John 7:19

Did not Moses? The form of the question in Greek shows that a positive answer is expected. The question was one to which all Christ’s hearers would reply affirmatively. Moses was the intermediary through whom the laws of God were delivered to Israel (Lev. 1 : 1 , 2; 4:1 , 2; etc.; cf. John 1 :1 7). The people held him in the highest esteem and professed to obey him most faithfully. “Law” is here used in its general since of the instructions of the Pentateuch.

None of you.. Jesus is building His argument on the premise laid down in v. 17. The will of God was contained in the Pentateuch, but this will the Jews were not obeying. Consequently they were incapable of judging as to whether the teachings of Jesus were from Heaven or not.

Kill me. See John 5:16, 18; see on Matt. 20:18. The limits of obedience to the divine will are too often marked by individual prejudices and opinions of what constitutes obedience. Too many are content with what is merely outward. Too few strive to obtain from Christ His perfect righteousness.