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Lesson #9     JESUS: His Triumphal Entry 

REVIEW

SELECTED  VERSES

Matthew 21:1-11, 26:1-5, 14-28

LESSON  OVERVIEW

Jesus Christ came to this world with a specific purpose in mind.  He came to deliver us from our sins and save us from Satan and death.  Nevertheless, many people who followed Him failed to see Jesus as their own personal Saviour.  They saw Jesus for what He could give them as their earthly king rather than as one who could provide for their spiritual needs.  Jesus knew His time on earth was getting short and so he began preparing Himself for the task which God had sent Him to accomplish, something only Jesus could complete.

LESSON

THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY

A.   Jesus Rides a Donkey  Matthew 21:1-7

1.   Jesus sends two of His disciples ahead of the group to the next town to find a young donkey for Him to ride.

2.   If anyone sees the donkey and her colt being taken they are to be told, “The Lord has need of them.”  Jesus was intentionally proclaiming Himself as the promised deliverer (Messiah).

3.   The disciples did as they were told and found everything to be in place exactly as Jesus had told them to expect.  God knows everything, even before it happens.

4.   Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the young donkey just as God had promised He would.  (Zechariah  9:9)

B.   The People Welcomed Jesus  Matthew 21:8-11

1.   The crowds praised Him as the promised Messiah who was to be one of David’s descendants.

2.   Many saw Him merely as an earthly king who would rescue them from the rule of the Romans rather than as someone who had the ability to rescue them from their sin and eternal separation from God.

3.   Jesus’ glorious entry into Jerusalem drew a lot of attention to Himself.

 

THE BETRAYAL OF JESUS

A.   Jewish Leaders Plot Against Jesus      Matthew 26:1-5

1.   Jesus again predicts His impending death to His disciples.

2.   The chief priests and elders planned how they could arrest Jesus and eliminate Him.  They were reluctant to act, however, because they feared the crowd’s response knowing that many admired Him.

B.   Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus  Matthew 26:14-16

1.   Judas was one of the twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to be His closest companions.

2.   Instead of trusting Jesus as his personal saviour, Judas followed Jesus for his own personal gain.  (John 12:4-6)

3.   Judas, a close companion of Jesus for three years, decided he would turn Jesus over to His enemies.  God had said that a friend would betray Jesus hundreds of years ago.  (Psalm 41:9)

4.   Satan was orchestrating Jesus’ betrayal.  He thought if only he could arrange to have Jesus killed then God’s plan to destroy him and save sinners would be derailed.

5.   The Jewish leaders promised to pay Judas thirty pieces of silver.  This was the price of a common slave.

6.   The prophet Zechariah had prophesied this would happen over 500 years earlier.  (Zechariah  11:12,13)

 

THE PASSOVER FEAST

A.   Preparation for the Meal         Matthew 26:17-19

1.   Jesus again sends two disciples on an assignment, this time to find a man carrying a water jar.  (Luke 22:10)

2.   He gave them specific instructions regarding the Passover meal and they went into the city and found things exactly as He had told them.  Jesus knew everything that was going to happen just as He did in the situation with the donkey.  (Matthew 21)

B.   Jesus Knew His Betrayer         Matthew 26:20-25

1.   During the Passover meal, Jesus tells His disciples that one of them would betray Him

2.   Jesus said the one who dipped bread in the same bowl as He would be the betrayer.

            In that culture, as it is yet today in the Middle East, to eat a meal with a person essentially meant,  “I am your friend and will not harm you.”  Jesus’ betrayal is a vivid display of how ugly and evil sin is.

3.   Jesus tells Judas he is the betrayer.

C.   The Bread and the Wine         Matthew 26:26-28

1.   Jesus broke bread with the disciples and told them the bread represented His body which would soon be broken at the hands of men.

2.   Jesus then took the the wine and offered it to them saying that it represented His blood which would soon be shed when He died for the forgiveness of sins.

3.   Jesus was telling His disciples that He would be giving up His life in the place of sinful mankind.

 

WRAP  UP

1.   How did Jesus know where the disciples could find Him a donkey to ride?

2.   Where did the Triumphal Entry take place?

3.   Why didn’t the priests and Jewish leaders arrest Jesus and kill Him immediately?

4.   Why was Judas willing to betray Jesus?

5.   Did Judas trust Jesus as his saviour?

6.   What did Jesus tell His disciples during the Passover meal?

7.   What did the bread represent?

8.   What did the wine represent?

 

JESUS: 
HIS ARREST, TRIAL AND DEATH

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SELECTED  VERSES

Matthew 26:36-68; 27:1,2,11-31, 33-60; John 19:30

LESSON  OVERVIEW

Even though we didn’t deserve it, God promised to send us a deliverer.  We have seen in God’s Word how this promise has wonderfully come to pass in the person of Jesus Christ, the perfect, holy and righteous Son of God.  Jesus told the people that He had come down from heaven to give life to the world.  He was speaking of eternal life, to be given to those who trusted in Him as their personal saviour.  Jesus had also spoken several times to His disciples concerning the fact that He would soon suffer many things in Jerusalem and be killed.  The time had now come for all these things to take place, just as Jesus had foretold.  No other event in history has ever nor will ever affect the lives of men and women as the one recounted in this lesson.

