Connections: John’s portrayal of Jesus as the God of the Old Testament is seen most emphatically in the seven “I Am” statements of Jesus. He is the “Bread of life” (John 6:35), provided by God to feed the souls of His people, just as He provided manna from heaven to feed the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 16:11-36). Jesus is the “Light of the world” (John 8:12), the same Light that God promised to His people in the Old Testament (Isaiah 30:26, 60:19-22) and which will find its culmination in the New Jerusalem when Christ the Lamb will be its Light (Revelation 21:23).
Mashirikisho: Yohana kuonyesha Yesu kama Mungu wa Agano la Kale kunaonekana zaidi kwa msisitizo katika "Mimi Ndimi" kauli saba za Yesu. Yeye ni "Mkate wa uzima" (Yohana 6:35), uliotolewa na Mungu kulisha roho za watu wake, kama alivyotoa mana kutoka mbinguni kulisha waisraeli katika jangwa (Kutoka 16: 11-36). Yesu ni "Nuru ya ulimwengu" (Yohana 8:12), Nuru ile ile ambayo Mungu aliahidi watu wake katika Agano la Kale (Isaya 30:26, 60: 19-22) na ambayo itapata kilele chake katika Yerusalemu mpya wakati Kristo Mwanakondoo atakuwa Mwanga wake (Ufunuo 21:23).