Davar Kingdom Of God

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council (John 3:1). Many hints lie in the fact that Nicodemus was “a man of the Pharisees,” and “a member of the Jewish ruling council.” Again, John expects that his readers are already familiar with other gospels, and in this case, have basic background knowledge of who the Pharisees were. Fortunately, the synoptic gospels contain a good deal of discussion pertaining to the Pharisees. For instance, we find the following verses: Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a miraculous sign from you (Mat 12:38)." The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven (16:1). Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation (Luke 17:20), At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, "Leave this pl