John 6:41-70 Grumble Grumble
The Pharisees were fans of Grumbling. Jesus made one of the most audacious claims - He claimed to be the Bread of Life that has come down from heaven. *insert massive Pharisee eye roll. The facts they knew about Jesus were somehow contradicting the words Jesus was speaking before them. Here were the facts: Jesus was from Nazareth. Jesus had a mother Mary. Jesus had a father Joseph. Jesus was born in Bethlehem. Yet...Jesus is saying that He came down from Heaven...ok. Pharisees assume Jesus is from the loony bin. Jesus regains some logical coherency with the Pharisees in verse 43 - 51. He starts describing the benefits of eating and partaking in the Bread of Life and eternal life. This sounds like a great deal! What a reward. I would love to eat bread and never hunger again. I would love to have all my needs met through eating delicious bread. I picture the Pharisees mentally coming back around after Jesus has spoken some of these persuasive and encouraging words. Jesus is leading them