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REPROOF AND DETERMINATION
As a stark contrast to the attitude of Ahab, we now find Jehosophat in a similar situation. When Ahab was reproved by God's prophet, his reaction was to hate the prophet. No matter what was said to him, it did not seem to change his way of life, but intensified his dislike of the truth.
Jehosophat, on the other hand, did not let God's reproof affect him in a negative way at all. Instead, Jehosophat's next recorded action was to go throughout Judah and Israel teaching the people about the LORD and urging them to turn back to him. He made sure that the leaders and teachers he appointed were wholeheartedly committed to the LORD themselves. It was as if God's message to Jehosophat gave him even more determination to do what was right than he had before. He had failed once, he was going to make sure that neither he, nor anyone else in his kingdom, would fail again.
Let's make sure that God's words to us affect us in the same way. Let's not get depressed because we fail, but learn from our mistakes and resolve even more strongly to commit our lives to the LORD and live for him.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
AT RANDOM
How random do things get when God is involved?
In the middle of a battle between warring armies, one particular archer "drew his bow at random" and the arrow shot into the fray. At random probably meant that there was no particular aim other than enemy soldiers in general. The arrow sped toward the enemy ranks...
A few hours earlier, Ahab and Jehosophat, kings of Israel and Judah, were sitting on thrones in Samaria listening to the advice of the prophets about whether they should go to war or not. When the prophet of the LORD finally got to speak, his prophecy was different to the rest. He prophesied that Ahab, the king of Israel, would die in the battle and that Israel would return to their homes without their king.
One random arrow sped toward the enemy ranks. One soldier was in the path of that random arrow. It had been prophesied that he would die. And the arrow "hit the king of Israel between the sections of his armour ... and at sunset he died." (2Chron 19:33-34)
There was nothing random about that arrow, the man who shot it, the man it hit, or the fact that it struck between the sections of his armour. It was all planned and directed by God.
For those of us who love God, life is not random either. He works for our good in all things. So let's put our faith in God, knowing that he is in charge of everything that happens to us.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2012 Reply to Robert
18 v3 Jehoshaphat tragically makes the first of three alliances with Ahab's family (2 Chronicles 18,19; 2Chron 20:35-37-37, 2Kin 3) and is reproved for it. This shows that faithful brothers and sisters can have entrenched blindspots especially when family ties are involved. Nevertheless God honoured Jehoshaphat with his protection (19:1 and 2Kin 3:14). God sees the whole of man and is prepared to reprove but not remember sins provided our heart belongs to Him. For example: David was a man after God's own heart (Acts 13:22) who "did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh and did not turn aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite" (1Kin 15:5). But David sinned in other matters - blind affection for Absalom, numbering Israel, unbridled aggression against Nabal. But the overwhelming tenor of his life was dedication to God - except in his sin with Bathsheba.
Bruce Bates [Forbes Australia] Comment added in 2021 Reply to Bruce
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1. Now Jehoshaphat <3092> had riches <6239> and honour <3519> in abundance <7230>, and joined affinity <2859>(8691) with Ahab <256>.
2. And after <7093> certain years <8141> he went down <3381>(8799) to Ahab <256> to Samaria <8111>. And Ahab <256> killed <2076>(8799) sheep <6629> and oxen <1241> for him in abundance <7230>, and for the people <5971> that he had with him, and persuaded <5496>(8686) him to go up <5927>(8800) with him to Ramothgilead <7433> <1568>.
3. And Ahab <256> king <4428> of Israel <3478> said <559>(8799) unto Jehoshaphat <3092> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, Wilt thou go <3212>(8799) with me to Ramothgilead <7433> <1568>? And he answered <559>(8799) him, I am as thou art, and my people <5971> as thy people <5971>; and we will be with thee in the war <4421>.
4. And Jehoshaphat <3092> said <559>(8799) unto the king <4428> of Israel <3478>, Enquire <1875>(8798), I pray thee, at the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> to day <3117>.
5. Therefore the king <4428> of Israel <3478> gathered together <6908>(8799) of prophets <5030> four <702> hundred <3967> men <376>, and said <559>(8799) unto them, Shall we go <3212>(8799) to Ramothgilead <7433> <1568> to battle <4421>, or shall I forbear <2308>(8799)? And they said <559>(8799), Go up <5927>(8798); for God <430> will deliver <5414>(8799) it into the king's <4428> hand <3027>.
6. But Jehoshaphat <3092> said <559>(8799), Is there not here a prophet <5030> of the LORD <3068> besides, that we might enquire <1875>(8799) of him?
7. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> said <559>(8799) unto Jehoshaphat <3092>, There is yet one <259> man <376>, by whom we may enquire <1875>(8800) of the LORD <3068>: but I hate <8130>(8804) him; for he never prophesied <5012>(8693) good <2896> unto me, but always <3117> evil <7451>: the same is Micaiah <4321> the son <1121> of Imla <3229>. And Jehoshaphat <3092> said <559>(8799), Let not the king <4428> say <559>(8799) so.
8. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> called <7121>(8799) for one <259> of his officers <5631>, and said <559>(8799), Fetch quickly <4116>(8761) Micaiah <4319> the son <1121> of Imla <3229>.
9. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> and Jehoshaphat <3092> king <4428> of Judah <3063> sat <3427>(8802) either <376> of them on his throne <3678>, clothed <3847>(8794) in their robes <899>, and they sat <3427>(8802) in a void place <1637> at the entering in <6607> of the gate <8179> of Samaria <8111>; and all the prophets <5030> prophesied <5012>(8693) before <6440> them.
10. And Zedekiah <6667> the son <1121> of Chenaanah <3668> had made <6213>(8799) him horns <7161> of iron <1270>, and said <559>(8799), Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, With these thou shalt push <5055>(8762) Syria <758> until they be consumed <3615>(8763).
11. And all the prophets <5030> prophesied <5012>(8737) so, saying <559>(8800), Go up <5927>(8798) to Ramothgilead <7433> <1568>, and prosper <6743>(8685): for the LORD <3068> shall deliver <5414>(8804) it into the hand <3027> of the king <4428>.
12. And the messenger <4397> that went <1980>(8804) to call <7121>(8800) Micaiah <4321> spake <1696>(8765) to him, saying <559>(8800), Behold, the words <1697> of the prophets <5030> declare good <2896> to the king <4428> with one <259> assent <6310>; let thy word <1697> therefore, I pray thee, be like one <259> of theirs, and speak <1696>(8765) thou good <2896>.
13. And Micaiah <4321> said <559>(8799), As the LORD <3068> liveth <2416>, even what my God <430> saith <559>(8799), that will I speak <1696>(8762).
14. And when he was come <935>(8799) to the king <4428>, the king <4428> said <559>(8799) unto him, Micaiah <4318>, shall we go <3212>(8799) to Ramothgilead <7433> <1568> to battle <4421>, or shall I forbear <2308>(8799)? And he said <559>(8799), Go ye up <5927>(8798), and prosper <6743>(8685), and they shall be delivered <5414>(8735) into your hand <3027>.
15. And the king <4428> said <559>(8799) to him, How many times <6471> shall I adjure <7650>(8688) thee that thou say <1696>(8762) nothing but the truth <571> to me in the name <8034> of the LORD <3068>?
16. Then he said <559>(8799), I did see <7200>(8804) all Israel <3478> scattered <6327>(8737) upon the mountains <2022>, as sheep <6629> that have no shepherd <7462>(8802): and the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799), These have no master <113>; let them return <7725>(8799) therefore every man <376> to his house <1004> in peace <7965>.
17. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> said <559>(8799) to Jehoshaphat <3092>, Did I not tell <559>(8804) thee that he would not prophesy <5012>(8691) good <2896> unto me, but evil <7451>?
18. Again he said <559>(8799), Therefore hear <8085>(8798) the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>; I saw <7200>(8804) the LORD <3068> sitting <3427>(8802) upon his throne <3678>, and all the host <6635> of heaven <8064> standing <5975>(8802) on his right hand <3225> and on his left <8040>.
19. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799), Who shall entice <6601>(8762) Ahab <256> king <4428> of Israel <3478>, that he may go up <5927>(8799) and fall <5307>(8799) at Ramothgilead <7433> <1568>? And one spake <559>(8799) saying <559>(8802) after this manner <3602>, and another saying <559>(8802) after that manner <3602>.
20. Then there came out <3318>(8799) a spirit <7307>, and stood <5975>(8799) before <6440> the LORD <3068>, and said <559>(8799), I will entice <6601>(8762) him. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto him, Wherewith?
21. And he said <559>(8799), I will go out <3318>(8799), and be a lying <8267> spirit <7307> in the mouth <6310> of all his prophets <5030>. And the LORD said <559>(8799), Thou shalt entice <6601>(8762) him, and thou shalt also prevail <3201>(8799): go out <3318>(8798), and do <6213>(8798) even so.
22. Now therefore, behold, the LORD <3068> hath put <5414>(8804) a lying <8267> spirit <7307> in the mouth <6310> of these thy prophets <5030>, and the LORD <3068> hath spoken <1696>(8765) evil <7451> against thee.
23. Then Zedekiah <6667> the son <1121> of Chenaanah <3668> came near <5066>(8799), and smote <5221>(8686) Micaiah <4321> upon the cheek <3895>, and said <559>(8799), Which <335> way <1870> went <5674>(8804) the Spirit <7307> of the LORD <3068> from me to speak <1696>(8763) unto thee?
