After the feeding of the 5,000 and using the parable of eating his flesh and drinking his blood, Jesus went home to Galilee. The religious leaders were seeking an excuse to kill him, so he no longer walked in Judea (John 7:1-2). But there was a feast called the Feast of the Tabernacles and all good Hebrews must attend if at all possible.
So Jesus' brothers suggested that Jesus go back to Judea and show his disciples his signs and miracles. They either thought he wanted to be famous or they were speaking sarcastically to him. "No one does anything in secret while he himself seeks to be well known. If you do these things, show yourself to the world." Scripture says, "For even his brothers did not believe in him" (John 7:1-5).
Have you ever had someone challenge your faith by demanding a miracle?
Jesus responded "The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify of it that its works are evil" (John 7:7). He focused the attention back on those who ridiculed him.
