And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
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Alcuin of York
AD 804
Or, it was in memory of the dedication under Judas Maccabeus. The first dedication was that of Solomon in the autumn; the second that ofZorobabel, and the priest Jesus in the spring. This was in winter time.
It is called Solomon’s porch, because Solomon went to pray there. The porches ofa temple are usually named after the temple. If the Son of God walked in a temple where the flesh of brute animals was offered up, how much more will He delight to visit our house of prayer, in which His own flesh and blood are consecrated;.
They accuse Him of keeping their minds in suspense and uncertainty, who had come to save their souls.
And thus they intended to give Him into the hands of the Proconsul for punishment, as an usurper against the emperor. Our Lord so managed His reply as to stop the mouths of His calumniators, open those of the believers; and to those who inquired of Him as a man, reveal the mysteries of His divinity: Jesus answered them, I told you, and you believed not: the works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me.
i.e. Obey My precepts from the heart. AndI know them, and they follow Me, here by walking in gentleness and innocence, hereafter by entering the joys of eternal life And I give to them eternal life.