LESSON

THE ARREST AND TRIAL OF JESUS

A.   Jesus in Gethsemane  Matthew 26:36-46

1.   Jesus was a real man who experienced real human emotions.

2.   He knew that as our saviour He would have to experience terrible suffering.  It was difficult for Him to think about all the physical torture He knew He would have to endure.

3.   Three time Jesus prayed to God, His Father, to ask if this obligation (cup) could be taken away from Him.  Nevertheless, He insisted on God’s way and not His own.

B.   Jesus Was Arrested     Matthew 26:47-56

1.   Judas and a large crowd of armed men came and arrested Jesus.

2.   Jesus offered no resistance.  He knew everything must take place just as the prophets had foreseen.  (V 52-54)

3.   The disciples deserted Jesus and fled for their lives.  This was just as Jesus had predicted.  (Matthew 26:31)

C.   Jesus Before the Jewish High Court    Matthew 26:57-68

1.   The chief priests and Jewish leaders tried to gather false evidence against Jesus in order to put Him to death.

2.   They could find no lawful reason to condemn Jesus because He hadn’t done anything wrong.

3.   Just as was prophesied many years earlier, false witnesses came forward and told lies about Jesus.  (Psalm 27:12)

4.   Jesus remained silent in the face of these false accusations.  He fully trusted God to do what He had planned for Him.

5.   Jesus, however, did say “yes” when asked if He was the Christ, the Son of God.

6.   His response enraged the Jewish leaders and they proceded to spit in His face and strike Him with their fists.  This also fulfilled a prophesy, one recorded by Isaiah nearly 700 years earlier.  (Isaiah 50:6)

D.   Jesus Before Pilate      Matthew 27:1,2,11-26

1.   The Jews could not kill Jesus without the permission of the Roman government.  So Jesus was handed over to Pilate, the Governor of the region, for execution.

2.   Standing before Pilate, Jesus continued to remain silent when He was falsely accused by the chief priests.  Once again this fulfilled a prophesy.  (Isaiah 53:7).

3.   Everything God says takes place even to the minutest detail.

4.   Every year at the Passover, Pilate’s custom was to release one condemned prisoner whom the Jews themselves would select.  Pilate knew Jesus was innocent and he hoped that the crowd would ask for Jesus’ release rather than the notorious criminal Barabbas.

5.   The entire crowd wanted Jesus to be crucified.  Crucifixion was for the worst criminals and was a slow, agonizing way to die.  The Jews hated Jesus and demanded Barabbas be released instead.  The prophets had long ago foretold that Jesus would be rejected by men and hated for no apparent reason.  (Isaiah 53:3:  Psalm 69:4)

6.   Jesus was whipped (scourged).  Scourging was so brutal that on occasion a victim died before he could be crucified.

E.   Jesus Was Mocked      Matthew 27:27-31

1.   Jesus was stripped naked before the soldiers and dressed in a purple robe.

2.   A crown of thorns was shoved onto His head.

3.   The soldiers mocked Jesus, spit on Him, and repeatedly struck Him on the head with a wooden stick.

 

THE CRUCIFIXION AND BURIAL OF JESUS

A.   Jesus Was Crucified    Matthew 27:33-44

1.   He was offered a drink mixed with gall to help deaden the pain.  Jesus refused to drink it.

2.   Heavy iron nails were driven through Jesus’ feet and wrists and into a wooden cross.  The cross was then lifted into an upright position.  Jesus was lifted up just as Moses lifted up the serpent on a pole in the wilderness.  (John 3:14,15)

3.   Almost one thousand years earlier King David had prophesied that the deliverer’s hands and feet would be pierced.  (Psalm 22:16)

4.   Another of King David’s prophesies was also fulfilled when the soldiers divided up Jesus’ clothing by casting lots.  (Psalm 22:18)

5.   Jesus had committed no crime so the charge written against Him was, “King of the Jews.”

6.   Two robbers were crucified with Jesus.  Isaiah had foretold this about 700 years earlier.  (Isaiah 53:12)

7.   The people who passed by Jesus on the nearby road, the chief priests, Jewish leaders and the two robbers all hurled insults at Jesus and mocked Him.  This again fulfilled a prophesy written many years before.  (Psalm 22:6-8)

B.   The Death of Jesus      Matthew 27:45-56

1.   The penalty for sin must be paid.  God could never forgive our sins and accept us until the punishment for our sins was completed.  The death of Jesus was the only way He could deliver us.  Jesus took our place before God and was punished for our sins.

