John 18:12-27
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Abi- Daddy why?
Jesus is arrested.
Jesus is arrested.
So the Roman cohort and the commander and the officers of the Jews, arrested Jesus and bound Him,
The Bible Knowledge Commentary 26:36–46 (Mark 14:32–42; Luke 22:39–46; John 18:1)
Jesus’ Six Trials
Religious Trials
Before Annas
John 18:12–14
Before Caiaphas
Matthew 26:57–68
Before the Sanhedrin
Matthew 27:1–2
Civil Trials
Before Pilate
John 18:28–38
Before Herod
Luke 23:6–12
Before Pilate
John 18:39–19:6
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No accusations.
They give no reason here in the text for why they are arresting him.
They just come and get him. They arrest Him and bind him. And we see, this unfair arrest is the beginning of the most unjust trial in the history of the world.
But these men are not concerned at all with justice. They have set their sights on Jesus.
Here’s how we know the Jewish religious rulers really don’t care about crimes committed.
If they were, they would have arrested Peter for attempted murder. They don’t care about justice. They hate Jesus. They hate God. And they have enlisted the Roman Cohort in their hatred.
They do under the guise of caring about the Law, but they don’t understand the Law.
If they understood the Law:
They would not think themselves above it.
They would understand themselves breakers of it
They would cling to Jesus rather than refusing His Lordship.
they would realize that Jesus was its fulfillment.
The same is true for everyone:
If people truly understood the Bible. If they truly understood God’s holiness, they would not oppose Jesus
If people truly understood the Law today:
We would not think ourselves above it. We would recognize our sinfulness, rather than proudly identifying ourselves by our sin.
We would understand ourselves breakers of the Law, and as Law breakers, as rightful recipients of God’s wrath.
We would cling to Jesus, the only one who kept the Law, as our Lord and Savior.
But today, so many have the attitude of these here in this passage in opposition to Jesus.
Self Righteous
Self Justifying
Enemies of Christ
They want to get rid of Jesus, not because of any wrong he has done to them, they don’t list any charges here and later when they do, the charges are bogus. And here is where we see the ultimate issue.
The ultimate issue is not that Jesus has broken some Law, the UI that they don’t believe and they refuse His Lordship.
Not that Jesus has committed blasphemy, but they.
They know that if they believe that Jesus is who he says he is, that they must submit to Him as Lord, so at this point its just easier for them to kill him.
This is what we have seen over the course of History- People don’t want to follow the leadership and the authority of someone, they just kill them, or wait for them to die.
The only problem with this is, Jesus doesn’t stay dead. He resurrects from the grave:
to save His people (to be our eternal high priest, our advocate, our soon coming King)
to vindicate His Holy name (to prove that He was innocent of every charge)
To be Lord… OF ALL.
Like it or not, submissive or not, willingly or not, there is coming a day, when all who oppose the Son will bow their knees to Christ.
But these men at this point have stiffened their necks.
The question for us, is who will we be bowing beside.
These men have set their sights on Christ. They hate him. And they are gonna lead Jesus to someone they are sure will kill him.
What group of people will we be in?
Those who have by His grace embraced/submitted to Him as Lord…
Or
Those who have in their sin opposed Christ on this earth, but now are bowing in defeat.
and led Him to Annas first; for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
So this could be a little confusing.
Annas is not the official High Priest of the Jews, because part of the Roman control of the Jews was that they would switch the High Priest up every few years, to not let one man have too much power.
Under Jewish Law, the position was for a lifetime.
Under Roman Law, Caiphas was High Priest.
In Jewish though Annas would have still have much authority.
So he is brought to Annas first, and they are going to examine him, question him, and then their earnest desire is Annas will send him to THE High Priest Caiphas
And John reminds us of something here in verse 14
Because they know if they can get him to Caiphas, Caiphas will kill him.
Why?
Now Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jews that it was expedient for one man to die on behalf of the people.
They know if they get Jesus to Caiphas, Caiphas has already spoken about killing him.
nor do you take into account that it is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.”
John reminds of
Let me remind you of what John is referencing.
