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Another gospel says, "Judas you betray me with a passionate kiss! The reason of this probably was, that Christ was desirous of concealing from Judas the place where they would keep the Passover. [2.] What is a covenant? And so you can go back and read the lyrics of the song that Jesus sang, the hymn that He sang with His disciples there in Psalm 136 , that Hallel psalm, which traditionally sang at the end of the Passover feast. And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. It is important what we do with that talent. By the time they pulled out His beard, and put the sack over His head and began to hit Him on the face and buffed Him, the face began to swell up, and contusions, and bruises, and the whole thing. The general notice Christ gives his disciples of the treachery that should be among them (Matthew 26:21; Matthew 26:21); One of you shall betray me. They made ready the passover - That is, they procured a lamb, multitudes of which were kept for sale in the temple; they had it killed and flayed by the priests, and the blood poured by the altar; they roasted the lamb, and prepared the bitter herbs, the sauce, and the unleavened bread. So they were trying to avoid the feast day, but yet there was no way that they could, because that was appropriate that that feast of the Passover, in which they remembered how that the lamb was slain in order to save the first born. They see those big two hundred and seventy-five-pound tackles coming at them, and they relax and they just sort of go limp and roll with it. It is very important that we do not bury it, but that we use it for His glory. They placed witnesses around the heights of the temple to observe the first appearance of the new moon; they examined the witnesses with much formality, and endeavored also to obtain the exact time by astronomical calculations. And I say unto you, that wherever the gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this be declared, that this woman has done, and told for a memorial of her ( Matthew 26:9-13 ). Matthew did not present them in strict chronological order but in a logical narrative order. Note, Wherever Christ is welcome, he expects that his disciples should be welcome too. He mentions this, to make the treachery appear the more exceeding sinful. It's when you're coming in that a guy catches you flush, and you're not able to move back. (3.) For I have been in the same place, where I have done that which I swore I would not do. They said, "Hey, we've been forty-six years building this thing. The time when Christ ate the passover, was the usual time appointed by God, and observed by the Jews (Matthew 26:17; Matthew 26:17); the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, which that year happened on the fifth day of the week, which is our Thursday. Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak ( Matthew 26:40-41 ). If this opinion be true, then the phrase my time is at hand means my time for keeping the Passover is near. Matthew 19:26 Context. And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. 139. Matthew Henry says in his commentary, "When we embrace Christ, we must let go of the world, for we cannot serve God and money." But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people ( Matthew 26:4-5 ). "Though they, I will never be. Note, Christ's secret is with them that entertain him in their hearts. Jesus taught many things even by His look and by the expression of His countenance. In John 18:28, it is said that on the day on which our Lord was crucified, and of course the day after he had eaten the Passover, the chief priests would not go into the judgment-hall lest they should be defiled, but that they might eat the passover, evidently meaning that it was to be eaten that day. Observe, (1.) 1. You'd be better off if you'd never been born, than to reject God's love. To the disciples and the man responsible for the room, the time to which Jesus referred was the time of the Passover. See also 1 Corinthians 5:7, where Christ, our Passover, is said to be slain for us; that is, our paschal lamb, so called on account of his innocence, and his being offered as a victim or sacrifice for our sins. Salem Media Group. It troubled them most of all, that they were left at uncertainty which of them it was, and each of them was afraid for himself, lest, as Hazael speaks (2 Kings 8:13), he was the dog that should do this great thing. And then, understanding, "I know your spirit indeed is willing, that's not your problem, your flesh is weak, I know that.". He is going to blow it so bad, and he is going to be so discouraged. Lord, I would never deny you, I would die for you".Do not doubt Peter's sincerity. Commentary on Matthew 26:17-30. This is the psalm that they traditionally sang at the close of the Passover. Then came he to his disciples, and he said unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest ( Matthew 26:43-45 ): Now these are not words of scorn or rebuke, but these are words of tender love to those men that He had become so close to.Notice there is a colon there. Now he is adjuring him by the Father, by the living God. Sunday Sermon. II. 21 And while they were eating, he said, Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me. 22 They were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, Surely you dont mean me, Lord? Later the disciples realized that the time Jesus meant was the time Jesus would culminate His mission. 661. [You have the accent of a Galilean.] Matthew is the Gospel for us to emulate in servant hood, and commitment to stay on God's path both in our personal lives and collectively as the Body of Christ. These people that are going around declaring that you should demand from God whatever you want, and insist upon it, make your confessions, and God must act aqueous to your will, have no understanding of God, the nature of God nor our relationship to Him.Jesus expressed His will, and that's fine. ( Matthew 26:25 ). We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. This is the end of now the Olivet discourse. what is it which these are witnessing against you ( Matthew 26:57-62 ). Lord, just really strengthen them, Father minister to them and all".How beautiful Jesus sitting there in the garden watching over His disciples. Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10 a day. And when Jesus understood it, he said to them, Why do you trouble the woman? And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man ( Matthew 26:69-72 ). Note, Before solemn ordinances there must be solemn preparation. But then Isaiah said, "but He was bruised, He was wounded for our iniquities" ( Isaiah 53:5 ). It isn't a question of my spirit. Observe, Because his time was at hand, he would keep the passover Note, The consideration of the near approach of death should quicken us to a diligent improvement of all our opportunities for our souls. Proud member
139. Matthew 1. Consigning Himself now completely to the Father's will. And Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of you, yet will I never be offended. "Complete Commentary on Matthew 26:19". I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, you didn't lay hands on me. And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him ( Matthew 26:47-49 ). Oh how this speaks against the blasphemous works of men to be accepted by God. So when the even was come, Jesus sat down with the twelve. with all proper furniture for such an occasion, as Christ had And the disciples did as Jesus appointed them; and they made ready the passover. But He was talking about the temple of his own body. (Mat 26:3-5) The plot against Jesus. Then said Jesus unto him, Put again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. such a number of persons; they had it flayed, cut up, the fat Observe, When our Lord Jesus invited himself to this good man's house, he sent him this intelligence, that his time was at hand. The next day when He came back the scribes and the priests and all said, "By what authority?" And so as they were leaving the temple they said, "Lord what will be the sign of your coming, and the destruction of the temple?" Matthew 19:27. Matthew Henry :: Commentary on Leviticus 26 19), and again and again seven times hotter; and who among us can dwell with such devouring fire? 20. See the notes at Matthew 23:6. I think that He was just praying that the Father would strengthen them. So that on the first day of the feast of the Passover, as the disciples came, it was to prepare the meal for the Passover.And then was not like we take a piece of bread and we drink a cup, and have communion, but theirs was a feast. This arrangement prevented Judas from giving any advance information to the Jewish leaders (Mark 14:12-15). And I believe that during this interval of time, as the disciples weary, or sleeping there on the ground in the garden of Gethsemane that Jesus just sat, "you can't watch with me, but I watch over you". I have; I've found myself arguing with the Lord. And then began he to curse, and to swear, saying, I know not the man. Copyright 2021, Bible Study Tools. They took it for granted that their Master would eat the passover, though he was at this time persecuted by the chief priests, and his life sought; they knew that he would not be put by his duty, either by frightenings without or fears within. His sitting down, denotes the composedness of his mind, when he addressed himself to this solemnity; He sat down with the twelve, Judas not excepted. A COLLECTION OF MIRACLE STORIES. Now when he had sung a hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives ( Matthew 26:30 ). ", And, behold, one of them which was with Jesus ( Matthew 26:51 ). Matthew 21:2-3). This is the pathway to give God the glory, as is our purpose and meaning in life. (2.) And he went out, and wept bitterly ( Matthew 26:73-75 ). For in that she has poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. And He had been there the day before and cleansed the things, drove out the moneychangers. "His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry." But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until the day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom ( Matthew 26:27-29 ). But the substance, the body is of Christ". Jesus knew he was to die as the sacrificial lamb on Passover day, and therefore he prepared the meal a day earlier. And he went a little farther, and he fell on his face, and he prayed, saying, O my Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me ( Matthew 26:39 ): This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for the remission of sins. Thus, when Christ by his Spirit comes into the heart, he demands admission, as one whose own the heart is and cannot be denied, and he gains admission as one who has all power in the heart and cannot be resisted; if he saith, "I will keep a feast in such a soul," he will do it; for he works, and none can hinder; his people shall be willing, for he makes them so. And you're in good shape as long as you can see it, and your body responds and reacts, and with that reflex action you give with the punch. Bethany was a suburb of Jerusalem, a short walking distance away. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and he blessed it, and he broke it, and he gave it to the disciples, and he said, Take, eat; this is my body ( Matthew 26:25-26 ). entered; they addressed the master of the house, in the manner He has a great concern for the poor. In asking for a sign, He said, "destroy this temple, and in three days I build it." Hide them away in our hearts. But Peter followed Him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and he went in, and he sat with the servants, to see the end. The more we see of the fulfilling of the scripture in our troubles, the better we may bear them. 4. I don't have to do this. 20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. And I can only seek to be empowered by the Spirit of God in such a way that it will over compensate for the weakness of my own flesh, and then I glory in the victory that God gives to me through the Spirit.God wants to work in each of us. And then of course it was that night that Judas came in the garden of Gethsemane, and the following day, which would have been the day of the feast of the Passover, is when Jesus was crucified. And Isaiah said, we, as it were, hid our face from Him. In this section Matthew emphasized the preparations for the Passover meal, Jesus prediction of His betrayal, and the institution of the Lords Supper. The twelve singing men, Judas was already gone, that left the eleven with Jesus. Was Christ betrayed by a disciple? It's just absolute disdain. The last twenty years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number and quality of biblical commentaries being published. And Jesus wakes them up and sort of chides them, "could you not watch one hour, watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation?" Sermon on the Mount Study Guide. Note, External communion with Christ in holy ordinances is a great aggravation of our falseness to him. Matthew 26. Matthew 26:8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this 24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! Verse Matthew 26:19. (Read Matthew 19:13-15) It is well when we come to Christ ourselves, and bring our children. ", 1. Had the sacrifice been complete, they would not have had to make it every year, going into the Holy of Holies.But Jesus Christ has established a better covenant, a better way in once and for all given His life for us, that we through Him might be able to come to God, and to relate to God. 18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. 19. unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? "But John tells us that he said it not because he was really interested in the poor, and this is of course were Jesus Christ Superstar really stumbled and fell on his nose, and really revealed the true character of the whole portrayal. How did they take it? Our bodies are marvelously designed, and we have tremendous reflex actions. What does He mean, take up our cross? 18 But he who had received the one talent went and u dug in the ground and hid his masters money. That was the fourteenth day of the month Abib, answering to parts of our March and April. And the disciples did The disciples that were sent on this errand were Peter and John. But what comes nearer to the point is this, that Maimonides, one of the most eminent of the Jewish rabbins, has a particular treatise on the paschal sacrifice; and throughout that piece, speaks of the lamb as a victim, and of the solemnity itself as a sacrifice. If what is possible? What was the significance of this covenant? He is going to feel so guilty, and it's just going to eat at him. 21 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 23 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. 20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 EXEGESIS: MATTHEW 8-9. By the law, they were to take a lamb for a household (Exodus 12:3; Exodus 12:4), which were to be not less than ten, nor more than twenty; Christ's disciples were his household. Matthew 26:1-19 English Standard Version (ESV) The Plot to Kill Jesus 26 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2 You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified. There can be little doubt that Jesus was acquainted with this man, and that he was a disciple. We have here an account of Christ's keeping the passover. And God wants to bring you to the broader dimensions of unlimited strength, unlimited potential, unlimited abilities, but trusting in Him to do the work. In John 19:14, the day on which he was crucified is called the preparation of the passover - that is, the day on which it was prepared to be eaten in the evening. Because in this portion, they seem to make Judas appear to be the hero of the whole issue. He did not pretend he could do this when he could not. And Jesus was crucified on the feast day, the feast of the Passover. And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Don't you answer anything? "Lord this is what I would like to see, this is what I would like to have." And He was waiting, waiting for Judas to come. And in the same hour Jesus said to the multitudes, Are you come out as against a thief with swords and staves to take me? Through this command, He charged His followers to observe it as a memorial of His death for all time. When there was occasion, he let those about him know it. Peter is guilty here of boasting in his flesh. And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you is going to betray me. Perhaps Jesus kept the location of the Passover secret so Judas could not inform the religious leaders. So it was written (Psalms 61:9); He that did eat bread with me, hath lifted up his heel against me. I adjure thee by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Messiah, the Son of God ( Matthew 26:63 ). I also am guilty of denying the Lord by actions, by deeds, denying the Lordship of Jesus Christ.The comforting thing to me is the fact that Peter was restored. Is our time at hand, and an eternity just before us? The place where, was particularly appointed by himself to the disciples, upon their enquiry (Matthew 26:17; Matthew 26:17); they asked, Where wilt thou that we prepare the passover? As we take the broken bread, and as we take the cup, and as we remember Jesus Christ, His body broken for us, His blood that was shed for our sins; as we remember the new covenant that God has made in the blood of Jesus Christ.The old covenant was established through Moses. 2. Arguing with the Lord has to be folly. two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow, him. (2.) Sermons on Matthew-Robert Morgan. In Isaiah chapter fifty, verse six as Isaiah is prophesying concerning Jesus he said, "I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair. 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