Matthew 27 - Part 2
During Jesus' crucifixion and the trail and beatings which led up to it He experienced the pains and more that humanity deal with all the time.
He was abandoned and rejected by friends, beaten, ridiculed, stripped of his dignity, hung on display almost naked, finally the abuse ended with His death. It is my belief that in addition to all of this being the price of sin Jesus' sufferings were also for another reason. When any person suffers anything, the creator and savior of the universe, Jesus Christ, can relate to their suffering. No matter what hardships we face in life, Jesus experienced something similar too. We can confidently lay our burdens at the foot of the cross before a savior not only capable of understanding and relieving our burdens, but also who has walked veiled in the flesh of a man and lived through similar pains, temptations and trials.
This chapter is the pivotal scene of Christianity. Jesus, nailed to a cross crying out "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"—which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" as He gives up His spirit and pays the price of sin. The innocent blood of one spilled for the guilt of many.
After the death of Jesus his enemies remember His promise to rise again after death and thus secure the tomb with a boulder and a plater seal to secure it in place. They could not afford the public upheaval if some of Jesus' disciples stole His body away in the night and then claimed He had risen.
As we will read in Chapter 28, His disciples did not need this ruse...
He was abandoned and rejected by friends, beaten, ridiculed, stripped of his dignity, hung on display almost naked, finally the abuse ended with His death. It is my belief that in addition to all of this being the price of sin Jesus' sufferings were also for another reason. When any person suffers anything, the creator and savior of the universe, Jesus Christ, can relate to their suffering. No matter what hardships we face in life, Jesus experienced something similar too. We can confidently lay our burdens at the foot of the cross before a savior not only capable of understanding and relieving our burdens, but also who has walked veiled in the flesh of a man and lived through similar pains, temptations and trials.
This chapter is the pivotal scene of Christianity. Jesus, nailed to a cross crying out "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"—which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" as He gives up His spirit and pays the price of sin. The innocent blood of one spilled for the guilt of many.After the death of Jesus his enemies remember His promise to rise again after death and thus secure the tomb with a boulder and a plater seal to secure it in place. They could not afford the public upheaval if some of Jesus' disciples stole His body away in the night and then claimed He had risen.
As we will read in Chapter 28, His disciples did not need this ruse...
posted by Modern Day Magi @ 7:58 am
2 Comments:
At 11/17/2007 03:40:00 pm,
Theophilus said…
Isn't it typical of Divine Irony that Christ's enemies understand and prepare for the resurrection, and yet His faithful don't see it coming?
(and yeah, I understand that God was shutting the mouths of objectors by having them prepared to prevent a "grave robbery", but it's still food for thought.)
At 11/18/2007 08:48:00 am,
Paul G said…
Modern day magi;
Good post!
Looking at the cross, that reminds me of the movie ‘the passion of Christ’ and Isa. 52:14 that Jesus was marred more than any man.
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