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Matthew 27:32-44
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32As they were going out,
they met a man from
33They came to a place called
34There they offered Jesus
wine to drink, mixed with gall; but after tasting it, he refused to drink it.
35When they had crucified
him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
36And sitting down, they kept
watch over him there.
37Above his head they placed
the written charge against him: this is jesus, the king of the jews.
38Two rebels were crucified
with him, one on his right and one on his left.
39Those who passed by hurled
insults at him, shaking their heads
40and saying, “You who are
going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come
down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!”
41In the same way the chief
priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him.
42“He saved others,” they
said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of
43He trusts in God. Let God
rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
44In the same way the rebels
who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him.
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1)
Why did the
soldiers force Simon to carry the cross in verse 32, given that the person who was going to be crucified normally
carried the cross?
o
Jesus might have
been so weakened by the flogging.
o
That
o
He was not able
to carry it.
2)
In accordance
with verse 33 where was Jesus crucified?
o
Jesus was crucified
at
3)
Where is
o
Golgotha is a
site immediately outside
4)
What does
o
It means “the place
of the skull”.
5)
What was the
purpose of the wine mixed with gall that the soldiers offered to Jesus in verse
34, given that wine mixed with gall was a
narcotic drink?
o
It was for
dulling the pain of crucifixion.
6)
Why did Jesus choose
not to take the drink, given that he died on the cross to pay the penalty for
the sins of the whole world?
o
Jesus chose to
endure the full force of the physical aspect of the penalty.
7)
Why did the
soldiers divide up Jesus’ clothes by casting lots in verse 35, given that in Jesus’ time there was no low-cost
manufacturing of clothing?
o
They did not have
many changes of clothing.
o
Because
o
Clothing was
expensive.
8)
According to
verse 36 what were the soldiers doing?
o
Sitting down,
they kept watch over Jesus.
9)
According to
verse 37 what did the written charge
against Jesus above his head read?
o
It read: this is
jesus, the king of the jews.
10)
According to
verse 38 who were crucified along with Jesus?
o
Two rebels were crucified
with Jesus,
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One on his right.
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And one on his
left.
11)
According to verses
39 and 40 what did people who passed by mock Jesus for?
o
They mocked Jesus
for the discrepancy between his claim and his inability,
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His claim of
Ø
Being the Son of
God.
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And having
miraculous power to destroy the temple and build it in three days.
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His inability to
save himself from the punishment of the cross.
12)
According to
verses 41 to 43 how did the chief priests
and the teachers of the law mock Jesus?
o
He
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Saved others.
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But can’t save
himself!
o
Let him come down
now from the cross.
o
If
o
He’s the king of
o
And we will
believe in him.
o
Let God rescue
him now.
o
If
o
He’s the Son of
God,.
13)
According to
verse 44 what did the two rebels who were crucified with Jesus do?
o
They also heaped
insults on Jesus.
14)
In the context of
his mission to pay the penalty for the sins of the whole world, why did Jesus choose
not to come down from the cross when those who mocked him consistently
challenged him to do so?
o
Jesus chose to
endure the
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Scorn.
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And shame.
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And pain.
o
In order to
fulfill his mission.
15)
Why did Jesus choose
to stay on the cross, given that had he come down from the cross, people’s
belief in him would not be by faith and would have been coerced by his power?
o
Jesus saves us
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By our faith in
him.
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That
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He died on the cross
to pay the penalty for our sins.
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Not by our coerced
belief in his power.
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Matthew 27:32-44
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