Jesus asked for something to moisten His mouth. It was dry, and He had some words to say before His death on the cross. (NASB) John 19:29-30 “A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up […]
Jesus was dying, the Son of Man in need of moisture to complete His words from the cross before His last breath. No self-pity. No martyr attitude. No false humility. No anger because He was dying. No resignation to His coming death. Jesus needed a drink to enable Him to speak. His astounding acceptance in […]
Jesus had prayed in the garden, He had withstood the trials before the Jewish leaders and before Pilate; He had hung on the cross and now was near the end of His purpose and suffering. (NASB) John 19:28 “After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture”¦” Jesus had […]
Darkness was over the land for three hours ““ there are no recorded words of Jesus during this time. His full concentration and His full co-operation in taking your sins and mine was on Him as He endured the separation from His Father. He fully met all of God”™s requirements for our sins, because they […]
(NIV) John 1:29 “”˜Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”™” Jesus is the Lamb of God, it is to Him to whom we are to pray, praise and be thankful as all in heaven praise Him: (NASB) Revelation 4:8 8 “HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, […]
Yesterday we considered the crowd and their apparent lack of concern and concept of what was happening as Jesus was dying on the cross. (NASB) Matthew 27:46-49 “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “˜ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?”™ that is, “˜MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”™” 47 […]
Jesus had loudly cried out to God from the cross: (NASB) Matthew 27:46 “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “˜ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?”™ that is, “˜MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”™” Consider the crowd watching His death: (NASB) Matthew 27:47-49 “And some of those who were […]
(NASB) Matthew 27:46 “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “˜ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?”™ that is, “˜MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?”™” Jesus”™ words were fulfillment of prophecy in Psalm 22:1. It was foretold that Messiah would utter those very words and they were a direct quote. […]
Jesus was crucified at 9 am, and from 12 pm ““ 3 pm darkness covered the land. Then about 3 pm Jesus cried out: (NASB) Matthew 27:46 “About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “˜ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?”™ that is,’MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?’” Forsaken, abandoned […]
Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem ~ fulfilling prophecy. (NIV) Micah 5:2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” Jesus had been raised in […]