Lucas 22

Lucas 22

MacDonald - The Jewish people were forbidden to eat blood, and the disciples knew therefore that He was not speaking of literal blood, but of that which typified His blood. (Borrow Believer's Bible Commentary) Jesus' precious blood forms the basis of one of the great prayers in the New Testament... Now the God of peace, Who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, 21 equip you in every good thing (GOD'S PROVISION) to do His will (OUR RESPONSIBILITY), (HIS SPIRIT SUPERNATURALLY) working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:20-21+) Comment: Do not miss the juxtaposition of God's provision and our responsibility to obey, having been given all we need to obey and even being energized by the Spirit to obey, giving us both the desire to obey and the power to obey! - Php 2:13NLT+) See also the "Paradoxical Principle of 100% Dependent and 100% Responsible" (100/100). Related Resources: What is the meaning of the blood of Christ? Why did God require animal sacrifices in the Old Testament? Why did the sacrificial system require a blood sacrifice? What was the significance of the sprinkling of blood? "'Tis in Thy cross, Lord, that we learn What Thou in all Thy fulness art; There, through the darkening cloud discern The love of Thy devoted heart". -- Edward Denny Brian Bell - The Cup! The Passover requires 4 cups of wine (2 before the meal and 2 after) The cup of Sanctification; The cup of Instruction; The cup of Redemption; The cup of Praise. [Taken from Ex.6:6,7] The cup of wine that would have been raised during the meal that is now remembered when one commemorates “the Lord’s Supper” was the cup of redemption. This was when Jesus established the New Covenant in His own blood. It’s a New Covenant(20) – Sacred binding contract. (Jer 31:31-34+)...In My blood (20) - Biblical covenants were always ratified by shed blood. After the cup of redemption, which commemorates God’s redemption of His people, comes the cup of praise. The cup of praise is the cup of wine that Jesus refused to drink from until the coming of His Father’s Kingdom! (see Lk 22:30) (Reference) Richards - In Old Testament times a covenant was a binding legal agreement, whose nature was determined by the parties involved. Between two businessmen it was a contract. Between nations it was a treaty. Between ruler and people it was a constitution. But between God and human beings, the basic force of “covenant” is a commitment. God’s ancient covenant with Abraham is marked by His statement of what “I will” do. God’s temporary covenant with Israel established through Moses, the Law, specified what God would do if Israel obeyed—or disobeyed. The “New Covenant” Jesus spoke of at the Last Supper, instituted at His death and sealed by His own shed blood, is God’s commitment to forgive the sins of those who believe in His Son, and to transform their character from within (cf. Jer. 31:31–34; Heb. 10:16–18). (BORROW The 365 day devotional commentary) Oh, precious is the flow That makes me white as snow; No other fount I know, Nothing but the blood of Jesus. --Lowry Christ's sacrifice is exactly what God desired and our sin required Luke 22:21 "But behold, the hand of the one betraying Me is with Mine on the table. KJV Luke 22:21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. Job 19:19; Ps 41:9; Micah 7:5,6; Mt 26:21-23; Mark 14:18; John 13:18,19,21,26 CHRONOLOGY OF THE GOSPEL ACCOUNTS OF LAST PASSOVER & LAST SUPPER Luke 22 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries THE BETRAYER BEING EXPOSED Parallel Passages Dealing with Judas' Betrayal of Jesus: Matthew 26:21-23+ As they were eating, He said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me.” 22 Being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?” 23 And He answered, “He who dipped his hand with Me in the bowl is the one who will betray Me. Mark 14:18-20+ As they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me–one who is eating with Me.” 19 They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, “Surely not I?” 20 And He said to them, “It is one of the twelve, one who dips with Me in the bowl. Darrell Bock comments that "There is irony in the betrayal’s sacred setting: a meal commemorating deliverance is also a meal that points to a sacred death. The moment is emotional at several levels: Jesus is about to be given over to the nation, and the disciples celebrate the nation’s freeing by God. The irony and the mystery could not be greater." (See Luke : 2 Volumes (Baker Exegetical Commentary) But (plen) when used as an adverb at the beginning of a clause often means but (but rather, but yet, nevertheless). Here the contrast (see term of contrast) is striking - Jesus has just described His blood being poured out to inaugurate the New Covenant but now describes the one who will play a pivotal role in pouring out His blood to make possible the New Covenant! John