Scripture:
John 19
Translation: John 19.1Then
at that point Pilate took Jesus and flogged Him. 2And the soldiers
wove a crown out of thrones and put it forcefully on His head and dressed Him
in a purple robe. 3And they were coming to Him and saying, “Hail!
The King of the Jews!” and they were punching Him. 4And Pilate came
back outside and was saying to them, “Look, I’m bringing Him outside to you, so
that you know that I’m not finding any reason for charges with Him. 5So,
Jesus came outside, wearing the thorny crown and purple robe. And he was saying
to them, “Look, it’s the man!” 6So, when the high priests and the
guards saw Him, they shouted saying, “Crucify! Crucify!” Pilate was saying to
them, “You take Him and crucify Him, because I don’t find a basis for charges
concerning Him.” 7The Jews responded to him, “We have a law and
according to that law, He ought to die, because He made Himself God’s Son!”
8Then, when
Pilate heard this statement, He was absolutely terrified. 9And he
went back into the Praetorium and was saying to Jeuss, “Where are You from?!”
But Jesus didn’t give Him an answer. 10So Pilate was saying to Him,
“You’re not going to speak to me? Don’t You know that I have the authority to
release You and I have the authority to crucify You?” 11Jesus
responded, “You don’t have any authority concerning Me, unless it was given to
you from above. Because of this, the person who handed Me over to you has
greater sin.” 12From this point on, Pilate was trying to release
Him, but the Jews shouted saying, “If you release This Man, you’re not Caesar’s
friend! Everyone who makes himself king is against the Caesar!”
13So Pilate after
he listened to their words brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment
seat at a place called Stone Mosaic, and in Hebrew “Gabbatha.” 14And
it was the Preparation Day for Passover. The time was around noon. And he was
saying to the Jews, “Look, it’s Your King!” 15So those people
shouted, “Kill! Kill! Crucify Him!” Pilate was saying to them, “Should I
crucify your King?” The high priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!” 16So,
at that point, he gave Him to them, so that He would be crucified. So, they
took Jesus away.
17And carrying
the cross on Himself, He went out to the so-called Skull Place, which in Hebrew
is called “Golgotha,” 18where they crucified Him, and with Him two
others, one on one side and one on the other side, and Jesus in the middle. 19But
Pilate also wrote a notice and put it on the cross. And it was actually
written: Jesus the Nazarene, the King of the Jews. 20So, many of the
Jews read this notice, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near to
the city, and because it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. 21So
the high priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, ‘Don’t write “the King of
the Jews’ instead that That Man said ‘I am King of the Jews.’ 22Pilate
responded, “What I’ve actually written I’ve actually written.
23Then, the
soldiers, when they crucified Jesus, took His cloths and made them four shares,
a share for each soldier, plus the shirt. Moreover, the shirt was seamless,
woven throughout from the top down. 24So they said to one another,
“Let’s not tear it apart, instead let’s gamble for it. Someone will get it.”
[This happened], so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, the one that says,
“They distributed My clothes to themselves and they threw dices for my
clothing.” As such, the soldiers did these things.
25And His mother
and His sister, Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary from Magdala were standing
right there in front on Jesus’ cross! 26So seeing His mother and the
disciple that He loved standing near, He was saying to His mother, “Woman, look,
it’s your son.” 27Then He was saying to the disciple, “Look, it’s
your mother.” And from that time on the disciple took her into his own home.
28After this,
because Jesus knew that everything was already being totally completed, so that
the Scripture would be fulfilled, He was saying, “I’m thirsty.” 29There
was a jar full of vinegar there. So, putting a sponge full of vinegar on a
hyssop branch, they brought it close to His mouth. 30So, when He got
the vinegar, Jesus said, “It is totally completed!” And His head slumped over,
and He gave up His spirit.
31So, since it
was Preparation Day, so that the bodies wouldn’t stay on the cross on the
Sabbath, because the day of that Sabbath was important, the Jews asked Pilate
whether they could break their legs and they be taken down. 32So,
the soldiers came and they broke the legs of the first one, and of the other
one crucified with Him. 33But when they came to Jesus, since they
saw He had already died, they didn’t break His legs. 34Instead, one
of the soldiers stabbed His side with a spear. And immediately blood and water
came out. 35And the person who really did see it is actually
testifying. And his testimony is true, and that person knows that he’s speaking
truthfully, so that you would believe. 36You see, these things
happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled: “his bone will not be
shattered.” 37And again another Scripture says, “They will look at
the One Who they pierced though.”
