1. Jesus' mother, Jesus and His disciples are at the wedding.
2. The wine ran out.
3. Mary must have been close (possibly related) to the wedding host family, otherwise why would the servants listen to her.
4. Jesus had already been baptized by John.
5. The wedding was at Cana (place of reeds) of Galilee.
6. Wine represents joy in the kingdom of the Messiah.
7. Cana was near Capernaum, about 4.5 miles NW of Nazareth.
8. Mary tells Jesus they are out of wine. In the oriental world, that would cause major embarrassment to the host. Mary must have been close to the host, otherwise, why would she care about the wedding being ruined by no wine.
9. Jesus' reply paraphrased, "Mom, what do you want me to do about it?"
10. Mary's response to the servants, "Do what He says."
11. If Mary was not familiar to the household, the servants would have gone to their master and talked to him instead of her.
12. The stone jars were for water purifying rites. Stone containers were not susceptible to ritual uncleanness. Generally wine was kept in wine skins or earthenware jars.
13. Each of the water jars held about 30 gallons, so 6 jars would have made about 180 gallons of wine.
14. The Jews always washed before eating and the water in these jars was for that.
15. Jesus, by using these particular pots illustrated that "true" purification was by drinking wine which actually represented His blood.
16. I'm sure the fact that these jars were stone was not an accident. Christ is the cornerstone.
17. 6 jars why not 5 or 7? God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th. Thoughts?
18. Mary was asking for literal wine. Jesus was referring to His death.
19. Why do you think Jesus' first miracle was at a wedding feast?
*I don't think this was an accident. If you consider it, Jesus' ministry begins with a wedding and will end with a wedding.
20. Jesus was asked by someone close to Him (His mom) for a miracle. If we are close to Him, do we feel comfortable enough to ask for a miracle?
21. The next time Jesus is in Cana, He heals the son of a royal official. (Jn4:46-54). This was Jesus' second miracle.
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