A HEARING

John 7:50-53
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust.

Division and Unbelief

50 Then Nicodemus, the leader who had met with Jesus earlier, spoke up. 51 “Is it legal to convict a man before he is given a hearing?” he asked.

52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Search the Scriptures and see for yourself—no prophet ever comes from Galilee!”

53 Then the meeting broke up, and everybody went home.


What might a hearing revealed? The Pharisees were focusing on scriptures pointing to the birthplace of the Messiah. The prophets had written that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. This Jesus fellow lived in Galilee. Biblically, he was from the wrong side of the tracks. It would have only taken a simple question of Jesus to clear up this conflict. Where were you born Jesus? We all know the answer from the Christmas story. The Pharisees would have too, if they had followed the prompting of Nicodemus.

Are we sometimes quick to judge not having all the correct information? Be diligent to give a hearing before jumping to conclusions based on mis-information.