Joh 1:14 | TNotes | STEP | 1:14 The idea that the Word became human (literally became flesh ) stunned both Greeks and Jews. Greeks separated the sphere of God from the mundane world of humanity, which they called flesh (Greek sarx ). John wrote that God himself became flesh in Christ (cp. 1:1 ). Jesus’ humanity and divinity were complete, not partial. The two ideas—Jesus as 100-percent divine and 100-percent human—form the bedrock of a Christian understanding of Christ. • the Word ... made his home (Greek skēnoō , “pitched his tent”) among us: This Greek word is related to the word used for the Old Testament Tabernacle (Greek skēnē , “tent, tabernacle”), the tent in the wilderness where the Lord’s glory resided and where Israel came to worship (Exod 25:8-9 ). The Father’s glory in the Tabernacle (Exod 40:34-38 ) was now present in Jesus Christ (John 2:11 ; 12:23-28 , 41 ; 17:1-5 ). • Jesus offered God’s unfailing love and faithfulness . Despite the world’s hostile darkness, Jesus entered the world to save it (3:15-17 ).

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‏ John 1:14

1:14 ^a The idea that the Word became human (literally became flesh) stunned both Greeks and Jews. Greeks separated the sphere of God from the mundane world of humanity, which they called flesh (Greek sarx). John wrote that God himself became flesh in Christ (cp. 1:1 ^b). Jesus’ humanity and divinity were complete, not partial. The two ideas—Jesus as 100-percent divine and 100-percent human—form the bedrock of a Christian understanding of Christ.

• the Word ... made his home (Greek skēnoō, “pitched his tent”) among us: This Greek word is related to the word used for the Old Testament Tabernacle (Greek skēnē, “tent, tabernacle”), the tent in the wilderness where the Lord’s glory resided and where Israel came to worship (Exod 25:8-9 ^c). The Father’s glory in the Tabernacle (Exod 40:34-38 ^d) was now present in Jesus Christ (John 2:11 ^e; 12:23-28 ^f, 41 ^g; 17:1-5 ^h).

• Jesus offered God’s unfailing love and faithfulness. Despite the world’s hostile darkness, Jesus entered the world to save it (3:15-17 ⁱ).