After Jesus had healed Lazarus, that really started the conspiracy to kill him. Thats when we see things really start heating up. No longer is it just Jesus feeding people, now he is raising them from the dead.
Go back with me to Summarize--
John 11:43
When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth.” The man who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what He had done, believed in Him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them the things which Jesus had done. Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs. “If we let Him go on like this, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, nor do you take into account that it is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.” Now he did not say this on his own initiative, but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation, and not for the nation only, but in order that He might also gather together into one the children of God who are scattered abroad. So from that day on they planned together to kill Him.
Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs. “If we let Him go on like this, all men will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, nor do you take into account that it is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.”
Jesus Heals Lazarus . They don’t like that, so they have a meeting.
Caiphas, as the high priest, speaks up. He thought that Jesus was going to get all of them killed that his popularity was getting too much, so he said, it is better that one man die, than for the whole nation to perish. (Explain)
What Caiphas didn’t realize is that Jesus was coming to do exactly that.
He would die singularly, so that all those who believe in him would not perish.
He’s coming to be the sacrifice for many.
Caiphas’s heart isn’t to provide us with a theology on the sacrificial atonement of Christ.
He hates him and thats why John mentions this again in . Caiphas has it in his heart from to kill Jesus, so you can guess how this trial is going to go. Essentially, if Annas sends Jesus to Caiphas, then Jesus will die.
Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You right now? I will lay down my life for You.”
John 13:
Now we pause that part of the narrative/.
Now the narrative switches. There are two stories going on here at the same time- the trial and the denial.
John interrupts this action to give us an update of Peter. Before we get to that. Remember Peter.
Mr. Bold, Remember what Peter had promised Jesus earlier after he had washed their feet and predicted that Judas would betray him.
You Remember this in , right?
Jesus has told them that he is going away.
Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?” Jesus answered, “Where I go, you cannot follow Me now; but you will follow later.” Peter said to Him, “Lord, why can I not follow You right now? I will lay down my life for You.” Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for Me? Truly, truly, I say to you, a rooster will not crow until you deny Me three times.
here is where we see, Peter’s desire is to follow Christ. He loves Jesus. He really does, but Peter struggles with sin. Just like us. I for one am thankful for Peter, because at times, I feel like he is the most like me..
Just like us, Just like me, Peter is quick to wander.
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“Prone to wander, Lord I feel it, prone to leave the God I love.”
Peter says the right thing, and I truly believe Peter is genuine here, but when the pressure intensifies, Peter shrinks back. Peter leaves/denies the God he loves.
Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into the court of the high priest, but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the doorkeeper, and brought Peter in. Then the slave-girl who kept the door said to Peter, “You are not also one of this man’s disciples, are you?” He said, “I am not.” Now the slaves and the officers were standing there, having made a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.
John 18:15-
You are not one of the disciples also are you?
I am not.
Boy thats different.
Its different, than I’ll die for you Jesus.
Its different than you will never wash my feet Jesus.
Its different than
Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life.
He has went from proud supporter to his first denial of the three.
What’s interesting is that with the next two denials, his tone intensifies!! Denial becomes easier and even more deliberate the other two times where he even is angered to the point of cursing by the time they asked him the third time.
Peter has denied Jesus..
And the story switches back.
John picks it back up with the trial.
We move from Peter’s questioning and outright lie, to the questioning of Jesus who does nothing but speak the truth.
Look in verses 19-21
The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching.
The high priest then questioned Jesus about His disciples, and about His teaching. Jesus answered him, “I have spoken openly to the world; I always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews come together; and I spoke nothing in secret. “Why do you question Me? Question those who have heard what I spoke to them; they know what I said.”
John 18
Jesus is not being disrespectful. Jesus has nothing to hide.
He preached openly. He taught openly. In fact, many of those interviewing him would have heard him teach many many times.
Jesus simply says “Ask those who have heard my teaching?” or better “Ask the witnesses?”
This was proper and the lawful way of foing things. Jesus is simply asking them to adhere to their own Laws when bringing charges against him, but they aren’t worried about Laws.
And here we see a divide.
Jesus- the one who keeps the Law.
His adversaries- those who break the Law.
And again, they bear witness to this.
