They Spat in His Face

They Spat in His Face

“Then did they spit in His face and buffeted Him; others smote Him.”  Matthew 26:67 KJV “Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him.” Matthew 26:67 NASB Earlier, we are told of a face that did “shine as the sun” (ch 17:2). Isaiah...
They Spat in His Face

Four Perspectives on Gethsemane

“That the Scriptures of the Prophets might be fulfilled.” Matthew 26:56 KJV “… to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.”  Matthew 26:56 NASB Each Gospel account stresses a different aspect of the Garden and focuses upon a slightly different expression...
They Spat in His Face

No Angelic Intervention

“Cannot (I) now pray to the Father and He shall presently give Me more than twelve legions of angels?” Matthew 26:21-54 KJV “Do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? ”...
They Spat in His Face

Gethsemane – On His Face in the Garden

“He went a little farther and fell on His face …” Matthew 26:39-44 KJV “He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face…” Matthew 26:39-44 NASB The Son of God on His face in the Garden! God once was walking in a garden (Gen 3); He, in the person of His Son...
They Spat in His Face

Gethsemane’s Sorrows

“He began to be sorrowful and very heavy … exceeding sorrowful even unto death.” Matthew 26:37-38 KJV “[He] began to be grieved and distressed…deeply grieved, to the point of death.” Matthew 26:37-38 NASB The suffering and sorrows of the Lord Jesus in...
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