A Sad Story With A Twist ...

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A Sad Story With A Twist ...

• Viewing Luke Chapter 23
• Prepared by Soon Siak. September 09

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Topics covered ...

• Who is the murderer? 5
• Where are we on the Passion Week?
• Some highlights before the movie 15
• Review of the Movie 20
• Workshop time 45

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Murderer Game

• Each of u will be given a slip of paper. Do
  not let others know what is on the slip. Those
  slips with anM are supposed to kill others
  with a blink of one eye. Those without any
  markings are supposed to identify who are the
  deadly ones (with anM). However any wrong
  identification will result in the forfeiting of
  the one making the guess.Have fun! -)

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Outline of the Passion Week

• Friday
• Early in the morning, the Sanhedrin, Pilate,
  Herod Antipas, and Pilate tried Jesus again
  (Matt. 271-30 Mark 151-19 Luke 2266Luke
  2325 John 1828John 1916). Jesus was then led
  to the cross and crucified at 9 00 a.m. and died
  at 3 00 p.m. and was buried later that day
  (Matt. 2731-60 Mark 1520-46 Luke 2326-54
  John 1916-42). Christ the Paschal Lamb (1 Cor.
  57) died at the time when the Israelites were
  sacrificing their Passover lambs.

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Trial Before Pilate (231-7)

• The charges were false
• 1. He had not perverted the nation. Not an
  imposter
• 2. He had not forbidden tribute. (2025)
• 3. He had refused to allow the people to make Him
  a king. (John 1215)
• Pilate referred Jesus to Herod because
• 1. he had no authority in Galilee (v7)
• 2. he wanted to avoid an unpleasant case
• 3. he hoped to mend a rift between both of them,
  possibly of the killings of Herods subjects
  (131)

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Jesus Condemned (2313-25)

• A well-known robber, Barabbas, who had headed an
  insurrection and was therefore actually guilty of
  the very crime of which Jesus had been proclaimed
  innocent. The people demanded the release of
  Barrabbas instead.
• Pilate knew our Lord to be innocent, but he
  feared to face the consequences of a report to
  Rome of his cruelty and rapacity
  (greediness/plundering).
• He gave a double sentence -
• 1. Releasing a murderer and rebel
• 2. Condemning to crucifixion the innocent
  Jesus

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The Road to the Cross (2326-31)

• Jesus cared not for his agony and pain but showed
  concern for the weeping women.
• Terrible days were coming when barrenness instead
  of being a reproach would be accounted a
  blessing. The horrors of the siege were such that
  mothers killed their children.
• Fulfilled at the siege when the Jews hid
  themselves in the limestone caves (v30).
• Jesus quoted a proverb suggesting that if His own
  sufferings were so great, then the sufferings of
  the Jews will be even more intense (v31).

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Gethsemane Re-visited (22)

• (A Medical Perspective) The physical
  passion of Christ began in Gethsemane. Of the
  many aspects of His initial suffering, the one
  which is of particular physiological interest is
  the bloody sweat. Interestingly enough, the
  physician, St. Luke, is the only evangelist to
  mention this occurrence. He says, "And being in
  an agony, he prayed the longer. And his sweat
  became as drops of blood, trickling down upon the
  ground" (Luke 2244 KJV)...

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Gethsemane Re-visited (22)

• Every attempt imaginable has been used
  by modern scholars to explain away the phenomenon
  of bloody sweat, apparently under the mistaken
  impression that it simply does not occur. A great
  deal of effort could be saved by consulting the
  medical literature. Though very rare, the
  phenomenon of hematidrosis, or bloody sweat, is
  well documented. Under great emotional stress,
  tiny capillaries in the sweat glands can break,
  thus mixing blood with sweat. This process alone
  could have produced marked weakness and possible
  shock.

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The Crucifixion (2333-38)

• (A medical perspective) As Jesus slowly
  sagged down with more weight on the nails in the
  wrists, excruciating, fiery pain shot along the
  fingers and up the arms to explode in the brain.
  The nails in the wrists were putting pressure on
  the median nerve, large nerve trunks which
  traverse the mid-wrist and hand. As He pushed
  himself upward to avoid this stretching torment,
  He placed His full weight on the nail through His
  feet. Again there was searing agony as the nail
  tore through the nerves between the metatarsal
  bones of this feet...

