Epiphany 2�Jesus’ First Miracle Reveals God’s Glory

Exodus 33:12–23; Amos 9:11–15; Ephesians 5:22–33; Romans 12:6–16; John 2:1–11

Exegesis of the LectionaryStudying, expounding, and interpreting the Bible readings through the Church Year

Exodus 33:12–23

or Amos 9:11–15

Ephesians 5:22–33

or Romans 12:6–16

John 2:1–11

 

Jesus’ First Miracle Reveals God’s Glory

 

The coming of the Messianic kingdom means the restoration of creation. The sign of this restoration is that “the mountains shall drip sweet wine” (Amos 9:11–15). When the elements of a fallen creation fail and run short at a wedding feast, our Lord Jesus steps in to restore creation and miraculously changes water into an abundance of the very best wine (John 2:1–11). With this sign, Christ manifests His glory. The “back” of God (Ex. 33:12–23) is revealed to those who believe. The hour will come when Jesus will again manifest His glory by taking creation’s curse into His own body to release us from its power. The Bridegroom will give His life for the Bride (Eph. 5:22–32), and from His side will flow water and blood, the holy sacraments by which she is cleansed and made one with Him. Through this sacrificial love of Christ we are enabled to “love one another with brotherly affection . . .” and to “outdo one another in showing honor” (Rom. 12:6–16).

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Miracles

• an event not ascribable to human power or the laws of nature and consequently attributed to a supernatural, especially divine, agency.

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Almighty, eternal God, worthy to be held in reverence by all people everywhere, we give You humble and sincere thanks for the innumerable blessings that You have bestowed on us without any merit or worthiness on our part.  We praise You especially for preserving for us Your saving Word and the holy Sacraments. Preserve Your Church throughout the world in purity of doctrine, and provide faithful pastors to preach Your powerful Word. Help all who hear the Word rightly to understand and to truly believe it. Send laborers into Your harvest, and open the door of faith to those who do not know You. In mercy, bring to repentance the enemies of Your Church, and grant them amendment of life. Protect and

defend Your Church in all tribulation and danger. Strengthen us and all fellow Christians to set our hope fully on the grace received in Christ, and help us to fight the good fight of faith, that in the end we may receive the salvation of our souls. Bestow Your grace on all nations of the earth. Bless especially our country, its inhabitants and all who are in authority. Let Your glory dwell in our land that mercy and truth, righteousness and peace may abound in all places. We commend to You the care of our schools, that our children may grow in useful knowledge and Christian virtue and thus bring forth wholesome fruits of life.

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Graciously defend us from all calamity by fire and water, from war and pestilence, from scarcity and famine, and from every other evil. Protect and prosper all who labor in their rightful callings, and let all useful arts flourish among us. Be the God and Father of the lonely and the forsaken, the helper of the sick and needy, the comforter of the distressed and those who sorrow [remembering especially________________]. Accept, we implore You, our bodies and souls, our hearts and minds, our talents and powers, together with the offerings we bring before You as our humble service. Grant Your Holy Spirit to those who come to the Lord’s Table this

day, that they may receive the body and blood of Jesus Christ in sincere repentance and firm faith and to their abundant blessing.  As we are strangers and pilgrims on earth, help us by true faith and a godly life to prepare for the world to come, doing the work You have given us to do while it is day, before the night comes when no one can work. And when our last hour comes, support us by Your power and receive us into Your heavenly Kingdom; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

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Exodus 33:12-23

Moses' Intercession12 Moses said to the LORD, “See, you say to me, ‘Bring up this people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight.’ 13 Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please show me now your ways, that I may know you in order to find favor in your sight. Consider too that this nation isyour people.” 14 And he said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” 15 And he said to him, “If your presence will not go with me, do not bring us up from here. 16 For how shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people?Is it not in your going with us, so that we are distinct, I and your people, from every other people on the

face of the earth?”17 And the LORD said to Moses, “This very thing that you have spoken I will do, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.” 18 Moses said, “Please show me your glory.” 19 And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The LORD.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.” 21 And the LORD said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, 22 and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I willcover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.”

