========================
Luke 23:44-49
========================
44It was now about noon, and
darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,
45for the sun stopped
shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.
46Jesus called out with a
loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said
this, he breathed his last.
47The centurion, seeing what
had happened, praised God and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
48When all the people who had
gathered to witness this sight saw what took place, they beat their breasts and
went away.
49But all those who knew him,
including the women who had followed him from
----------------------------------------
1)
In accordance
with verses 44 and 45 what was the phenomenon of darkness coming over the whole
land between noon and three in the afternoon?
o
It was a solar
eclipse.
2)
What does the
curtain of the temple being torn in two upon Jesus’ death symbolize, given that
with the curtain torn in two the way into God’s presence was wide open?
o
It symbolizes
that the death of Jesus has opened the way for people to come to God.
3)
How did the death
of Jesus open the way for people to come to God, given that it is their sins
that have separated them from God?
o
Jesus opened the
way for people to come to God.
o
When
o
He had
§
Died.
§
And paid the
penalty.
o
For the sins of
the whole world.
4)
According to
verse 46 what did Jesus do before he
breathed his last?
o
Jesus committed
his spirit into the Father’s hands.
5)
According to
verse 47 what did the centurion praise God saying when he saw what had happened?
o
He said that surely
that was a righteous man.
6)
According to
verse 48 what did the people who had gathered to witness the sight do when
they saw what took place?
o
They
§
Beat their
breasts.
§
And went away.
7)
According to
verse 49 who stood at a distance, watching those things?
o
All those who
knew Jesus, including the women who had followed him from
========================
Luke 23:44-49
========================