24. And Micaiah <4321> said <559>(8799), Behold, thou shalt see <7200>(8802) on that day <3117> when thou shalt go <935>(8799) into an inner <2315> chamber <2315> to hide <2244>(8736) thyself.
25. Then the king <4428> of Israel <3478> said <559>(8799), Take <3947>(8798) ye Micaiah <4321>, and carry him back <7725>(8685) to Amon <526> the governor <8269> of the city <5892>, and to Joash <3101> the king's <4428> son <1121>;
26. And say <559>(8804), Thus saith <559>(8804) the king <4428>, Put <7760>(8798) this fellow in the prison <1004> <3608>, and feed <398>(8685) him with bread <3899> of affliction <3906> and with water <4325> of affliction <3906>, until I return <7725>(8800) in peace <7965>.
27. And Micaiah <4321> said <559>(8799), If thou certainly <7725>(8800) return <7725>(8799) in peace <7965>, then hath not the LORD <3068> spoken <1696>(8765) by me. And he said <559>(8799), Hearken <8085>(8798), all ye people <5971>.
28. So the king <4428> of Israel <3478> and Jehoshaphat <3092> the king <4428> of Judah <3063> went up <5927>(8799) to Ramothgilead <7433> <1568>.
29. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> said <559>(8799) unto Jehoshaphat <3092>, I will disguise <2664>(8692) myself, and will go <935>(8800) to the battle <4421>; but put <3847>(8798) thou on thy robes <899>. So the king <4428> of Israel <3478> disguised <2664>(8691) himself; and they went <935>(8799) to the battle <4421>.
30. Now the king <4428> of Syria <758> had commanded <6680>(8765) the captains <8269> of the chariots <7393> that were with him, saying <559>(8800), Fight <3898>(8735) ye not with small <6996> or great <1419>, save only with the king <4428> of Israel <3478>.
31. And it came to pass, when the captains <8269> of the chariots <7393> saw <7200>(8800) Jehoshaphat <3092>, that they said <559>(8804), It is the king <4428> of Israel <3478>. Therefore they compassed about <5437>(8799) him to fight <3898>(8736): but Jehoshaphat <3092> cried out <2199>(8799), and the LORD <3068> helped <5826>(8804) him; and God <430> moved <5496>(8686) them to depart from him.
32. For it came to pass, that, when the captains <8269> of the chariots <7393> perceived <7200>(8800) that it was not the king <4428> of Israel <3478>, they turned back again <7725>(8799) from pursuing <310> him.
33. And a certain man drew <4900>(8804) a bow <7198> at a venture <8537>, and smote <5221>(8686) the king <4428> of Israel <3478> between the joints <1694> of the harness <8302>: therefore he said <559>(8799) to his chariot <7395> man <376>, Turn <2015>(8798) thine hand <3027>, that thou mayest carry me out <3318>(8689) of the host <4264>; for I am wounded <2470>(8717).
34. And the battle <4421> increased <5927>(8799) that day <3117>: howbeit the king <4428> of Israel <3478> stayed himself up <5975>(8689) in his chariot <4818> against <5227> the Syrians <758> until the even <6153>: and about the time <6256> of the sun <8121> going down <935>(8800) he died <4191>(8799).
1. And Jehoshaphat <3092> the king <4428> of Judah <3063> returned <7725>(8799) to his house <1004> in peace <7965> to Jerusalem <3389>.
2. And Jehu <3058> the son <1121> of Hanani <2607> the seer <2374> went out <3318>(8799) to meet <6440> him, and said <559>(8799) to king <4428> Jehoshaphat <3092>, Shouldest thou help <5826>(8800) the ungodly <7563>, and love <157>(8799) them that hate <8130>(8802) the LORD <3068>? therefore <2063> is wrath <7110> upon thee from before <6440> the LORD <3068>.
3. Nevertheless <61> there are good <2896> things <1697> found <4672>(8738) in thee, in that thou hast taken away <1197>(8765) the groves <842> out of the land <776>, and hast prepared <3559>(8689) thine heart <3824> to seek <1875>(8800) God <430>.
4. And Jehoshaphat <3092> dwelt <3427>(8799) at Jerusalem <3389>: and he went out <3318>(8799) again <7725>(8799) through the people <5971> from Beersheba <884> to mount <2022> Ephraim <669>, and brought them back <7725>(8686) unto the LORD <3068> God <430> of their fathers <1>.
5. And he set <5975>(8686) judges <8199>(8802) in the land <776> throughout all the fenced <1219>(8803) cities <5892> of Judah <3063>, city <5892> by city <5892>,
6. And said <559>(8799) to the judges <8199>(8802), Take heed <7200>(8798) what ye do <6213>(8802): for ye judge <8199>(8799) not for man <120>, but for the LORD <3068>, who is with you in the judgment <1697> <4941>.
