JESUS IS BETRAYED AND ARRESTED
Matthew 26:47-56
After the last supper Judas finished breaking bread Satan
enter him. John
13:27 Before he left Jesus looked at him and said to do what he had to do
quickly. Jesus was looking at a man who had followed him for about 3 years and
he knew that he was going to betray him. For 30 pieces of silver, the price of
a slave at that time, Judas was going to betray a friend. Matthew
26:24-26
Mat 26:47 And even as Jesus said this, Judas, one of
the twelve disciples, arrived with a crowd of men armed with swords and clubs.
They had been sent by the leading priests and elders of the people.
Jesus knew what was to happen and the eleven disciples were
outnumbered.
Joh_18:3 He had an armed guard with him.
Mat 26:48 The traitor, Judas, had given them a
prearranged signal: "You will know which one to arrest when I greet Him
with a kiss." Mat 26:49 So Judas came straight to Jesus.
"Greetings, Rabbi!" he exclaimed and gave Him the kiss. Mat 26:50
Jesus said, "My friend, go ahead and do
what you have come for." Then the others grabbed Jesus and arrested
Him.
This was going to give Jesus a kiss. Jesus still called him
friend even though he was being betrayed. A kiss in that time was a formal greeting but
this kiss meant something else it was a form of betrayal.
Mat 26:51 But one of the men with Jesus pulled out his
sword and struck the high priest's slave, slashing off his ear.
Jesus knew what was to happen, he even healed the servant Malchus's ear. Jesus was totally devoted to Gods plan Joh_18:10,
Mat 26:52 "Put away your sword," Jesus told
him. "Those who use the sword will die by the sword. Mat 26:53 Don't you realize that I could ask My Father
for thousands of angels to protect us, and He would send them instantly? Mat
26:54 But if I did, how would the
Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?" Mat 26:55 Then Jesus said to the crowd, "Am I some
dangerous revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest Me? Why
didn't you arrest Me in the Temple? I was there teaching every day. Mat 26:56 But this is all happening to fulfill the
words of the prophets as recorded in the Scriptures." At that point, all
the disciples deserted Him and fled.
How sad Jesus must have been. All of the disciples had
deserted. Jesus pointed out how wrong this was. He was not dangerous, clubs and
spears were not necessary. Jesus had to fulfill his father's plan. He had
prayed to be released from this but was not. He was to die so that we may live.
I have struggled with Judas being the bad guy. Why him did God make him do
this? If that were true why would he be condemned? I went to Bible Thirsty and this is the
answer I found.
Bible Question: Why
did Jesus choose Judas Iscariot as a disciple if he knew he was going to
betray him?
Bible Answer: The answer is that Jesus selected him because this was part of God's plan. Jesus drops the first hint that He would be betrayed while He is speaking to a large crowd of "disciples,"
John 6:66 says that many of His "disciples" left Him after this. Why did so many leave Jesus? The answer is many did not really believe in Jesus. Is it not interesting that Jesus called them betrayers. Those who are real Christians will not turn traitor and desert Jesus. This passage also tells us that this was no surprise to Jesus. He knew who the traitors would be. Jesus Chose Judas. Yet, Jesus chose Judas Iscariot as a disciple anyway,
And John 12:4 tells us again that Judas was intending to betray Jesus. Why did Jesus choose Judas? There are probably many reasons. One reason could be that Jesus wanted to show us how to love even our enemies. Another reason could be that God wanted to leave an example for us that even those we trust may not be real. John 13:22 tells us that even after Jesus told His disciples that one them would betray Him, they did not know who that was. Why Jesus Chose Judas. The main reason Jesus chose Judas is given to us in John 13:18-22,
It was done so that the prophecies of old would be fulfilled. The prophecy quoted here is Psalm 41:9. Judas was such an evil man that John 17:12 tells us that Judas is the son of perdition.
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CAIAPHAS QUESTIONS JESUS
Matthew 26:57-68
Mat 26:57 Then the people who had arrested Jesus led
Him to the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, where the teachers of religious
law and the elders had gathered.
This trial was at night, that was against Roman law so they
had to repeat the trial in the daylight. That will be in Matthew 27:1. This was the only way that they could command
a death sentence and this had to be done before the Sabbath. John 18:31. So Caiaphas held another trial in front of the Romans
the very next day. Actually since the capture of us was after midnight it was
the same day. The same lies had to be told again in order for Pontius Pilate to
rule.
Mat 26:58 Meanwhile, Peter followed Him at a distance
and came to the high priest's courtyard. He went in and sat with the guards and
waited to see how it would all end.
Caiaphas's home was more of a castle like structure that had
walls around it. Peter and another disciple Joh_18:15
were allowed into the courtyard because the other unnamed disciple knew Caiaphas.
