When was the wedding?

Who was there?

What did they run out of? Who informed Jesus that they were out of it?

Why was Jesus hesitant to help in this situation?

Did his mother seem to believe that he would help anyway?

What did she tell the servants to do?

How many water pots were there? What were they made of? What were they for?

How much water could they hold total? (Hint: use a modern translation or see if there are footnotes to find the modern measurement equivalent)

Who did Jesus ask the servants to draw it out for?

Who knew and who did not know where the wine had come from?

Who did the ruler of the feast go to talk to?  What did he say?

How many miracles had Jesus performed before this?

What was the result of this miracle?

Thought Questions

Why do you think Mary asked Jesus to help in the situation with the wine? Do you think she expected a miracle? Keep in mind that this was His first miracle.

Why do you think Jesus responded to her the way she did? Did he change his mind when he decided to work a miracle to answer her problem? Does God ever change His mind?

Why did Jesus perform this miracle for each of the following: Mary? The disciples? The wedding guests? The newlywed couple? Keeping in mind the context of the previous chapter and when the wedding occurred, which of those do you think was the miracle primarily designed for?

Why was Jesus’ very first miracle something so simple and not an “emergency” such as a healing? It was a simple gesture of hospitality, nobody was raised from the dead or healed of a life-threatening disease. What does this tell you about God’s care for you?

My prayer is:

that I would see the goodness of Christ and my faith would be strengthened, as the disciples;

that I would be inspired to follow His example in hospitality and kindness to others in daily life

that I would know that God cares for even the simple details of happiness for His children.