The man who had been blind his entire life could now see, rather than the religious leaders rejoicing with the people, the healing was met with skepticism. The discussion between the religious leaders and the healed man revolved more around the identity of Jesus than the meaning of the miracle. Was Jesus from God or was He a sinner? When questioned, the healed man was not sure how to answer. Yet one thing he did know, was that he was blind, but now he could see.

Chapter nine centers on one event in the life of Jesus. It is here that we see Jesus gives sight to a man born blind. In this miracle, we see one of the greatest demonstrations of what the gospel does and what salvation is. For through Christ, the blind can see.

Jesus continued his conversation with the Jews where he confronts their unbelief and gives the reason for their unbelief. At the heart they were believing lies and rejecting the way, the truth and the life that stood in front of them.

As Jesus spoke to the crowds, he spoke of the life and freedom that is found in being a true disciple. Throughout the book of John, we have seen many believing in the Lord. But not everyone had true faith and were genuine disciples. In our passage, Jesus speaks to those who were following Him and tells them what it means to be a true disciple.

During the celebration of the Feast of Shelters, the people looked back and remembered how God delivered and provided, and the people looked forward to God providing a Messiah to deliver and provide for them. In that moment Jesus stood up and declared that He was the light of the world. He was showing them that the whole Exodus of deliverance and provision was pointing to Him.