Sermon Notes
John 8:1–11 NIV
1 but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.
7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11 “No one, sir,” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”
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PaRDeS: “The Orchard”
P’shat – Plain or Simple Meaning
Remez – Hint in the teaching connected to previous Scripture
D’rash – Interpret the deeper meaning; Truth hidden in the story
Sod – Connected to “mystery” that cannot be learned or taught, only revealed by God
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Discussion Igniters
(1) What are some of the tools for understanding the Bible that you have been taught before or found helpful?
Practice using PaRDeS on John 8:1-11:
(2) What is the P’shat (plain, simple, intended meaning) of this passage?
(3) What is the Remez (references to other scriptures) to be found in this passage?
(4) What do you think the D’rash (deeper meaning, truth hidden in the story, or application) of this passage might be?
(5) Is God revealing a Sod (mysterious revelation connected to or from this passage) to you as you investigate this passage?