Lucas 22
John Calvin · Citado em PreceptAustin
Lucas 22
Calvin commenting on Mt 26:5 - They did not think it a fit season, till the festival was past, and the crowd was dispersed. Hence we infer that, although those hungry dogs eagerly opened their mouths to devour Christ, or rather, rushed furiously upon him, still God withheld them, by a secret restraint, from doing any thing by their deliberation or at their pleasure. So far as lies in their power, they delay till another time; but, contrary to their wish, God hastens the hour. And it is of great importance for us to hold, that Christ was not unexpectedly dragged to death by the violence of his enemies, but was led to it by the providence of God; for our confidence in the propitiation is founded on the conviction that he was offered to God as that sacrifice which God had appointed from the beginning. And therefore He determined that; His Son should be sacrificed on the very day of the Passover, that the ancient figure might give place to the only sacrifice of eternal redemption. Those who had no other design in view than to ruin Christ thought that another time would be more appropriate; but God, Who had appointed Him to be a sacrifice for the expiation of sins, selected a suitable day for contrasting the body with its shadow (Ed: OT "shadow" in Exodus 12 pointing to the Cross on Passover), by placing them together. Hence also we obtain a brighter display of the fruit of Christ’s suffering.. (Matthew Commentary) Peter affirmed that God was in complete control declaring "this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death." (Acts 2:23+). Mark 14:2+ for they were saying, “Not during the festival, otherwise there might be a riot of the people.” Comment: While these men reasoned "not during the festival" of the Passover, God had already overruled them even before the world was created because in His sovereign, pre-determined plan of redemption, His Son, our Redeemer, was scheduled from the foundation of the world (1 Peter 1:20+) to die as the Passover Lamb in our place. Nothing could deter the greatest event in history from occurring on the Father's timetable! What a mighty God we worship and serve! J C
Lucas 22
Calvin remarks 'Though Satan drives us every day to crime, and reigns in us when he hurries us into a course of extraordinary wickedness, yet he is said to enter into the reprobate when he takes possession of all their senses, overthrows the fear of God, extinguishes the light of reason, and destroys every feeling of shame.' Albert