<p>11:9&nbsp;<em>But what did you go out to see?-</em>&nbsp;Three times in :7-9 the Lord reminds them of their trek out into the wilderness to hear John; His point is that the respect they once had for him should remain, despite his wavering under extreme suffering. God's overall impression of Job appears similar, and it is a good teaching for we who are all too inclined to too harshly judge a good believer for a temporary period of weakness. The Greek phrase &lsquo;go out to see&hellip;&rsquo; is used in classical Greek about going out to a spectacle or show. The Lord is suggesting that perhaps that was all their interest in John might have been, just as today likewise, it&rsquo;s quite possible to visit the truest church and hear the truest teaching, yet unperceived by those who are merely &lsquo;going to church&rsquo;.</p>
<p><em>To see a prophet? Yes! And I say to you, much more than a prophet!</em>- The idea is 'the greatest prophet'. Judaism had various theories about who had been the greatest of the Old Testament prophets. The Lord was saying that actually, the greatest of them was that man who was now sitting in the grim prison cell in Machaerus Fort, having a crisis of faith and understanding.</p>