7. Wherefore now let the fear <6343> of the LORD <3068> be upon you; take heed <8104>(8798) and do <6213>(8798) it: for there is no iniquity <5766> with the LORD <3068> our God <430>, nor respect <4856> of persons <6440>, nor taking <4727> of gifts <7810>.
8. Moreover in Jerusalem <3389> did Jehoshaphat <3092> set <5975>(8689) of the Levites <3881>, and of the priests <3548>, and of the chief <7218> of the fathers <1> of Israel <3478>, for the judgment <4941> of the LORD <3068>, and for controversies <7379>, when they returned <7725>(8799) to Jerusalem <3389>.
9. And he charged <6680>(8762) them, saying <559>(8800), Thus shall ye do <6213>(8799) in the fear <3374> of the LORD <3068>, faithfully <530>, and with a perfect <8003> heart <3824>.
10. And what cause <7379> soever shall come <935>(8799) to you of your brethren <251> that dwell <3427>(8802) in their cities <5892>, between blood <1818> and blood <1818>, between law <8451> and commandment <4687>, statutes <2706> and judgments <4941>, ye shall even warn <2094>(8689) them that they trespass <816>(8799) not against the LORD <3068>, and so wrath <7110> come upon you, and upon your brethren <251>: this <3541> do <6213>(8799), and ye shall not trespass <816>(8799).
11. And, behold, Amariah <568> the chief <7218> priest <3548> is over you in all matters <1697> of the LORD <3068>; and Zebadiah <2069> the son <1121> of Ishmael <3458>, the ruler <5057> of the house <1004> of Judah <3063>, for all the king's <4428> matters <1697>: also the Levites <3881> shall be officers <7860>(8802) before <6440> you. Deal <6213>(8798) courageously <2388>(8798), and the LORD <3068> shall be with the good <2896>.
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The purpose of this discourse is not to promote vegetarianism, but to put a perspective between what matters and what doesn't. The whole of our lives we will struggle with deciding what matters - ie what is associated with eternal salvation - and what doesn't matter. It is clear so often in scripture that what matters most is our heart, which provides the motivation for and the reasoning behind all that we do.
Peter [UK] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Peter
PUTTING GOD FIRST
It could have cost their lives but despite that threat they pressed on determined to give God first place.
In religious circles we very often hear that we must put God first. It gets drummed into us. But here is a very practical example - not a lesson - of some young men who did just that and were blessed because of it. It shows us that we can stand up and be counted for God and that when we do, God will reward us for it.
Daniel and his three friends determined not to defile themselves with the food of the Babylonians. They wanted to stay holy to God and to put God first in their lives. This must have been a tough move. By standing apart they were going against the wishes of the most powerful man in the world, they were standing alone when all their friends were going with the flow, and their lives were on the line for just suggesting it. But because they put God first, God blessed them, so that even in their ten day trial period, they looked healthier and better nourished than any of their equals. God also gave them more wisdom and knowledge than anyone else.
So let us always put God first in both the small things and in the big things, and may God bless us for it
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
Daniel was taken to Babylon during the first wave of captives in about 602 BC. He was a youth when taken, but lived and witnessed in Babylon until he was an old man.
He served as an official through the reigns of successive Babylonian kings: Nebuchadnezzar (604-562 BC); Evil-Merodach (561-560 BC); Neriglissar (559-55 BC); Nabonidus (555-539 BC) (actually his son Belshazzar took charge for him). Then Daniel served under several Persian and Mede kings: Cyrus (539-529 BC); Cambyses (529-522 BC); Darius I (522-436 BC).
As we can see by these timelines, Daniel would have been about one hundred years of age during Darius' time. The incident of the Lion's Den places Daniel at about eighty years old. His long, successful witness under servitude is an example of faith and patience that we can look towards for encouragement.
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to Michael
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1. In the third <7969> year <8141> of the reign <4438> of Jehoiakim <3079> king <4428> of Judah <3063> came <935>(8804) Nebuchadnezzar <5019> king <4428> of Babylon <894> unto Jerusalem <3389>, and besieged <6696>(8799) it.
2. And the Lord <136> gave <5414>(8799) Jehoiakim <3079> king <4428> of Judah <3063> into his hand <3027>, with part <7117> of the vessels <3627> of the house <1004> of God <430>: which he carried <935>(8686) into the land <776> of Shinar <8152> to the house <1004> of his god <430>; and he brought <935>(8689) the vessels <3627> into the treasure <214> house <1004> of his god <430>.
