Bible in one year 2/1 /2022 Luke 23-24
By Rev.Katherine Liu Bruce
Christian Arts Ministries: Biblical precepts
& Gospel music; pastoral ministry & counseling
Chapter 23 Jesus’ crucifixion
As they led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who
was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry
it behind Jesus. A large number of people followed him, including women who
mourned and wailed for him. Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for
me; weep for yourselves and for your children. For the time will come when you
will say, “Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never bore and the
breasts that never nursed!” Then “They will say to the mountains, “Fall on us!”
and to the hills, “Cover us!” For if men do these things when the tree is
green, what will happen when it is dry?” (vv.26-31)
Two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. When they
came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals - one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lot. (Luke23:32-34).
The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at
him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of
God, the Chosen One.” The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered
him wine vinegar and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.”
There was a written notice above Him, which read: THIS IS THE KING OF THE
JEWS.(vv.35-38)
One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at
him: “Aren’t you the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked
him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “Since you are under the same sentence? We
are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into
your kingdom.” Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.”
(vv.39-43).
It was
now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth
hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my
spirit.” when he had said this, he breathed his last. (vv.44-46).
The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and
said, “Surely this was a righteous man.” When all the people who had gathered
to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and went
away. But all those who knew him, including the women who had followed him from
Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. (vv.47-49)
Jesus’ burial 23:50-55
Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the
Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and
action. He came from the Judean town of Arimathea and he was waiting for the
kingdom of God. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body. Then he took it
down, wrapped it in linen cloth and placed it in a tomb cut in the rock, one in
which no one had yet been laid. It was Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was
about to begin. The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph
and saw the tomb and how his body was laid in it. (vv.50-55)
Saturday 23:56
Then they went home
and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience
to the commandment.
Chapter 24 the
vindication of the Son of Man before men.24:1-53
The Victor over
Death
for the living among the dead? He is not here, he has risen! Remember how he told you while he was still with you in Galilee: “The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.” Then they remembered his words. (Luke24:1-8)
When they came
back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the
others. It was May Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others
with them who told this to the apostles. But they did not believe the women,
because their words seemed to them like nonsense. Peter, however, got up and
ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves,
and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened. (vv.9-12).
The pattern of
Resurrection
While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to
them, Peace be with you.(Luke24:36) They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said, to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see, a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.” (Luke24:38-39)
When
he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. And while they still did
not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, “Do you have
anything here to eat? They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and
ate it in their presence. (vv.40-43)
He said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you; everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms. Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is
written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem, you are witnesses of these things. (Luke24: 44-48)
Bibliography,
Lee,
Witness. The New Testament (R.V.) Anaheim, CA: Living Stream Ministry,
1985.
Ryrie, Charles C. The Ryrie Study Bible (NIV).Chicago,
IL: The Moody Bible Institute, 1986.
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