38And after these
things, Joseph from Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus and had been hiding
out of fear of the Jews, asked Pilate whether he could take down Jesus’ body.
“And Pilate let him. So he went and took down His body. 39And
Nicodemus, the one who came to Him at first at night, also came, carrying a
mixture of myrrh and aloe, about a hundred Roman pounds. 40So they
took Jesus’ body and wrapped it up tight with linen cloths with aromatics, just
as it was the custom for Jews to bury. 41And there was a garden, in
the place where He was crucified, and in that garden a new tomb that no one had
actually been buried in yet. 42So due to the Preparation Day of the
Jews, because the tomb was close by, they put Jesus there.
Interpretation
1.
Structure
a.
Jesus’ Trial before Pilate
(19.1 (18.28) to 19.16)
i.
Verbal and Physical Abuse
of Jesus (19.1-3)
ii.
Pilate finds Jesus
innocent, but the Jews accuse Jesus of blaspheme (19.4-7)
iii.
Pilate questions Jesus
about His divinity (19.8-11)
iv.
Pilate tries to release
Jesus, but eventually gives Him to the Jews to be crucified (19.12-16)
b.
Jesus’ Crucifixion on Golgotha
(19.17-37)
i.
Jesus is crucified on
Golgotha, between two criminals (19.17-18)
ii.
Jesus is Entitled “King of
the Jews” to the chagrin of the Jews (19.19-22)
iii.
The Soldiers gamble for
Jesus’ clothes fulfilling prophecy (19.23-24)
iv.
Jesus provides for the care
of His mother (19.25-27)
v.
Jesus fulfills prophecy and
dies (19.28-30)
vi.
Jesus’ bones are not
smashed, fulfilling prophecy (19.31-37)
c.
Jesus’ Burial (19.38-42)
i.
Joseph of Arimathea gets
permission to bury Jesus (19.38)
ii.
Nicodemus provides the
burial cloths and spices (19.39)
iii.
Jesus is buried and put in
a nearby unused tomb (19.40-42)
2.
Themes
a.
Trial
b.
Innocence, blemishlessness,
no grounds for charges
c.
Jesus is God
d.
Jesus is the Passover Lamb
e.
High-priests, Jews, Leaders
f.
Betrayal
g.
Sin
h.
Fulfillment of prophecy
i.
Death/crucifixion
j.
Suffering
k.
Jesus is the King of the
Jews
l.
Rejection
m.
Completion of Jesus’
mission
n.
Burial
3.
Doctrines
a.
Jesus is God
b.
Jesus is the King of the
Jews/Messiah
c.
Jesus actually died and was
buried
d.
Jesus is our Passover Lamb
Applications
1.
Outline
a.
Reflect on the death of
Christ
i.
Jesus died an innocent
death
ii.
Jesus died a brutal death
iii.
Jesus died a lonely death
iv.
Jesus died a prophesied
death
v.
Jesus died an eternal death
b.
Repent of your sins to
Christ
i.
Repent of your sins against
others
1.
Family
2.
Friends
3.
Co-workers
4.
Church
5.
Enemies
6.
Self
ii.
Repent of your sins against
Christ
1.
Sins of commission (things
you did, but shouldn’t have)
2.
Sins of omission (things
you didn’t do, but should have)
3.
Sins of rebellion (when you
knew what you should do, but chose sin instead)
4.
Sins of addiction (sins you
keep fighting, but fail to stay clean from)
c.
Renew your affections for
Christ
i.
Your desires for Christ and
His Father and His Spirit
ii.
Your desires for the Will
of Christ
iii.
Your love for Christ
iv.
Your hope in Christ
v.
Your peace in Christ
vi.
Your Faith in Christ
vii.
Your humility before Christ
viii.
Your dependence on Christ
ix.
Your worship of Christ
d.
Re-engage in the mission of
Christ
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