3. And the king <4428> spake <559>(8799) unto Ashpenaz <828> the master <7227> of his eunuchs <5631>, that he should bring <935>(8687) certain of the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, and of the king's <4410> seed <2233>, and of the princes <6579>;
4. Children <3206> in whom was no blemish <3971>(8675) <3971>, but well <2896> favoured <4758>, and skilful <7919>(8688) in all wisdom <2451>, and cunning <3045>(8802) in knowledge <1847>, and understanding <995>(8688) science <4093>, and such as had ability <3581> in them to stand <5975>(8800) in the king's <4428> palace <1964>, and whom they might teach <3925>(8763) the learning <5612> and the tongue <3956> of the Chaldeans <3778>.
5. And the king <4428> appointed <4487>(8762) them a daily <3117> provision <1697> of the king's <4428> meat <6598>, and of the wine <3196> which he drank <4960>: so nourishing <1431>(8763) them three <7969> years <8141>, that at the end <7117> thereof they might stand <5975>(8799) before <6440> the king <4428>.
6. Now among these were of the children <1121> of Judah <3063>, Daniel <1840>, Hananiah <2608>, Mishael <4332>, and Azariah <5838>:
7. Unto whom the prince <8269> of the eunuchs <5631> gave <7760>(8799) names <8034>: for he gave <7760>(8799) unto Daniel <1840> the name of Belteshazzar <1095>; and to Hananiah <2608>, of Shadrach <7714>; and to Mishael <4332>, of Meshach <4335>; and to Azariah <5838>, of Abednego <5664>.
8. But Daniel <1840> purposed <7760>(8799) in his heart <3820> that he would not defile <1351>(8691) himself with the portion <6598> <0> of the king's <4428> meat <6598>, nor with the wine <3196> which he drank <4960>: therefore he requested <1245>(8762) of the prince <8269> of the eunuchs <5631> that he might not defile <1351>(8691) himself.
9. Now God <430> had brought <5414>(8799) Daniel <1840> into favour <2617> and tender love <7356> with <6440> the prince <8269> of the eunuchs <5631>.
10. And the prince <8269> of the eunuchs <5631> said <559>(8799) unto Daniel <1840>, I fear <3373> my lord <113> the king <4428>, who hath appointed <4487>(8765) your meat <3978> and your drink <4960>: for why should he see <7200>(8799) your faces <6440> worse liking <2196>(8802) than the children <3206> which are of your sort <1524>? then shall ye make me endanger <2325>(8765) my head <7218> to the king <4428>.
11. Then said <559>(8799) Daniel <1840> to Melzar <4453>, whom the prince <8269> of the eunuchs <5631> had set <4487>(8765) over Daniel <1840>, Hananiah <2608>, Mishael <4332>, and Azariah <5838>,
12. Prove <5254>(8761) thy servants <5650>, I beseech thee, ten <6235> days <3117>; and let them give <5414>(8799) us pulse <2235> to eat <398>(8799), and water <4325> to drink <8354>(8799).
13. Then let our countenances <4758> be looked upon <7200>(8735) before <6440> thee, and the countenance <4758> of the children <3206> that eat <398>(8802) of the portion <6598> <0> of the king's <4428> meat <6598>: and as thou seest <7200>(8799), deal <6213>(8798) with thy servants <5650>.
14. So he consented <8085>(8799) to them in this matter <1697>, and proved <5254>(8762) them ten <6235> days <3117>.
15. And at the end <7117> of ten <6235> days <3117> their countenances <4758> appeared <7200>(8738) fairer <2896> and fatter <1277> in flesh <1320> than all the children <3206> which did eat <398>(8802) the portion <6598> <0> of the king's <4428> meat <6598>.
16. Thus Melzar <4453> took away <5375>(8802) the portion of their meat <6598>, and the wine <3196> that they should drink <4960>; and gave <5414>(8802) them pulse <2235>.
17. As for these four <702> children <3206>, God <430> gave <5414>(8804) them knowledge <4093> and skill <7919>(8687) in all learning <5612> and wisdom <2451>: and Daniel <1840> had understanding <995>(8689) in all visions <2377> and dreams <2472>.
18. Now at the end <7117> of the days <3117> that the king <4428> had said <559>(8804) he should bring <935>(8687) them in, then the prince <8269> of the eunuchs <5631> brought <935>(8686) them in before <6440> Nebuchadnezzar <5019>.
19. And the king <4428> communed <1696>(8762) with them; and among them all was found <4672>(8738) none like Daniel <1840>, Hananiah <2608>, Mishael <4332>, and Azariah <5838>: therefore stood <5975>(8799) they before <6440> the king <4428>.
20. And in all matters <1697> of wisdom <2451> and understanding <998>, that the king <4428> enquired <1245>(8765) of them, he found <4672>(8799) them ten times <6235> better <3027> than all the magicians <2748> and astrologers <825> that were in all his realm <4438>.
21. And Daniel <1840> continued even unto the first <259> year <8141> of king <4428> Cyrus <3566>.
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The Wonderful Faith of the Women
25 "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene."
