7 Last Words
Father Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit • Sermon • Submitted • Presented
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1st Word
34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots.
2nd Word
43 And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
3rd Word
26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, “Woman, behold your son!”
27 Then He said to the disciple, “Behold your mother!” And from that hour that disciple took her to his own home.
4th Word
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
5th Word
28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!”
6th Word
30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.
7th Word
46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition Chapter 23
46 καὶ φωνήσας φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· Πάτερ, εἰς χεῖράς σου παρατίθεμαι τὸ πνεῦμά μου. τοῦτο δὲ εἰπὼν ἐξέπνευσεν
Rest in peace
The seventh and last words of Jesus before His death is the final “Rest in Peace” statement in the world!
The last words of Jesus is another proof that Jesus is the one that was prophesied long ago in the OT times.
1 In You, O Lord, I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed; Deliver me in Your righteousness.
2 Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to save me.
3 For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name’s sake, Lead me and guide me.
4 Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength.
5 Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.
Jesus quoted the words of King David when he was praying to God for protection against his enemies.
Jesus omitted the last line “you have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth”. As J. MacArthur points: Jesus is the redeemer, not the one being redeemed.
“Father”
Jesus addressed God as Father in the book of Luke (2nd person): 5X
He referred to His Father(3rd person): 9X
21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.
42 saying, “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”
34 Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” And they divided His garments and cast lots.
46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.
He referred to His Father(3rd person): 9X
49 And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”
36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
26 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels.
22 All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.”
2 So He said to them, “When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
30 For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things.
32 “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
29 And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me,
49 “Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”
What’s the point in Luke’s repeated use of Father?
Luke’s goal is to establish that Jesus is truly the Son of God, the Messiah.
Just as Jesus, we can also call Him Father.
Some father-son relationship themes:
Discipleship requires prioritizing Jesus’ work over family ties (9:59; 11:11; 12:53; 14:26)
The Parable of the Prodigal Son (15)
The command to honor ones father (18:13)
59 Then He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”
11 If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?
53 Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”
26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
Luke 15 Prodigal Son Parable
Called Abraham as Father of Israel (Luke 16)
Honor your father (Luke 18:22)
“Into your hands I commit my spirit”
Parse: 1st Person, Singular, Present, Middle, Indicative.
BDAG:
Commonly used to refer to handing food to someone.
to place someth. before someone, set before
In the context of Luke, it is best to translate as to entrust, for safekeeping. Jesus is entrusting His soul for God the Father to safekeep.
to entrust for safekeeping, give over, entrust, commend
entrust someone to the care or protection of someone
Note that it is in the Middle voice, meaning He did that on His own. He gave His life freely and willingly.
Why the Hand of God?
The largest number of figurative uses of “hand” relate to God. The “hand of God” or “in Thy hand” is an idiom referring to the supreme and almighty power and authority of God (
The phrase “into someone’s hand” was used figuratively to convey the idea of authority involving responsibility, care, or dominion over someone or something (
Jesus entrusted His spirit to the Father’s hand knowing that the Father will safekeep it until His second coming. Right now He is seated in the “right hand of God.”
56 and said, “Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”
12 But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God,
Why pneuma? Why not soul?
Luke may have been using the words spirit and soul interchangeably.
The original Psalm wordings uses “spirit” (Hebrew: “ruah”) - Life-spirit, life, soul.
Both Hebrew and Greek is also translated to “breathe” or “wind” this can make sense when Jesus “breathe” His last
“Having said this, He breathed His last”
ἐκπνέω (s. πνέω) 1 aor. ἐξέπνευσα breathe out one’s life/soul, expire
Parse: 3rd Person, Singular, Aorist, Active, Indicative.
“He breathed His last” was a common ancient euphemism the moment of one’s passing. This proves that Jesus was truly bodily dead.
But metaphorically, this is not His last breath. After rising from the dead, He breathed the Spirit to the Apostles and to whomsoever will believe in Him.
What happened next?
47 So when the centurion saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous Man!”
48 And the whole crowd who came together to that sight, seeing what had been done, beat their breasts and returned.
49 But all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things.
37 And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed His last.
38 Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.
39 So when the centurion, who stood opposite Him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this Man was the Son of God!”
40 There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome,
41 who also followed Him and ministered to Him when He was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with Him to Jerusalem.
50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
51 Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split,
52 and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;
53 and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.
54 So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
55 And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there looking on from afar,
56 among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
Proof that Jesus is dead on that day:
31 Therefore, because it was the Preparation Day, that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him.
33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
50 Now behold, there was a man named Joseph, a council member, a good and just man.
51 He had not consented to their decision and deed. He was from Arimathea, a city of the Jews, who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God.
52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a tomb that was hewn out of the rock, where no one had ever lain before.
54 That day was the Preparation, and the Sabbath drew near.
55 And the women who had come with Him from Galilee followed after, and they observed the tomb and how His body was laid.
56 Then they returned and prepared spices and fragrant oils. And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus.
39 And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds.
40 Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury.
41 Now in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
42 So there they laid Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation Day, for the tomb was nearby.
What is in it for us?
Jesus’ mission is completed on the cross.
No one can do the things that He had done on the cross.
Salvation is truly just trusting Him as both God and Savior.
Lordship salvation, and misinterpretations about enduring to the end to ensure salvation will not make sense if we look at the things He had done on the cross for the world!
Transition from Luke (Israel) to Acts (the Gentiles) - that all can receive the gift of eternal life!
Discourse Analysis of the New Testament Writings Jesus’ Victorious Death and Resurrection
When Jesus is crucified between two criminals (23:33), mocked as the king of the Jews (23:38), takes his last breath, and commits his spirit to the Father (23:46), he is not a victim. He is victorious.
The journey of Jesus in the book of Luke was towards Jerusalem and into death and resurrection. His goal was to bring Israel to repentance. After dying on the cross and rising from the dead, Luke transitions to Acts where the journey of Paul would be towards Jerusalem, but now towards the Gentile nations starting in Rome.
Jesus’ death on the cross transitions His salvific act from Israel to the Nations. He wants all to be saved!
Yet the story doesn’t end here. Yes He died on this day and we remember it. But after 3 days on Resurrection Sunday, we will remember that He truly is God, the One who defeated death and rose again from the grave!
Jesus rested in peace knowing the mission on the cross is over. Believe now in Him for eternal life!
It’s time for the world to experience that same peace by believing in Him for eternal life!
