HOLY WEEK! #4

LIFE LESSONS:

NOTABLE EVENTS BEFORE THE CRUCIFIXION OF JESUS

   

PAINTING: CHRIST BEFORE CAIAPHAS

BY MATTHIAS STOM

* PLOT TO KILL JESUS

MATTHEW 26:1-5

1 Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, that He said to His disciples,

² “You know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”

³ Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
⁴ and plotted to take Jesus by trickery and kill Him. 
⁵ But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the people.”

DEPICTION: THE LAST SUPPER
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*THE LAST SUPPER

LUKE 22:14-16, 19-20

¹⁴ When the hour had come, He sat down, and the twelve apostles with Him.  
¹⁵ Then He said to them, “With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; ¹⁶ for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”


¹⁹ And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
²⁰ Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.    

    

DEPICTION: JUDAS ISCARIOT, BETRAYER OF JESUS
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 * JUDAS' BETRAYAL

MARK 14:10-11

¹⁰ Then Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Him to them.  
¹¹ And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. So he sought how he might conveniently betray Him.

MATTHEW 26:15 

  And said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver. 
 

MATTHEW 27:3-5 

³ Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,  
⁴ saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.”
And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”
⁵ Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.

*PETER'S DENIAL

 

MARK 14:30-31, 72

30 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night,

before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.”

31 But he spoke more vehemently, “If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all said likewise.

72 A second time the rooster crowed. Then Peter called to mind the word that Jesus had said to him, “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And when he thought about it, he wept.

 

 

DEPICTION: BARABBAS

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*PARDON OF BARABBAS

 MATTHEW 27:20-22

²⁰ But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus.
 ²¹ The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?”
They said, “Barabbas!”
²² Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?”
They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!”


*JESUS PRAYS AT MT OF OLIVES 

LUKE 22:39-44

³⁹ Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him. ⁴⁰ When He came to the place, He said to them, “Pray that you may not enter into temptation.”

⁴¹ And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed. 

⁴² saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” 

⁴³ Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him.  

⁴⁴ And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.