John 17:20-26 to Deuteronomy 29:14-15

OT Source(s):

Deuteronomy 29:14-15 (covenant extending beyond present generation)
Ezekiel 34:23 ("one flock and one shepherd")
John 10:16; 11:52 (earlier unity references)
Zephaniah 2:9 (world may believe/know God sent Jesus)
Genesis Rabbah 1:10; 2:5; Leviticus Rabbah 25:3 (Jewish parallels to "before foundation of world")
Psalms 116:5 (God righteous and just)

Source: Keil and Delitzsch, Commentary on the Old Testament (1866)

Reference Type: Echo

Connection Method(s): Analogy + Longitudinal Theme

Significance: Jesus' vision transcends present, reaching to future believers (cf. Deuteronomy 29:14-15 parallel). Unity concern (17:21-23) and love (17:26) paralleled by exhortations in Jewish testamentary literature (attributed to Noah [Jubilees 7:26], Rebecca [35:20], Isaac [36:4], Zebulon [T. Zeb. 8:5-9:4], Joseph [T. Jos.