A word of caution concerning the commentary at the beginning of today's reading in the Chronological Bible.  It is stated that Jesus evidently did not attend the previous Passover.  However, there is no clear evidence in Scripture to support that supposition.  The verse the commentator may have been referring to is:

John 7:1
After these things Jesus walked in Galilee, for He did not desire to walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill Him. 

It was stated earlier in the previous chapter in John that the Passover was near.  It is a stretch to make assumptions that Jesus did not want to go to the Passover in Jerusalem based on this verse alone. Additionally, Jesus was certainly not afraid to go there.  He knew when the time was for Him to be crucified.  He did not need to worry that the Jews would kill Him before the appointed time.  He simply chose not to go there at certain times for reasons of His own.   Seems as if we can draw a logical conclusion that Jesus would have attended ALL the commanded feast days, whether the gospels writers record this or not.  Also according to the following verses in John 7, Jesus could have gone unnoticed.

John 7:8-10
You go up to this feast; I am not yet going up to this feast; for My time is not yet fulfilled.  And having said these things to them, He remained in Galilee. But when His brothers had gone up, then He also went up to the feast, not openly, but as in secret. 

Jesus makes a statement in response to the accusation of the crowd that He is "demon-possessed". 

John 7:24  Stop judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment.

Unfortunately, society today has redefined the word "judge", defining it only as "condemnation".  In truth, the word "judge" in this context means "to distinguish or decide or make an assessment based on evidence".  The outcome of the judgement can be favorable or condemning.  The meaning can be compared to the ruling of a godly presiding judge in a court of law today.

In John 7:25-31 some people in Jerusalem said, "when the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from."  Apparently they did not know the prophecies of Scripture.  The Messiah would be born in Bethlehem and would be called a Nazarine because He would be from Nazareth, which is in Galilee. (Micah 5:2)

And then in verses 45-52, the chief priests and Pharisees said to Nicodemus, "Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee."   So, did the religious leaders not know the prophecies of Scripture either???

John 7:38
“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.”

We should go to the well (the Bible, through the Holy Spirit) to be filled, and then spill ourselves out for others. The Holy Spirit will show us the truth so that we will be able to speak the truth.  Just as a tree soaks up water and produces luscious fruit, if we soak up God’s word, we’ll bear fruit. The more we delight in God’s presence the more fruitful we are. If a tree is planted by streams of water, it survives when drought or bad times come. If we “plant our tree” by God’s word, we will not only survive, but we will flourish when bad times come.

Who was The Prophet the people were looking for? Is The Prophet John the Baptist? Or Jesus? Who?  Were they looking for The Prophet that Moses spoke about?  (Deuteronomy 18).  Was The Prophet John the Baptist?  Just as John came in the spirit and power of Elijah (identified by Jesus as such) he came in the spirit and power of The Prophet (Moses perhaps?)

The woman caught in adultery…the Law of Moses commanded both parties be put to death. Where was the man? What did Jesus write on the ground when the woman caught in adultery was brought to Him? Could it be that Jesus was writing the men's names in the dirt when He bent down the first time? When He wrote the second time, immediately after asking them about their own sins, could He have written down some secret sin they had each committed, possibly committing adultery with the woman?  When Jesus said He didn’t condemn her, He also admonished her to go and sin no more. There are conditions to "no condemnation".  We must repent from it and never do that sin again.