Luke 22, continued
Luke 22:47-53 - Betrayal and arrest
- Still admonishing apostles
- Crowd arrives
- Led by Judas
- Jesus’ question
- Do we fight?
- Jesus’ answer
- To peter
- To the arresting party
Luke 22:54-62 - Peter’s denial of Jesus
- Peter follows
- The crowd notices
- Servant girl - how would she know?
- Another accuser - how would he know?
- ID-ed as Galilean - how could he tell?
- Matthew 26:73-74 - By his speech
- Mark 14:69-71
- John 18:26-27
- Rooster - how did Jesus know?
- Peter’s reaction
Luke 22:63-65 - Jesus mocked
- Not just mocked, but beaten
- Demanding parlor tricks
- Blaspheming Him
Luke 22:66-71 - Jesus before the council
- Moved Jesus to the council chamber
- Interrogation
- Jesus proclaims Sonship
- “We have heard it ourselves …”
- What did they hear?
- Matthew 26:63-66
- What determines wrongdoing?
- Jesus did not lie, so of course there is no wrongdoing.
- What did they hear?
Luke 23
Luke 23:1-7 - Pilate examines Jesus
- Jesus taken to Pilate
- Entire counsil takes him
- Accusation is different
- Pilate’s indifference
- Pilate cares nothing about charges of blasphemy against a God he does not believe in. He wants the problem to go away.
- Pilate punts
Luke 23:8-11 - Jesus silent before Herod
- Herod interested
- Had heard of Jesus
- Hoping for some sign
- Herod was curious about Jesus, and he wanted to see Him do some kind of sign.
- Long questioning - Jesus silent
- Priests, scribes double down
- Herod shows contempt
- Jesus sent back to Pilate
Luke 23:12-16 - Pilate finds no fault
- Friendship struck
- Re-convenes council
- Repeats his findings and Herod’s
- Scourge and release
Luke 23:17-25 - Jews given an option
- One prisoner to be released
- Jews choose Barabbas
- Insist on crucifixion for Jesus
- No answer to Pilate’s question
- Pilate releases Barabbas, condemns Jesus