Look what happens in verses 22-23
When He had said this, one of the officers standing nearby struck Jesus, saying, “Is that the way You answer the high priest?” Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?”
He slapped Jesus: Is that the way you answer the High Priest?
he slaps the Lord of Glory.
He slaps His creator and the sustainer of His life.
He slapped Jesus: Is that the way you answer the High Priest?
Jesus answers…
Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken wrongly, testify of the wrong; but if rightly, why do you strike Me?”
Jesus quickly defends his answers.
He has spoken truthfully, and he is hit for speaking truthfully.
There’s no reason for Jesus to be struck. Jesus didn’t deserve to be hit.
The point of this verse is the point of the cross.
Every single pain Jesus will face will be underserved and at the hands of godless men.
Why are these people seeking to kill him?
Why are these people seeking to kill him?
They are seeking to kill him because there is something spiritually true about them.
Ultimately, they seek to kill him because they are his enemies.
We wonder why the world is the way it is. It is simply showing the same heart of the man who struck Jesus.
They kill Jesus because they are seeking to suppress the truth.
Romans 1:18-
They have embraced the lies of the world and rejected the truth of God.
Romans 1:21
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures. Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Paul testifies to the spiritual reality of people like this in
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.
Why do they do this?
This is who they are.
Professing worldly wisdom, these men do the most foolish thing to have ever been done.
These men will exchange the truth of God for a lie, and they do under the guise of justice.
They are godless. They hate God. And they will do whatever they have to do to not follow Jesus, so they actively willingly embrace the lie and shun the truth.
This is why every unbeliever refuses to submit to Jesus.
And while these men who hate the truth are busy embracing lies.
Peter, who professes to love the truth, is by the fire. Look what happens with Peter.
Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. So they said to him, “You are not also one of His disciples, are you?” He denied it, and said, “I am not.” One of the slaves of the high priest, being a relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, said, “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?” Peter then denied it again, and immediately a rooster crowed.
Jesus was right as he always is.
What was the difference between Judas and Peter? Judas hated Jesus Christ, Peter loved Him. And on that basis,the Lord restored Peter, didn’t He? At the end of the gospel of John, “Do you love Me?” He’ll ask him three times: “Do you love Me? Do you love Me? Do you love Me?” one for every incident of denial. Peter said, “Lord, I love You. Lord, I love You,” and He restored him to ministry and he preached the great sermon on the Day of Pentecost.
The wonderful reality of this passage is, here is a disciple sinning epically, like no previous sin recorded in the gospel. And this sin, on all accounts, would be enough to say Peter is nothing more than another Judas. Instead, he becomes the great gospel preacher on the Day of Pentecost and through the first half of the book of Acts.This is the people for whom Christ died. And while He’s actually going to the cross, they’re sinning against Him, the very ones He dies to save.
Peter denies Jesus.
The man who professed his love for Jesus so many times before, has fell under the pressure of temptation and sin.
Why does Peter do what he does?
Why does Peter do what he does?
Some would say Peter was caught off guard, but I don’t think so. Jesus had told him this and his still denies him.
First lets be clear.
We are dealing with a genuine follower of Jesus who fails. (Peter is no Judas, although it may be hard to see the difference. Peter loves Jesus. Judas hated him).
Please understand that first, so why? Why would a genuine follower of Jesus fall this hard.
self confident “Though all these may leave you, I wont.”-
Self confidence when dealing with sin is actually self deceit.
nothing will lead us to fall more quickly than thinking we have it on our own.
Lack of prayer-
He just slept through prayer meeting
And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour? “Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Fear of the wrong people.
“What could we learn from Peter? We’re weak. Don’t be self-confident. Don’t go to sleep at prayer meeting. Don’t hang around dangerous people. Don’t give into fear. And if you have, ask for forgiveness. Tell the Lord you love Him, and He’ll lift you up and use you.” John Macarthur
Which leads us to the third why…
Why did Jesus die?
isaiah
But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.
He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
We fail. The good news for Peter and all believers is this. Jesus is dying for Peter’s denial and yours and mine.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
The final question is to you:
Why do you do what you do?
Jesus is making His way to the cross. Its now time for the cup of wrath to be drunk.