In Cana of Galilee

John 2:1‑11  •  1 min. read  •  grade level: 9
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Years pass away before Mary is again seen in the sacred record. Her last appearance was at Jerusalem, when Jesus was “twelve years old,” where she had gone with her husband to keep the feast of the Passover. Thence they returned to Nazareth, and for at least eighteen years there is no mention either of Jesus or His mother. During all this time in which He was hidden, she also was hidden; it is, or should be, the same with the Christian. Now our life is hid with Christ in God, but when Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall we also appear with Him in glory. (See also 1 John 3:22Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:2).) So, in the gospel, the moment Jesus commences His manifestation to Israel (John 1:3131And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. (John 1:31)), Mary is once more introduced. But in order to rightly apprehend this and the subsequent appearances of Mary, it should be observed that her personal history is closed. If she is seen or mentioned afterward, it is either in a typical way, or to be used to furnish some precious lesson in connection with our Lord. She must not, highly favored as she was, catch the eyes of God’s people when her Son, Jesus, is upon the scene. It is His perfections, His wisdom, His devotedness to the will of His God, His glory, that must occupy the reader, though he may not forget the uniqueness of the relationship in which Mary stood to her child.