He said, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” Not only did they get wrong what they heard (Jesus said, “Eloi” not “Elijah”), but they also only heard one word of what He said. Now at the end of His earthly ministry, He was also misunderstood on the cross. There was a thick darkness over the land, from noon until three in the afternoon. ii. The best modernscholarship says that there were four women, and that therefore Jamesand John, the sons of Zebedee, were cousins of our Lord. (1-5) The first audience with Pilate. If He has a kingdom, then perhaps there is room for me!” (Wiersbe). The thought that no one ever was so shamefully treated, as the only perfectly wise, holy, and excellent Person that ever appeared on earth, leads the serious mind to strong views of man's wickedness and enmity to God. a. 15:16  And the soldiers led him away within the court, which is the Praetorium1; and they call together the whole band2. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. 15:15  And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him1, to be crucified. Proud member 15:44  And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. THE CHOICE OF THE MOB (Mark 15:6-15) 15:6-15 At the time of the Feast, it was the custom for the governor to release to the people a prisoner, whom they were accustomed to choose. At the same time, we cannot say that the separation between the Father and the Son at the cross was complete, because as 2 Corinthians 5:19 says, God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself at the cross. The darkness signified the cloud which the human soul of Christ was under, when he was making it an offering for sin. b. Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days4. If He is from Nazareth, then He would identify with rejected people. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. It was not anunnatural thing to impose such a burden upon a kinsman. Shall I indulge anger, or utter reproaches and threats because of troubles and injuries? Let the Christ… descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe: It is precisely because He would not come down that we believe in Him. “It may be that the message of this sign first aroused the hopes of the repentant thief. 15:31  In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him] among themselves with the scribes said, He saved others; himself he cannot save1. Hebrew writers often used such parallelism. iii. a. Joseph of Arimathea was a prominent council member: This Joseph was apparently silent when the council sentenced Jesus to death (Mark 15:1). There was a man called Barabbas, confined with the revolutionaries, who had committed murder during the insurrection. i. John 19:30 tells us what He said when He cried with a loud voice: it is finished, which is one word in the ancient Greek language, the word tetelestai. And they lead him out to crucify him. With what earnestness will the man who firmly believes the truth, as made known by the sufferings of Christ, seek for salvation! They crucified two thieves with him, and him in the midst; they thereby intended him great dishonour. There was darkness over the whole land: The remarkable darkness showed the agony of creation itself in the Creator’s suffering. He suffered alone: for the people there was none with him; because his sufferings were to make an atonement for the sins of the world: and in the work of redemption he had no helper.” (Clarke). i. ii. 15:2  And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews1? (4) The relationship explains in part whyJesus, when dying, left the care of his mother to John. b. Some of the women beheld where Jesus was laid, that they might come after the sabbath to anoint the dead body, because they had not time to do it before. Compiled & Edited by BST & Crosswalk Staff, Compiled & Edited by BibleStudyTools Staff, California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Pilate marveled that He was already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him if He had been dead for some time. He shrunk back then but was not ashamed to identify with Jesus in His death. At some point before He died, before the veil was torn in two, before He cried out it is finished, an awesome spiritual transaction took place. However, if the victim did not die quickly enough, his legs were broken, and he was soon unable to breathe. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Let us judge of persons and things by their merits, and the standard of God's word, and not by common report. Mark 15:15 "And [so] Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged [him], to be crucified." Truly this man was the Son of God! They told him to come down from the cross, and they would believe; but they did not believe, though he gave them a more convincing sign when he came up from the grave. Then he bought fine linen, took Him down, and wrapped Him in the linen. i. He risked Pilate’s animosity or scorn, but it mattered little to Joseph. ©2018 David Guzik – No distribution beyond personal use without permission. The sufferings of the meek and holy Redeemer, are ever a source of instruction to the believer, of which, in his best hours, he cannot be weary. Those who passed by blasphemed Him: Jesus not only endured mocking and humiliation at the hands of the pagan Roman soldiers, but also from the religious leaders. There was a significant sense in which Jesus rightly felt forsaken by God the Father at this moment. He wore the crown of thorns which we deserved, that we might wear the crown of glory which he merited. i. Greek scholar A.T. Robinson says mocking in Mark 15:31 describes “Acting like silly children who love to mock one another.” It was bad enough that the Son of God came to earth and man murdered Him in the most tortured way possible. “A Roman sergeant had seen too many deaths to be in any uncertainty about such a fact.” (Cole). Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Right views of Christ crucified will reconcile the believer to the thought of death; he longs to behold, love, and praise, as he ought, that Saviour who was wounded and pierced to save him from the wrath to come. 15:42  And when even was now come, because it was the Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath1. -------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+------------ | | Mary | and Mary the | and mother Mt 27:56 | | Magdalene | mother of | of sons of | | | James & John | Zebedee-------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+------------ | | Mary | and Mary the | and Salome Mr 15:40 | | Magdalene | mother of | | | | James the Less| | | | and of Joses |-------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+------------ | his mother | and Mary | Mary, the wife| the sister Joh 19:23 | his mother | Magdalene | of Clopas | of Jesus' | | | | mother-------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+------------. In support ofthis it is argued: (1) That it is unlikely that two sisters would bearthe same name, a fact which, as Meyer says, is "established by noinstance". 15:32  Let the Christ, the King of Israel, now come down from the cross1, that we may see and believe. This will not do for the true follower of Jesus; we hear not only one word from Jesus, but every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. And he laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the door of the tomb. Pilate thought that he might appeal from the priests to the people, and that they would deliver Jesus out of the priests' hands. As Jesus hung on the cross, His listeners misunderstood Him by taking the part for the whole.

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