-these women could do very little
1. They couldn't speak before the Sanhedrin in Jesus defense
2. They couldn't appeal to pilot
3. They couldn't stand against the crowds
4. They couldn't overpower the roman guards
- but they did what they could
1. They stayed at the cross when the disciples all fled; Matt.27:55; mk.15:40
2. They prepared spices for his body Mk 16:1
3. They took advantage of what they could do for Christ -instead of worrying about what they couldn't do
- therefore they were the first to witness the resurrection
Peter Dulis [toronto west] Comment added in 2012 Reply to Peter
19:15 The only other time we read the Jews crying “away with him” was when Paul was in Jerusalem –Acts 21:36 - preaching the risen Christ. One can imagine Paul’s mind going back to this time in Jesus’ life as it is probable that he was present at this time.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2017 Reply to Peter
21:4 of the seven times in the gospels where we read that people “knew not” four of them are in John’s gospel record. It is as if John is inspired to emphasise that Jesus was not recognised as the Messiah despite all the evidence.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2020 Reply to Peter
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1. Then <5119> Pilate <4091> therefore <3767> took <2983>(5627) Jesus <2424>, and <2532> scourged <3146>(5656) him.
2. And <2532> the soldiers <4757> platted <4120>(5660) a crown <4735> of <1537> thorns <173>, and put it on <2007>(5656) his <846> head <2776>, and <2532> they put on <4016>(5627) him <846> a purple <4210> robe <2440>,
3. And <2532> said <3004>(5707), Hail <5463>(5720), King <935> of the Jews <2453>! and <2532> they smote <1325>(5707) him <846> with their hands <4475>.
4. Pilate <4091> therefore <3767> went <1831>(5627) forth <1854> again <3825>, and <2532> saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Behold <2396>, I bring <71>(5719) him <846> forth <1854> to you <5213>, that <2443> ye may know <1097>(5632) that <3754> I find <2147>(5719) no <3762> fault <156> in <1722> him <846>.
5. Then <3767> came <1831>(5627) Jesus <2424> forth <1854>, wearing <5409>(5723) the crown <4735> of thorns <174>, and <2532> the purple <4210> robe <2440>. And <2532> Pilate saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Behold <2396> the man <444>!
6. When <3753> the chief priests <749> therefore <3767> and <2532> officers <5257> saw <1492>(5627) him <846>, they cried out <2905>(5656), saying <3004>(5723), Crucify <4717>(5657) him, crucify <4717>(5657) him. Pilate <4091> saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Take <2983>(5628) ye <5210> him <846>, and <2532> crucify <4717>(5657) him: for <1063> I <1473> find <2147>(5719) no <3756> fault <156> in <1722> him <846>.
7. The Jews <2453> answered <611>(5662) him <846>, We <2249> have <2192>(5719) a law <3551>, and <2532> by <2596> our <2257> law <3551> he ought <3784>(5719) to die <599>(5629), because <3754> he made <4160>(5656) himself <1438> the Son <5207> of God <2316>.
8. When <3753> Pilate <4091> therefore <3767> heard <191>(5656) that <5126> saying <3056>, he was <5399> <0> the more <3123> afraid <5399>(5675);
9. And <2532> went <1525>(5627) again <3825> into <1519> the judgment hall <4232>, and <2532> saith <3004>(5719) unto Jesus <2424>, Whence <4159> art <1488>(5748) thou <4771>? But <1161> Jesus <2424> gave <1325>(5656) him <846> no <3756> answer <612>.
10. Then <3767> saith <3004>(5719) Pilate <4091> unto him <846>, Speakest thou <2980>(5719) not <3756> unto me <1698>? knowest thou <1492>(5758) not <3756> that <3754> I have <2192>(5719) power <1849> to crucify <4717>(5658) thee <4571>, and <2532> have <2192>(5719) power <1849> to release <630>(5658) thee <4571>?
11. Jesus <2424> answered <611>(5662), Thou couldest have <2192>(5707) no <3756> power <1849> at all against <3762> <2596> me <1700>, except <1508> it were <2258>(5713) given <1325>(5772) thee <4671> from above <509>: therefore <5124> <1223> he that delivered <3860>(5723) me <3165> unto thee <4671> hath <2192>(5719) the greater <3187> sin <266>.
12. And from <1537> thenceforth <5127> Pilate <4091> sought <2212>(5707) to release <630>(5658) him <846>: but <1161> the Jews <2453> cried out <2896>(5707), saying <3004>(5723), If <1437> thou let <630> <0> this man <5126> go <630>(5661), thou art <1488>(5748) not <3756> Caesar's <2541> friend <5384>: whosoever <3956> maketh <4160>(5723) himself <848> a king <935> speaketh against <483>(5719) Caesar <2541>.