2.   Jesus was sinless.  He was perfect and without fault.  John the Baptist had referred to Him as the Lamb of God.  Just as the animals offered to God in the Old Testament had to be without fault so too Jesus was without blemish or defect.  Only Jesus could rightly be offered to God and die instead of us.

3.   Jesus was separated from God because of our sins.  There was darkness for three hours during the crucifixion because God was punishing Jesus for all our sins - this meant Jesus was at that point separated from God.  Of all that Jesus suffered, this is what caused Him the most anguish.  Note Jesus’ response in verse 46.

4.   It appears that Jesus had control of His own death since Matthew states, “He gave up His Spirit.”  (Verse 50)

5.   Jesus met all the requirements for our deliverance from Satan, sin and death.  That’s why Jesus’ last words were, “It is finished!”  (John 19:30)  Jesus had completed the work He had come to earth to do.

6.   Anyone who trusts in what Jesus did for us on the cross is reunited with God through Him.

7.   Immediately after Jesus died, the veil in the Temple was torn in two.  The way back to God was now open.  There was no longer any need to offer the blood of animals.  Jesus shed blood completely paid for all sin.

8.   After Jesus died there was an earthquake and many holy people were raised from the dead.

C.   The Burial of Jesus      Matthew 27:57-60

1.   Jesus was buried in a cave which belonged to a rich man named Joseph of Arimathea.  This was also a fulfillment of an old prophesy.  (Isaiah 53:9)

2.   Jesus body was wrapped in clean linen and a large stone was rolled in front of the entrance to the cave.

 

WRAP  UP

1.   Why did Jesus pray to His Heavenly Father three times?

2.   Who arrested Jesus?

3.   What did the disciples do when Jesus was arrested?

4.   Why did the Jewish leaders want to kill Jesus?

5.   How did Jesus respond to their false accusations?

6.   What did Pilate say about Jesus?

7.   What did the crowd want to happen to Jesus?

8.   What were some of the ways Jesus suffered?

9.   How was Jesus killed?

10.  Who was crucified alongside Jesus?

11.  Why was Jesus crucified?

12.  Why is Jesus the Lamb of God?

13.  Of all that He suffered, what was the most difficult thing for Jesus to bear?

14.  What did Jesus last words, “It is finished” mean?

15.  Why was the veil in the temple torn in two?

16.  Where was Jesus buried?

CHRIST’S DEATH:
OLD TESTAMENT PARALLELS

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SELECTED  VERSES

Genesis 3:7, 21; 4:1-5; 6:5, 7-9, 13, 14, 16; Exodus 12:5-7, 27; 25:8,9; Hebrews 9:7

LESSON  OVERVIEW

Jesus’ last words before He died were, “It is finished.”  He had come to earth with a purpose and at death had completed His earthly mission.  Our relationship with God is totally dependent upon the death of Jesus Christ and all that it represents.  This lesson will examine the meaning of several Old Testament stories from the viewpoint of Christ’s death.

LESSON

JESUS DEATH CLARIFIES THE OLD TESTAMENT

A.   God Provides a Covering for Man        Genesis 3:7,21

1.   When Adam and Eve sinned, they immediately realized they were naked and proceded to cover themselves with fig leaves.

2.   God rejected the clothing they made for themselves.

3.   Adam and Eve could not make themselves acceptable to God.

4.   God showed them that death is the penalty for sin.  God Himself killed an animal and made garments for them the skins.  The animals shed the blood for their sin.

5.   God clothed the couple.  They received their covering from God alone.  Man can do nothing by himself to satisfy God.

6.   Jesus Christ, who was sinless, died in our place so that we could be acceptable to God.

7.   We must put our faith in Jesus Christ as our personal Saviour and believe that He died on the cross for our sins.  This is how God has chosen to remove our sin.

B.   Cain and Abel  Genesis 4:1-5

1.   Cain and Abel both brought offerings to God.

2.   Cain’s offering was rejected because it was according to Cain’s own reasoning and not as God commanded.  It was bloodless  and did not fit the proscription of an innocent for the guilty.

3.   Abel’s offering was accepted because it was a blood sacrifice involving an innocent substitute for himelf as a guilty sinner.

4.   Abel’s offering showed his faith in God’s promised deliverer who would one day come and deliver men from their sin.  His offering to God reminds us of the sacrifice Jesus Christ made on our behalf.

5.   Just as God accepted Abel because he brought the proper offering, so God will accept those who put their faith in Jesus whose blood was shed for the sins of all mankind.

C.   Noah and the Flood     Genesis 6:5, 7-9, 13, 14, 16

1.   The earth during this time was corrupt and filled with violence.  The thought patterns of all mankind were directed toward evil.

