Introduction：
Friday was the day of Jesus’ crucifixion. The four Gospels have all recorded a great deal on that day. Jesus was overwhelmed with sorrow in Gethsemane, and His sweat was as if it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. Shortly after He was betrayed by Judas, many of the disciples forsook him and fled. Peter disavowed him three times. The soldiers mocked Him and spat on him. Wearing the crown of thorns, covered with cuts and bruises, and after a night of interrogation, Jesus carried the heavy cross and walked towards Calvary, where He was crucified.
Key Events：
- Gethsemane
| Events/Facts | Location | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John |
| 1 Jesus and his disciples headed to Mount of Olives | Jerusalem | 26:30 | 14:26 | 22:39 | 18:1‐2 |
| 2 Jesus predicted Peter's denial | On the way to Mount Olives | 26:31‐35 | 14:27‐31 | ||
| 3 Jesus Prayed in Gethsemane | Gethsemane | 26:36‐46 | 14:32‐42 | 22:40‐46 | |
| 4 Jesus was arrested | Gethsemane | 26:47‐56 | 14:43‐52 | 22:47‐53 | 18:3‐12 |
- Interrogation
| Events/Facts | Location (Jerusalem) |
Matthew | Mark | Luke | John |
| 1 Anna saw Jesus | High Priest’s Palace | 18:13‐14 | |||
| 2 Peter's First Denial | High Priestess Palace | 26:58,69‐70 | 14:54,66‐68 | 22:54b‐57 | 18:15‐18 |
| 3 The High Priest Questioned Jesus | High Priest’s Palace | 18:19‐23 | |||
| 4 Caiaphas Interrogated Jesus | High Priest’s Palace | 26:57,59‐68 | 14:53,55‐65 | 22:54a,63‐65 | 18:24 |
| 5 Peter’s Second and Third Denials | High Priest’s Palace | 26:71‐75 | 14:69‐72 | 22:58‐62 | 18:25‐27 |
| 6 Jesus Convicted | Sanhedrin Hearing | 22:66‐71 |
- After Sanhedrin Trial
| Events/Facts | Location (Jerusalem) |
Matthew | Mark | Luke | John |
| 1 Jesus Before Pilate | Pilate’s Praetorium | 27:1‐2,11‐14 | 15:1‐5 | 23:1‐7 | 18:28‐38 |
| 2 Judas' Suicide | 27:3‐10 | ||||
| 3 Jesus at Herod's court | Herod’s Court | 23:8‐12 | |||
| 4 The Crowd Rejected Jesus | Pilate’s Praetorium | 27:15‐16a | 15:6‐15a | 23:13‐21 | 18:39‐40 |
| 5 Soldiers Mocked Jesus | Pilate’s Praetorium | 27:27‐31 | 15:16‐20 | 19:1‐3 | |
| 6 The Crowd Again Rejected Jesus | Pilate’s Praetorium | 23:22‐23 | 19:4‐12 | ||
| 7 Jesus Was Condemned Before Pilate | Gabbatha, Pilate’s Praetorium (Stone Pavement) | 23:24 | 19:13‐15 |
- The Walk to Calvary
| Events/Facts | Time | Location | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John |
| 1 Jesus handed over to be crucified | Friday 8 am | Pilate’s Praetorium | 27:26b | 15:15b | 23:25 | 19:16 |
| 2 Simon of Cyrene Carried the Cross of Jesus | 9 am | On the way to Calvary | 27:32 | 15:21 | 23:26 | 19:17 |
| 3 Jesus Dissuaded Mourning Women | 9 am | On the way to Calvary | 23:27‐31 | |||
| 4 Two Criminals with Jesus | 9 am | Calvary | 23:32 |
- Crucifixion
| Events/Facts | Time | Location | Matthew | Mark | Luke | John |
| 1 Jesus Crucified | 9 am | Calvary | 27:33‐35a | 15:22‐24a,25 | 23:33a | 19:18 |
| 2 Jesus’ Prayer | 9 am | Calvary | 23:34a | |||
| 3 Jesus is Ridiculed | Morning | Calvary | 27:37‐44 | 15:26‐32 | 23:33b,35‐38 | 19:19‐22 |
| 4 Soldiers Divided His Clothes | Morning | Calvary | 27:35b‐36 | 15:24b | 23:34b | 19:23‐24 |
| 5 Criminal Saved | Morning | Calvary | 23:39‐43 | |||
| 6 Jesus Comforted His Mother | Morning | Calvary | 19:25‐27 | |||
| 7 Jesus Breathed His Last | Noon - 3pm | Calvary | 27:45‐50 | 15:33‐37 | 23:44‐46 | 19:28‐30 |
| a Pain from being abandoned by His Father b Jesus said “I am thirsty” and “It is finished” c Jesus gave up His spirit |
Calvary | 27:45‐49 27:50 |
15:33‐36 15:37 |
23:44‐45a 23:46 |
19:28‐30a 19:30b |
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| 8 The Holy of Holies curtain in the temple was torn apart | 3 pm | Calvary | 27:51‐56 | 15:38‐41 | 23:45b,47‐49 | |
| 9 Jesus’ side was pierced | 3 pm | Calvary | 19:31‐37 | |||
| 10 Jesus was Buried | After 6 pm | Outside Jerusalem | 27:57-61 | 15:42-47 | 23:50-56a | 19:38-42 |
Key Verses:
Matthew 26: 36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to the disciples, “Sit here while I go and pray over there.” 37 And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. 38 Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with Me.” 39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” 40 Then He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What! Could you not watch with Me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done.” 43 And He came and found them asleep again, for their eyes were heavy. 44 So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45 Then He came to His disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is being betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going. See, My betrayer is at hand.”