13. When Pilate <4091> therefore <3767> heard <191>(5660) that <5126> saying <3056>, he brought <71>(5627) Jesus <2424> forth <1854>, and <2532> sat down <2523>(5656) in <1909> the judgment seat <968> in <1519> a place <5117> that is called <3004>(5746) the Pavement <3038>, but <1161> in the Hebrew <1447>, Gabbatha <1042>.
14. And <1161> it was <2258>(5713) the preparation <3904> of the passover <3957>, and <1161> about <5616> the sixth <1623> hour <5610>: and <2532> he saith <3004>(5719) unto the Jews <2453>, Behold <2396> your <5216> King <935>!
15. But <1161> they cried out <2905>(5656), Away with <142>(5657) him, away with <142>(5657) him, crucify <4717>(5657) him <846>. Pilate <4091> saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Shall I crucify <4717>(5692) your <5216> King <935>? The chief priests <749> answered <611>(5662), We have <2192>(5719) no <3756> king <935> but <1508> Caesar <2541>.
16. Then <5119> delivered he <3860>(5656) him <846> therefore <3767> unto them <846> to <2443> be crucified <4717>(5686). And <1161> they took <3880>(5627) Jesus <2424>, and <2532> led him away <520>(5627).
17. And <2532> he bearing <941>(5723) his <848> cross <4716> went forth <1831>(5627) into <1519> a place <5117> called <3004>(5746) the place of a skull <2898>, which <3739> is called <3004>(5743) in the Hebrew <1447> Golgotha <1115>:
18. Where <3699> they crucified <4717>(5656) him <846>, and <2532> two <1417> other <243> with <3326> him <846>, on either side one <2532> <1782> <1782>, and <1161> Jesus <2424> in the midst <3319>.
19. And <1161> <2532> Pilate <4091> wrote <1125>(5656) a title <5102>, and <2532> put <5087>(5656) it on <1909> the cross <4716>. And <1161> the writing <1125>(5772) was <2258>(5713), JESUS <2424> OF NAZARETH <3480> THE KING <935> OF THE JEWS <2453>.
20. This <5126> title <5102> then <3767> read <314>(5627) many <4183> of the Jews <2453>: for <3754> the place <5117> where <3699> Jesus <2424> was crucified <4717>(5681) was <2258>(5713) nigh <1451> to the city <4172>: and <2532> it was <2258>(5713) written <1125>(5772) in Hebrew <1447>, and Greek <1676>, and Latin <4515>.
21. Then <3767> said <3004>(5707) the chief priests <749> of the Jews <2453> to Pilate <4091>, Write <1125>(5720) not <3361>, The King <935> of the Jews <2453>; but <235> that <3754> he <1565> said <2036>(5627), I am <1510>(5748) King <935> of the Jews <2453>.
22. Pilate <4091> answered <611>(5662), What <3739> I have written <1125>(5758) I have written <1125>(5758).
23. Then <3767> the soldiers <4757>, when <3753> they had crucified <4717>(5656) Jesus <2424>, took <2983>(5627) his <846> garments <2440>, and <2532> made <4160>(5656) four <5064> parts <3313>, to every <1538> soldier <4757> a part <3313>; and also <2532> his coat <5509>: now <1161> the coat <5509> was <2258>(5713) without seam <729>, woven <5307> from <1537> the top <509> throughout <1223> <3650>.
24. They said <2036>(5627) therefore <3767> among <4314> themselves <240>, Let us <4977> <0> not <3361> rend <4977>(5661) it <846>, but <235> cast lots <2975>(5632) for <4012> it <846>, whose <5101> it shall be <2071>(5704): that <2443> the scripture <1124> might be fulfilled <4137>(5686), which <3588> saith <3004>(5723), They parted <1266>(5668) my <3450> raiment <2440> among them <1438>, and <2532> for <1909> my <3450> vesture <2441> they did cast <906>(5627) lots <2819>. These things <5023> <3303> therefore <3767> the soldiers <4757> did <4160>(5656).
25. Now <1161> there stood <2476>(5715) by <3844> the cross <4716> of Jesus <2424> his <846> mother <3384>, and <2532> his <846> mother's <3384> sister <79>, Mary <3137> the wife <3588> of Cleophas <2832>, and <2532> Mary <3137> Magdalene <3094>.
26. When Jesus <2424> therefore <3767> saw <1492>(5631) his mother <3384>, and <2532> the disciple <3101> standing by <3936>(5761), whom <3739> he loved <25>(5707), he saith <3004>(5719) unto his <848> mother <3384>, Woman <1135>, behold <2400>(5628) thy <4675> son <5207>!
27. Then <1534> saith he <3004>(5719) to the disciple <3101>, Behold <2400>(5628) thy <4675> mother <3384>! And <2532> from <575> that <1565> hour <5610> that disciple <3101> took <2983>(5627) her <846> unto <1519> his own <2398> home.
