Matthew 20:17–19 (ESV) —
17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, 18 “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death 19 and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.”
NOTE: This is the third time Jesus tells his disciples of his upcoming death. At first, Peter tried to use a "let's think positive" response (for which Jesus rebuked him). The second time, the disciples were very distressed. This third time, there is no response. Each time he has mentioned his rising from the dead. In this third explanation, he gives details of the mocking, flogging, and involvement of the Gentiles. All of his details are consistent with the Roman's crucifixion process. The Jewish leadership did not have the authority to put a person to death. As we will see later, it was Jew and Gentile who crucified the savior, which makes sense, since humanity rejected God in the garden and humanity rejected God's savior at Gethsemane.
PONDER:
- Do I really know the savior or am I just religious? There is a huge difference. One will spend eternity as an adopted child of God and the other will spend eternity in hell on equal footing with the irreligious and wicked.
PRAYER: Father, I pray we could understand the truth of the gospel message. We need to put our faith in your son for our salvation. Intellectual ascent, good works, or extreme emotion is not enough. We need a relationship with God through Jesus' work on the cross.
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