The tenth hour in the gospel of John

Second Ordinary Sunday, Year B

Every Evangelist mentioned the fact that Jesus gave Simon a new name Peter/Cephas. Mark 3:16, Luke 6:14, John 1:42 and of course Matthew 16:18 which is the most elaborate. We cannot challenge the authenticity of Matthew's text because it is canonical. Moreover, even if we follow the tradition of John to claim that Matthew was not there when Jesus named Simon Cephas, we still cannot challenge. Most likely, Matthew and all the others heard the event later from Andrew and John who were there. Perhaps Peter/Cephas had been a nickname which Jesus called Simon to differentiate from another Simon until he made the name official in the Casaria Philippi event. We cannot make use of the tradition of John to deny the primacy of Peter among the disciples. After all, from both the gospel of John and the Acts of the Apostles, we see that Peter worked pretty closely together with John, even more closely than with his own brother Andrew. Anyway, we can always find ways to harmonize the gospels.

What is the significance of the 10^th hour in John 1:39? It is worth meditating. In the gospel of John, the word "hour" sometimes means "moment" rather than a designation of "hour" of the day. But when John attached an ordinal numeral to it, such as the 6^th hour, the 7^th hour and the 10^th hour, we can safely assume that it refers to the hour of the day. But is there any significance? Here is the list.
The 6^th hour: Jesus met the Samaritan woman at the well (4:6) and Pilate teased him King of the Jews (19:14). If we accept the fact that Jesus really died at the 9^th hour on the cross, Jesus stayed the shortest time on the cross in John! According to the Synoptic, Mark started at the 3^rd (Mark 15:25). There was darkness over all the earth at the 6^th and Jesus gave up his soul at the 9^th hour, a full length of six hours.
The 7^th hour: Jesus healed the son of a nobleman (John 4:52). The son was in Capernaum while the father begged Jesus in Cana!
The 10^th hour: the two disciples visited Jesus' living place and stayed with him (1:39). Putting this into the context of the Passion narrative, Jesus was already buried in the sepulcher, the final resting place of the mortals on earth! And according to the resurrection narrative, when John entered the sepulcher, he believed (20:8). Bravo, the first moment they visited Jesus' living place, the 10^th hour, the first time John used the word "hour" in his gospel, the 2 disciples were actually visiting Jesus' tomb! But the most crucial point is that they believed. John believed in the resurrection of the Master and Andrew? He had found the Messiah!

John the Baptist and Eli acted as mentors to the two disciples and Samuel respectively. The two disciples and Samuel faintly detected God's call. But they were unable to confirm whether it was truly their vocation. Like Samuel, the two disciples did not know Jesus and the word of God had not yet revealed to them (1 Samuel 3:7). They needed John the Baptist to point out to them that Jesus was the "Lamb of God" (John 1:36). Once connected, Samuel and the disciples took up the prophetic office. God would not allow their words to fall to the ground. (1 Samuel 3:19) They needed to do point out to the world that Jesus is the Lamb of God. Jesus is God.

Dear Lord, may we become humble like salt so as to manifest your holiness to the world. Amen.