28. After <3326> this <5124>, Jesus <2424> knowing <1492>(5761) that <3754> all things <3956> were <5055> <0> now <2235> accomplished <5055>(5769), that <2443> the scripture <1124> might be fulfilled <5048>(5686), saith <3004>(5719), I thirst <1372>(5719).
29. Now <3767> there was set <2749>(5711) a vessel <4632> full <3324> of vinegar <3690>: and <1161> they filled <4130>(5660) a spunge <4699> with vinegar <3690>, and <2532> put it upon <4060>(5631) hyssop <5301>, and put <4374>(5656) it to his <846> mouth <4750>.
30. When <3753> Jesus <2424> therefore <3767> had received <2983>(5627) the vinegar <3690>, he said <2036>(5627), It is finished <5055>(5769): and <2532> he bowed <2827>(5660) his head <2776>, and gave up <3860>(5656) the ghost <4151>.
31. The Jews <2453> therefore <3767>, because <1893> it was <2258>(5713)(5625) <2258>(5713) the preparation <3904>, that <3363> <0> the bodies <4983> should <3306> <0> not <3363> remain <3306>(5661) upon <1909> the cross <4716> on <1722> the sabbath day <4521>, (for <1063> that <1565> sabbath day <4521> was <2258>(5713) an high <3173> day <2250>,) besought <2065>(5656) Pilate <4091> that <2443> their <846> legs <4628> might be broken <2608>(5652), and <2532> that they might be taken away <142>(5686).
32. Then <3767> came <2064>(5627) the soldiers <4757>, and <2532> brake <2608>(5656) the legs <4628> of the <3303> first <4413>, and <2532> of the other <243> which <3588> was crucified with <4957>(5685) him <846>.
33. But <1161> when <5613> they came <2064>(5631) to <1909> Jesus <2424>, and saw <1492>(5627) that he <846> was dead <2348>(5761) already <2235>, they brake <2608>(5656) not <3756> his <846> legs <4628>:
34. But <235> one <1520> of the soldiers <4757> with a spear <3057> pierced <3572>(5656) his <846> side <4125>, and <2532> forthwith <2117> came there out <1831>(5627) blood <129> and <2532> water <5204>.
35. And <2532> he that saw <3708>(5761) it bare record <3140>(5758), and <2532> his <846> record <3141> is <2076>(5748) true <228>: and he <2548> knoweth <1492>(5758) that <3754> he saith <3004>(5719) true <227>, that <2443> ye <5210> might believe <4100>(5661).
36. For <1063> these things <5023> were done <1096>(5633), that <2443> the scripture <1124> should be fulfilled <4137>(5686), A bone <3747> of him <846> shall <4937> <0> not <3756> be broken <4937>(5691).
37. And <2532> again <3825> another <2087> scripture <1124> saith <3004>(5719), They shall look <3700>(5695) on <1519> him whom <3739> they pierced <1574>(5656).
38. And <1161> after <3326> this <5023> Joseph <2501> of <575> Arimathaea <707>, being <5607>(5752) a disciple <3101> of Jesus <2424>, but <1161> secretly <2928>(5772) for <1223> fear <5401> of the Jews <2453>, besought <2065>(5656) Pilate <4091> that <2443> he might take away <142>(5661) the body <4983> of Jesus <2424>: and <2532> Pilate <4091> gave him leave <2010>(5656). He came <2064>(5627) therefore <3767>, and <2532> took <142>(5656) the body <4983> of Jesus <2424>.
39. And <1161> there came <2064>(5627) also <2532> Nicodemus <3530>, which <3588> at the first <4412> came <2064>(5631) to <4314> Jesus <2424> by night <3571>, and brought <5342>(5723) a mixture <3395> of myrrh <4666> and <2532> aloes <250>, about <5616> an hundred <1540> pound <3046> weight.
40. Then <3767> took they <2983>(5627) the body <4983> of Jesus <2424>, and <2532> wound <1210>(5656) it <846> in linen clothes <3608> with <3326> the spices <759>, as <2531> the manner <1485> of the Jews <2453> is <2076>(5748) to bury <1779>(5721).
41. Now <1161> in <1722> the place <5117> where <3699> he was crucified <4717>(5681) there was <2258>(5713) a garden <2779>; and <2532> in <1722> the garden <2779> a new <2537> sepulchre <3419>, wherein <1722> <3739> was <5087> <0> never <3764> <0> man <3762> yet <3764> laid <5087>(5681).
42. There <1563> laid they <5087>(5656) Jesus <2424> therefore <3767> because <1223> of the Jews <2453>' preparation <3904> day; for <3754> the sepulchre <3419> was <2258>(5713) nigh at hand <1451>.
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