Mat 26:59 Inside, the leading priests and the entire
high council were trying to find witnesses who would lie about Jesus, so they
could put Him to death. Mat 26:60 But even though they found many who agreed to
give false witness, they could not use anyone's testimony. Finally, two men
came forward Mat 26:61 who declared, "This man said, 'I am able
to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'"
The Life [1]Application New Testament
Commentary had an excellent comment on these three verses. 26:59-61
Upstairs in the high priest’s palace, the leading priests and the entire
high council had assembled before dawn. They wanted evidence to convict
Jesus of a crime deserving death, but they did not find any. The obvious
conclusion should have been that Jesus was innocent of any crime. But this was
not a trial for justice; it was a trial to accomplish an evil purpose.
There was no shortage of witnesses; the problem was in
finding two testimonies that agreed. During a trial, each witness would be
called upon separately to give his testimony. But the stories these witnesses
gave did not agree in the details. According to Moses’ law, no one was to be
put to death on the testimony of only one witness (Num_35:30); there had to be two or three
agreeing witnesses (Deu_19:15). This must have been exasperating for
the desperate religious leaders. They weren’t going to let Jesus get away on a
technicality!
Finally, two men were found who claimed that Jesus
had said he could destroy the Temple of God. However, Jesus had not spoken
in the first person (“I will destroy”); nor had he said anything linking his
words with the Temple building. Instead, Jesus had spoken in the second person
plural, issuing a command, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise
it up” (Joh_2:19). Jesus, of course,
was talking about his body, not the building. Ironically, the religious leaders
were about to destroy Jesus’ body just as he had said, and three days
later he would rise from the dead.
You have to admit that a lot of lies had been told at this
trial. It may have been frustrating for Caiaphas but gratifying to Satan.
Mat 26:62 Then the high priest stood up and said to
Jesus, "Well, aren't You going to answer these charges? What do You have
to say for Yourself?"
Mat 26:63 But Jesus remained silent. Then the high
priest said to Him, "I demand in the name of the living God—tell us if You
are the Messiah, the Son of God."
Mat 26:64 Jesus replied, "You
have said it. And in the future you will see the Son of Man seated in the place
of power at God's right hand and coming on the clouds of heaven."
Jesus remained silent that was prophesied in Isa_53:7. Not to be out done Caiaphas asked another
question, “Tell us whether you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”. Jesus
said verse Matthew 26:24 if had not then
Jesus would have been denying his claims.
LANTC:
Then Jesus gave a startling prophecy. The words the Son of Man,
sitting at God’s right hand refer to Psa_110:1,
and coming back on the clouds of heaven recall Dan_7:13-14.
The “clouds” represented the power and glory of God. Both verses were
considered to be prophecies of the coming Messiah, and Jesus applied them to
himself. As the one sitting at the right hand of power, he would judge his
accusers, and they would have to answer to him (Rev_20:11-13).
Mat 26:65 Then the high priest tore his clothing to
show his horror and said, "Blasphemy! Why do we need other witnesses? You
have all heard His blasphemy.
Mat 26:66 What is your verdict?" "Guilty!"
they shouted. "He deserves to die!"
Blasphemy was a crime that was punishable by death, they
were to be stoned to death, Lev_24:15-16
Mat 26:67 Then they began to spit in Jesus' face and
beat Him with their fists. And some slapped Him,
Mat 26:68 jeering, "Prophesy to us, You Messiah!
Who hit You that time?"
Some of the members of the council spit in his face. This
was a mark of disgust in their era, Num_12:14, but this was not considered a death
sentence only Blasphemy brought it to that level, Lev_24:15-16,
Jesus had been blind folded so they not only spit on him the beat his face.
This was prophesized in Isa_52:14. The ugliness of this hits me as despicable but that was what our
Lord was to endure.
Mat 26:69 Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the
courtyard. A servant girl came over and said to him, "You were one of
those with Jesus the Galilean." Mat 26:70 But Peter denied it in front of everyone.
"I don't know what you're talking about," he said. Mat 26:71
Later, out by the gate, another servant girl noticed him and said to
those standing around, "This man was with Jesus of Nazareth. " Mat 26:72
Again Peter denied it, this time with an oath. "I don't even know
the man," he said. Mat 26:73 A little later some of the other bystanders came
over to Peter and said, "You must be one of them; we can tell by your
Galilean accent." Mat 26:74 Peter swore, "A curse on me if I'm
lying—I don't know the man!" And immediately the rooster crowed.
Mat 26:75 Suddenly, Jesus' words flashed through Peter's
mind: "Before the rooster crows, you will deny
three times that you even know Me." And he went away, weeping
bitterly.
We know this was going to happen Jesus said it would, Mat_26:33-35. Peter
knew he had lied not only to the people that called him out but to Jesus himself.
Peter knew later on that he would be
forgiven but until then he wept.
Agape
Dave
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