound like they are almost pleading with him to recant how he had been healed.

Does the healed blind man oblige?
See below.

JOHN 9:27-29 27 He answered them, “I told you already, and you did not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?” 28 Then they reviled him and said, “You are His disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples. 29 We know that God has spoken to Moses; but we do not know where this One is from.”

Why did the Jews “revile” (John 9:28) the healed blind man?
Instead of obliging, he dared to ask if they want to become Jesus' disciples, which sets off the Jews and gives them an excuse to vent at him their pent-up frustration and anger.

What do the Jews then do next?
Admit to the healed blind man their ignorance about Jesus' origins: “We do not know where this One is from” (John 9:29).