Meditation:
This is the darkest day in the history of mankind. The pain that Jesus suffered for us on the cross far surpassed our imagination. The Son of God was tortured for us in human form on the cross. He was the holy Lamb of God who bore the sins of the world for us. Jesus was God’s only Son but He was rejected by the Father because of our sin. Therefore, Jesus said He was overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. He prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup leave me." (Matthew 26:39a) Let us stop at this moment and spend a little time to imagine what Jesus was experiencing.
"Nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will." (Matthew 26:39b) Our Lord was determined to die for our salvation. He did not break away from the suffering of the cross but gave up His life to bear our sins and penalty. Our Savior changed the entire history of mankind with is love and His death.
Let us praise Him with our hearts, drink the cup, and eat the bread. Jesus bore the curse and we received the blessing. We shall never forget this great love.
Song：Lamb of God
3/30 受難週第六天 (DX)
簡介
今天是耶穌受難的日子，四福音書中均大量記載了那一日的情形。祂在客西馬尼，心裏極其憂傷，汗如血點滴在地上；不久祂被門徒猶大出賣，其餘的門徒都逃跑四散，最愛的門徒彼得也三次不認祂；忍受著兵丁的譏笑、辱罵、唾棄；頭戴荊棘的冠冕，遍體鱗傷、經過一夜審問後，耶穌又背起了沉重的十字架，一步一步走向各各他，最后雙手雙腳被釘，挂在木頭上了。
主要事件：
- 在客西馬尼園
| 事件/史實 | 地點 | 馬太 | 馬可 | 路加 | 約翰 |
| 1 耶穌與門徒往橄欖山去 | 耶路撒冷 | 26:30 | 14:26 | 22:39 | 18:1‐2 |
| 2 耶穌再預言彼得不認主 | 赴橄欖山路上 | 26:31‐35 | 14:27‐31 | ||
| 3 耶穌在客西馬尼園禱告 | 客西馬尼園 | 26:36‐46 | 14:32‐42 | 22:40‐46 | |
| 4 耶穌被捉拿 | 客西馬尼園 | 26:47‐56 | 14:43‐52 | 22:47‐53 | 18:3‐12 |
- 被官長審問
| 事件/史實 | 地點 (耶路撒冷) |
馬太 | 馬可 | 路加 | 約翰 |
| 1 耶穌被解見亞那 | 大祭司宅 | 18:13‐14 | |||
| 2 彼得首次否認主 | 大祭司宅 | 26:58,69‐70 | 14:54,66‐68 | 22:54b‐57 | 18:15‐18 |
| 3 耶穌初次受審問 | 大祭司宅 | 18:19‐23 | |||
| 4 耶穌被該亞法審問 | 大祭司宅 | 26:57,59‐68 | 14:53,55‐65 | 22:54a,63‐65 | 18:24 |
| 5 彼得繼續否認主 | 大祭司宅 | 26:71‐75 | 14:69‐72 | 22:58‐62 | 18:25‐27 |
| 6 耶穌被公會定罪 | 公會 | 22:66‐71 |
- 被解見巡撫
| 事件/史實 | 地點 (耶路撒冷) |
馬太 | 馬可 | 路加 | 約翰 |
| 1 耶穌被交給彼拉多審問 | 衙門 | 27:1‐2,11‐14 | 15:1‐5 | 23:1‐7 | 18:28‐38 |
| 2 猶大自盡 | 27:3‐10 | ||||