Amos 9:11-15

The Restoration of Israel11 “In that day I will raise up    the booth of David that is fallenand repair its breaches,    and raise up its ruins    and rebuild it as in the days of old,12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom    and all the nations who are called by my name,”[a]

    declares the LORD who does this.13 “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD,    “when the plowman shall overtake the reaper    and the treader of grapes him who sows the seed;the mountains shall drip sweet wine,    and all the hills shall flow with it.

14 I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel,    and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them;they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine,    and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit.15 I will plant them on their land,    and they shall never again be uprooted    out of the land that I have given them,”says the LORD your God.

Ephesians 5:22-33

Wives and Husbands22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.[a]28 In the same way husbands should love their wives

as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body.31 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Romans 12:6-166 Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; 7 if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; 8 the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads,[a] with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Marks of the True Christian9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,[b] serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the

saints and seek to show hospitality.14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.[c] Never be wise in your own sight.

John 2:1-11

The Wedding at Cana

2 On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. 3 When the wine ran out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”6 Now there were six stone water jars there for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons.[a

] 7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he said to them, “Now draw some out and take it

to the master of the feast.” So they took it. 9 When the master of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom 10 and said to him, “Everyone serves the good wine first, and when people have drunk freely, then the poor wine. But you have kept the good wine until now.” 11 This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.

Third S. a. the Epiphany: The Lord Manifests His Glory through His Office of the Holy Ministry

Is. 9:1–4 For to Us a Child is Born

1 Cor. 1:10–18 Divisions in the Church

Matt. 4:12–25 Jesus Begins his Ministry, Calls the Disciples, Ministers to Great Crowds

Psalm 27:1–14 The Lord is My Light and My Salvation

Next Week…

Is. 9:1–4; 1 Cor. 1:10–18; Matt. 4:12–25; Psalm 27:1–9 (10–14)

Isaiah 9:1-4For to Us a Child Is Born9 [a] But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.[b]

2 [c] The people who walked in darkness    have seen a great light;those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,    on them has light shone.3 You have multiplied the nation;    you have increased its joy;they rejoice before you    as with joy at the harvest,    as they are glad when they divide the spoil.4 For the yoke of his burden,    and the staff for his shoulder,    the rod of his oppressor,    you have broken as on the day of Midian.1 Corinthians 1:10-18Divisions in the Church10 I appeal to you, brothers,[a] by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. 11 For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. 12 What I mean is that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.” 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus andGaius, 15 so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name. 16 (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.Christ the Wisdom and Power of God18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.Matthew 4:12-25

Jesus Begins His Ministry12 Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee. 13 And leaving Nazareth he went and lived inCapernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,    the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—16 the people dwelling in darkness    have seen a great light,and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death,    on them a light has dawned.”17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”Jesus Calls the First Disciples18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to them,“Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”[a

] 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds23 And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom andhealing every disease and every affliction among the people. 24 So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, epileptics, and paralytics, and he healed them. 25 And great crowds followed him from Galilee and theDecapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.Psalm 27:1-14The LORD Is My Light and My SalvationOf David.27 The LORD is my light and my salvation;    whom shall I fear?The LORD is the stronghold[a] of my life;    of whom shall I be afraid?2 When evildoers assail me    to eat up my flesh,my adversaries and foes,

    it is they who stumble and fall.3 Though an army encamp against me,    my heart shall not fear;though war arise against me,    yet[b] I will be confident.4 One thing have I asked of the LORD,    that will I seek after:that I may dwell in the house of the LORD    all the days of my life,to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD    and to inquire[c] in his temple.5 For he will hide me in his shelter    in the day of trouble;he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;    he will lift me high upon a rock.6 And now my head shall be lifted up    above my enemies all around me,and I will offer in his tent    sacrifices with shouts of joy;I will sing and make melody to the LORD.7 Hear, O LORD, when I cry aloud;    be gracious to me and answer me!8 You have said, “Seek[d] my face.”My heart says to you,    “Your face, LORD, do I seek.”[e]

9     Hide not your face from me.Turn not your servant away in anger,    O you who have been my help.Cast me not off; forsake me not,    O God of my salvation!10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me,    but the LORD will take me in.11 Teach me your way, O LORD,    and lead me on a level path    because of my enemies.12 Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;    for false witnesses have risen against me,    and they breathe out violence.13 I believe[f] that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD    in the land of the living!14 Wait for the LORD;    be strong, and let your heart take courage;    wait for the LORD!