The Strand Study Bible

MATTHEW 26:28

MATTHEW 26:47

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The promise of CHRIST’S redemptive work (Fulfilled - Mt 27:45,46,50 - AD 32) 28 For this is my blood of the 1 new testament, 2 which is shed for many for the remission of sins . P The promise of a Kingdom where 29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when 3 I drink it new with you in my 4 FATHER’S kingdom . P CHRIST and His disciples enter Gethsemane (S/A - Mk 14:26) Date - Early Fri, Apr 17, AD 32 30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. READ NEXT - Matthew 26:36-57 CHRIST foretells of Peter’s denial (S/A - Mk 14:27-31 & Lk 22:31-38 & Jn 13:31-38) Date - Thurs, Apr, AD 32 31 Then saith Jesus unto them, 5 All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, 6 I will 7 smite the 8 SHEPHERD , and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad . P The promise of CHRIST’S resurrection; to meet with HIS disciples again in Galilee (Fulfilled - Mt 28:6 & 16,17 - AD 32) 32 But after 9 I am risen again, 10 I will go before you into Galilee . PP 33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. 34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, 11 thou shalt deny me thrice . P 35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. READ NEXT - Matthew 26:26-30 CHRIST will rule (Fulfilled - Rev 20:4,6)

CHRIST prays in anguish (S/A - Mk 14:32-42 & Lk 22:39-46 & Jn 18:1)

1. or, “new cov- enant” - Exo 24:8 & Lev 17:11 & Jere 31:31 2. Fulfilled - Mt 27:45-46,50 (Christ’s Redemption) 3. Fulfilled - Rev 20:4,6 (Christ’s Kingdom) 4. Mt 6:10-13 & Rev 11:15 & 12:10 5. Fulfilled - 6. Quoted from OT - Zech 13:7 7. Exo 17:6 & Isa 53:4 8. Gen 49:24 & Isa 40:10-11 & Ezk 34:23 & Heb 13:20 & I Pet 2:25 & Rev 7:17 9. Fulfilled - Mt 28:6 (Christ’s Resurrection) 10. Fulfilled - Mt 28:16-17 (Christ in Galilee) 11. Fulfilled - Mt 26:70,72,74 (Peter’s Denial) 12. Heb 5:7-9 13. See - Psa 40:8 & Isa 50:5 14. Gal 5:17 15. See - Psa 41:9 & 55:12- 13 & Mt 16:21 & 17:22 & 20:18-19 & 26:2, 21,23-25 Mt 26:56 (Christ’s Rejection)

36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder . 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me . 39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, 12 let this cup pass fromme: nevertheless not as 13 I will, but as thou wilt . PF 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour ? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the 14 SPIRIT indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak . 42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, Omy Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done . 43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. 44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners . 46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me . The betrayal and arrest of CHRIST (S/A - Mk 14:43-52 & Lk 22:47-53 & Jn 18:2-11) 47 Andwhile he yet spake, lo, 15 Judas, one

26:30 Traditionally, families sang “hymns” and/or psalms on the night of the Passover. Psalms 113 and 114 would have been sung at the beginning of the meal (Mt 26:26) and Psalms 115-118 would have been sung here at the close of the meal (vs 30). 26:35 Be careful how devoted you become to spreading the message of Christianity to a lost and dying world… for the day you make that decision ( Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee ) till the day you leave this earth you’re going to face untold persecution from without (Jn 15:18-20 and Mt 10:16a ) and from within (Mt 10:34-36). 26:38 Jesus knew that He was going to die (vs. 2). According to Hebrews 12:2, He even looked forward to it. The reason Jesus began to be sorrowful and deeply depressed “… even unto death ” is because He feared that He was about to face an untimely death by the hand of Satan (Jn 13:26-27). Jesus prayed to keep from dying at the wrong time, in the wrong place, and in the wrong way, and Hebrews 5:7 says He was heard. 26:39 The drink here is called the “ cup . ” It is used figuratively in Scripture to describe God’s blessing (Psa 23:5) or His wrath (Psa 75:8). Here the cup refers to the divine wrath that Jesus would bear on the cross, as He became man’s sin-bearer. Jesus was not saying here that he wished to avoid the cross. That would contradict Hebrews 12:2. What He meant here was, “If it be possible, let me avoid that part of the payment for sin that separates us as a Triune Godhead.” It was not possible. The payment for sin included the FIRST and THIRD Persons of the Godhead turning their backs on Jesus because of our sin (Mt 27:46). 26:41 THE ADAGE IS TRUE: The mark of a great Christian is not his or her ability to resist temptation, but to avoid it ( Jms 1: 13- 16 )