| 3 耶穌被希律審問 | 希律王宮 | 23:8‐12 | |||
| 4 耶穌被眾人棄絕 | 衙門 | 27:15‐16a | 15:6‐15a | 23:13‐21 | 18:39‐40 |
| 5 耶穌被兵丁凌辱 | 衙門 | 27:27‐31 | 15:16‐20 | 19:1‐3 | |
| 6 耶穌再被眾人棄絕 | 衙門 | 23:22‐23 | 19:4‐12 | ||
| 7 耶穌被彼拉多定案 | 鋪華石處 | 23:24 | 19:13‐15 |
- 被解赴各各他途中
| 事件/史實 | 時間 | 地點 | 馬太 | 馬可 | 路加 | 約翰 |
| 1 耶穌被交給人釘死 | 晨八時 | 衙門 | 27:26b | 15:15b | 23:25 | 19:16 |
| 2 古利奈人西門代背十架 | 上午九時 | 赴各各他途中 | 27:32 | 15:21 | 23:26 | 19:17 |
| 3 耶穌勸戒眾婦人 | 上午九時 | 赴各各他途中 | 23:27‐31 | |||
| 4 兩犯人與耶穌一同帶來 | 上午九時 | 各各他 | 23:32 |
- 被釘在十字架上
| 事件/史實 | 時間 | 地點 | 馬太 | 馬可 | 路加 | 約翰 |
| 1 耶穌被釘十字架 | 上午九時 | 各各他 | 27:33‐35a | 15:22‐24a,25 | 23:33a | 19:18 |
| 2 耶穌為人代禱 | 上午九時 | 各各他 | 23:34a | |||
| 3 耶穌被眾人譏誚 | 上午 | 各各他 | 27:37‐44 | 15:26‐32 | 23:33b,35‐38 | 19:19‐22 |
| 4 兵丁分衣 | 上午 | 各各他 | 27:35b‐36 | 15:24b | 23:34b | 19:23‐24 |
| 5 強盜得救 | 上午 | 各各他 | 23:39‐43 | |||
| 6 耶穌安慰母親 | 上午 | 各各他 | 19:25‐27 | |||
| 7 耶穌斷氣前光景 | 上午十二時至下午三時 | 各各他 | 27:45‐50 | 15:33‐37 | 23:44‐46 | 19:28‐30 |
| a 受父神離棄之苦 b 主說『渴了』與 『成了』 c 主將靈魂交與父 |
27:45‐49 27:50 |
15:33‐36 15:37 |
23:44‐45a 23:46 |
19:28‐30a 19:30b |
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| 8 殿幔與墳墓裂開 等奇事 |
下午三時 | 各各他 | 27:51‐56 | 15:38‐41 | 23:45b,47‐49 | |
| 9 耶穌肋旁被扎 | 下午三時至六時 | 各各他 | 19:31‐37 | |||
| 10耶穌被安葬 | 下午六時 | 耶城外 | 27:57-61 | 15:42-47 | 23:50-56a | 19:38-42 |
鑰節：
太26:36-46
36 耶穌同門徒來到一個地方，名叫客西馬尼，就對他們說：「你們坐在這裡，等我到那邊去禱告。」 37 於是帶著彼得和西庇太的兩個兒子同去，就憂愁起來，極其難過， 38 便對他們說：「我心裡甚是憂傷，幾乎要死。你們在這裡等候，和我一同警醒。」 39 他就稍往前走，俯伏在地，禱告說：「我父啊！倘若可行，求你叫這杯離開我！然而，不要照我的意思，只要照你的意思。」40 來到門徒那裡，見他們睡著了，就對彼得說：「怎麼樣，你們不能同我警醒片時嗎？ 41 總要警醒禱告，免得入了迷惑。你們心靈固然願意，肉體卻軟弱了。」 42 第二次又去禱告說：「我父啊！這杯若不能離開我，必要我喝，就願你的意旨成全！」 43 又來，見他們睡著了，因為他們的眼睛困倦。 44 耶穌又離開他們去了。第三次禱告，說的話還是與先前一樣。 45 於是來到門徒那裡，對他們說：「現在你們仍然睡覺安歇吧！時候到了，人子被賣在罪人手裡了。 46 起來，我們走吧！看哪，賣我的人近了！」
默想：
這是人類歷史上最黑暗的一天。耶穌在十字架上為我們所承受的痛苦，遠超過我們的想像：這位尊貴的神子，卻在肉身中為我們受了十字架的酷刑；聖潔的羔羊，卻背負了全人類歷世歷代所有人的罪污；父懷裡的獨生子，卻因著你我的罪，被天父所棄絕。所以聖經記載主耶穌極其難過，幾乎要死，以至於禱告說：“我父啊，倘若可行，求你叫這杯離開我。”（太26:39a）讓我們停在這一刻，花一點時間，嘗試進入祂的感受。
“然而，不要照我的意思，只要照你的意思。”（太26:39b） 我們的主卻定意為拯救我們而死。祂並非不能脫離十字架的苦楚，乃是將自己的生命傾倒、捨棄，為要代替我們的罪，擔當我們的刑罰。這位救主用祂捨命的大愛改變了整個人類的歷史。
讓我們用最深的感恩之心來向祂讚美，因著苦杯祂飲，愛宴我嘗；咒詛祂受，祝福我享。如此的愛，我們永誌不忘。
詩歌：H69 我每靜念那十字架