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The Crucifixion (2333-38)

• ...At this point, another phenomenon
  occurred. As the arms fatigued, great waves of
  cramps swept over the muscles, knotting them in
  deep relentless, throbbing pain. With these
  cramps came the inability to push Himself upward.
  Hanging by the arm, the pectoral muscles, the
  large muscles of the chest, were paralyzed and
  the intercostal muscles, the small muscles
  between the ribs, were unable to act. Air could
  be drawn into the lungs, but could not be
  exhaled. Jesus fought to raise Himself in order
  to get even one short breath. Finally, the carbon
  dioxide level increased in the lungs and in the
  blood stream, and the cramps partially subsided.

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Jesus on the Cross (2339-49)

• Paradise, a garden place, refers to the state
  of blessedness from death to resurrection.
• 3 pm and darkness, cannot be an eclipse, for the
  moon is full at the Passover.
• Rending of the curtain which divided the Holy
  Place from the Holy of Holies
• 1. The opening of a new and living way. His
  death opens the way to the presence of God.
• 2. The old Dispensation had passed away.

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Jesus on the Cross (2339-49)

• The Seven Words on the Cross
• 1. Father, forgive them for they not not what
  they do. (2334)
• 2. Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be
  with me in Paradise. (2343)
• 3. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
  (2346)
• 4. Woman, behold thy son. (John 1926,27)
• 5. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
  (Matthew 2746 Mark 1534)
• 6. I thirst. (John 1928)
• 7. It is finished. (John 1930)

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Jesus on the Cross (2339-49)

• Prophecies fulfilled on the Cross (pg 161)
• Sufferings He was wounded for our
  transgressions, he was bruised for our
  iniquities. (Is 535)
• Scourging With his stripes we are healed. (Is
  535)
• Crucifixion The shall look unto me whom they
  have pierced. (Zech 1210) ...
• Death He poured out his soul unto death. (Is
  538)
• Burial They made his grave with the rich in
  his death. (Is 539)

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Good Friday (Chapter 23)

• Video show of The Man (track 2844 -4631 disc 2)
• A very important chapter. Follow closely to
  the account of this very eventful and sad day.

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Trial Before Pilate (231-7)

• Some past year questions
• Section A
• SPM 1990 Pilate said I find no crime in this
  man.(Luke 234)
• What charges have been brought against
  Jesus?
• Why did Pilate send Jesus to Herod?
• Why was Herod glad to see Jesus?
• SPM 1991 I find no crime in this man.
  (Luke 234)
• Who said this and to whom?
• What were the charges against Jesus?
• What action did the speaker finally take?

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Jesus on the Cross (2339-49)

• Some past year questions
• Section A
• SPM 1992 One of the criminals who were hanged,
  railed at him, saying (Luke 2339)
• What did the criminal say?
• How did the other criminal react and what
  is your comment on his reaction?
• SPM 1996 Do you not fear God, since you are
  under the same sentence of condemnation? (Luke
  2340)
• Who said this and why?
• What request did the speaker make to
  Jesus?
• What did Jesus promise him?

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• Some past year questions (Chapter 23)
• Section B
• SPM 1991 Relate
• (a) the burial of Jesus
• (b) the events that took place on the
  morning of the resurrection
• How did Jesus later prove the reality of
  his resurrection to the apostles when they were
  gathered together?
• SPM 1995
• Describe the different reactions of all
  those who were at the place called the skull when
  Jesus was taken there.

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• Some past year questions (Chapter 23)
• Section B
• SPM 1998
• Describe Jesus journey to the place
  called the Skull after Pilate delivered him up to
  be crucified, including what he said to the
  women.
• Show further, how Jesus was compassionate
  towards other people even when he was hanging on
  the cross.
• What were the last words uttered by Jesus
  on the cross? How did the centurion on duty
  respond to all he saw and heard?
• Comment on the significance of these
  utterances of Jesus.
• SPM 1999 Give an account of
• (a) the burial of Jesus by Joseph of
  Arimathea as the women disciples looked on
• (b) the resurrection of Jesus when the
  women brought spices to the tomb.

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• Some past year questions (Chapter 23)
• Section B
• SPM 2002
• (a) Describe Jesus journey to the place
  where He was crucified. What did Jesus say to
  the crowd on this journey? 4 marks
• (b) Narrate the events at the scene of
  the crucifixion up to the time when Jesus died.
  Include the comments made by the people there and
  Jesus response to them.
  11marks
• SPM 2004 Describe
• (a) the burial of Jesus by Joseph of
  Arimathea 6 marks
• (b) the resurrection of Jesus as reported
  by the women 9 marks

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Reminder

• Pass in your assignment.