Vs. 12
• Context
o Where was the Treasury (John 8:20)?
- Mark 12:41–13:1
~ Clue 1: The Treasury was in the Temple (Mark 12:41 & 13:1)
~ Clue 2: The widow put money into the Treasury (Mark 12:42)
~ Conclusion: The Treasury must have been in the Court of the Women.
o The Traditions in the Mishnah
- "This was the sequence of events: At the conclusion of the first Festival day the priests and the Levites descended from the Israelites’ courtyard to the Women’s Courtyard, where they would introduce a significant repair, as the Gemara will explain. There were golden candelabra atop poles there in the courtyard. And there were four basins made of gold at the top of each candelabrum. And there were four ladders for each and every pole and there were four children from the priesthood trainees, and in their hands were pitchers with a capacity of 120 log of oil that they would pour into each and every basin. From the worn trousers of the priests and their belts they would loosen and tear strips to use as wicks, and with them they would light the candelabra. And the light from the candelabra was so bright that there was not a courtyard in Jerusalem that was not illuminated from the light of the Place of the Drawing of the Water." –Mishnah, Sukkah 5:2–3
~ The giant candelabras were about 75 feet tall.
~ Each candelabra took 7–8 gallons of oil.
o The Pillar of Fire/Cloud
- Exodus 13:21–22
- Exodus 14:19–20
- Numbers 9:15–16
o Fire/Glory of God in the First Temple
- 2 Chronicles 7:1–3 (also 2 Chronicles 5:11–14)
o The Glory of God Leaves the Temple
- Ezekiel 10:18
- Ezekiel 11:23
o The Return of God’s Glory to the Temple
- Ezekiel 43:1–4
- When Ezra and Nehemiah returned from exile to rebuild the Temple and the Wall of Jerusalem, the glory of God did not return to the Temple.
- When Jesus entered into Jerusalem at his triumphal entry, He came in from the East Gate/Golden Gate.
• The Messiah was prophesied to be a Light to the Nations.
o Isaiah 49:6

Vs. 24
• I am He.
o Isaiah 41:4
o Isaiah 43:10
o Isaiah 43:13
o Isaiah 48:12
o Deuteronomy 32:39

Vs. 30
• As Jesus spoke these things, many came to believe in Him.
o John 1:9–12