The Wedding at Cana, Jesus’s First Miracle. Turning Water Into Wine
One question I've always had is, why would he talk to his mother in such a harsh tone? Here is the scripture I'm referring to:
And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. John 2:3-4
As a mom, I would never have allowed my child to speak to me like that, no matter how old they were. However, Mary was aware of his deity, knew the reason he was born through her, and not only respected him as her son but respected him as her Savior. However, that doesn't answer why he would use that tone. The answer: because he was God, he must not have any regard for his kindred in the flesh. She knew why he spoke to her that way and continued, not in hope of the miracle, but as if it had already happened. Jesus had respect for her because, as we knew, he never broke any of the commandments. Also, because he was already calling his disciples, some of whom were at the wedding with him, she knew he was beginning his ministry. He may have used that tone so that we would understand her place and wouldn't worship Mary, as some seem to do by venerating her as a deity. However, we should give her respect, because she was chosen to bear God in the flesh; that is commendable in itself.
The following verse is the reason we know this was the first miracle.
This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. John 2:11
Another point of interest in this story is that the servants were the ones who saw his first miracle, but it was later confirmed by the ruler of the wedding feast, who, I expect, was a priest or other official. But the official still didn't know where it came from unless one of the servants told him, but it doesn't record that in the Bible.
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