2.   Because the people refused to listen to God, He decided to destroy the world by flood.

3.   Only Noah and his family followed after God’s ways.  God spared them by His Grace.

4.   God told Noah to build an ark.  There was only one door in the ark.  Noah, his family and all the animals that were to be saved had to enter through that single door.  This reminds us of Jesus Christ who is the only way to eternal life.  (John 14:6).

5.   Believing that Jesus died for our sins and trusting only in Him is like entering the ark with Noah and his family to be saved from certain destruction.

D.   The Passover   Exodus 12:5-7, 27

1.   Pharoah would not let the Israelites go out of Egypt so God punished the nation by killing the firstborn child in every Egyptian family.

2.   God provided the Israelites with a way to escape this impending judgement.

a.   The Israelites were told to choose a male lamb that was physically perfect.  These lambs are a prototype of Jesus Christ who was perfect and without sin.  Only He could be accepted by God as the payment for our sin.

b.   The blood of the lamb had to be shed if the firstborn child of any household was to be saved from death.  Similarly, Jesus had to shed His blood as the payment for our sin.

c.   The blood of the lamb had to be put on the top and sides of the door frame as a sign.  God laid out specific instructions for them and they needed to believe that the blood would protect them from the angel of death and obey the instructions.  In the same way, we need to trust in Jesus Christ and what His death accomplished to escape eternal separation from God.

d.   God passed over the houses of the Israelites and none of their firstborn children died because they trusted in God and did as He said.  God always keeps His word!

3.   Those who trust only in Christ have eternal life.

E.   The Tabernacle           Exodus 25:8,9; Hebrews 9:7

1.   God instructed Moses to build a tabernacle where He would meet with His people and forgive their sins.

2.   Once a year the High Priest would enter the inner room of the Tabernacle and sprinkle the blood of the lamb on the mercy seat as an offering for his own sins as well as the nation’s.

3.   The blood of animals could never completely pay for sin.  They pointed forward to Jesus Christ who would come and provide the one complete sacrifice for sin by offering His own perfect life.  (Hebrews 10:10)

Note:  Immediately after Jesus Christ died the veil in the Temple that separated the sanctuary from the inner room was torn in two.  God was showing everyone that Jesus paid the full price for sin and that there was no longer a separation between God and man.  No further sacrifice was necessary!

4.   Jesus’ death was a sacrifice once (in time) for all (people).

 

WRAP  UP

1.   Why did God reject the clothing Adam and Eve made for themselves?

2.   Why did God clothe them with garments made from animal skin?

3.   What was wrong with Cain’s offering?

4.   Why did God accept Abel’s offering?

5.   How many ways are there to come to God?

6.   Why were the firstborn of the Israelites spared?

7.   How does the Passover remind us of Jesus Christ?

8.   How was Jesus’ sacrifice different from the one offered each year by the High Priest at the tabernacle?

 

JESUS: 
HIS RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION

REVIEW

SELECTED  VERSES

Luke 24:1-32, 35-48;  Acts 1:9-11

LESSON  OVERVIEW

We have seen over the course of these lessons how the Bible is a record of God’s story.  God’s creation, man’s sin, the nation of Israel, God’s grace, God’s punishment for sin and Jesus’ ministry and death on the cross for the sins of mankind are all key elements to “His story.”  The Bible tells us there is still more, however.  Jesus had completed His earthly mission when He was crucified on the cross but that was not the end of God’s divine plan.  He would show mankind once and for all that Jesus was in fact who He claimed to be, the Son of the Living God who had overcome Satan, sin and death.

LESSON

JESUS WAS RAISED FROM THE DEAD

A.   The Empty Tomb         Luke 24:1-4

1.   Some women came early on Sunday morning to anoint Jesus’  body with spices.

2.   The women found the stone rolled away from the tomb and were surprised to find Jesus’ body was missing.

            Note:  The stone used to cover Jesus’ tomb had been sealed by Roman authority and was heavily guarded.  (Matthew 27:62-66)

3.   The women were greeted by two angels.

B.   The Angels’ Message   Luke 24:5-12

1.   The angels told the women that Jesus had risen from the dead just as He had told them He would.

2.   Jesus’ resurrection was a fulfillment of Old Testament prophesy.  (Psalm 16:10)

3.   During the later part of Jesus’ earthly ministry He mentioned many times to His followers that He would be killed but would be brought back to life again three days later.  Unfortunately, Jesus’ followers had forgotten what He had told them would happen and they didn’t believe it was possible for Jesus to be brought back to life.

Jesus Is the Son of God           

1.   Jesus was who He claimed to be!  He was the Son of God!  God had raised Him from the dead to prove to everyone that Jesus’ claims about Himself were completely true.

2.   Jesus had fully paid the price required for our sins.  God was satisfied with Jesus’ payment on our behalf and therefore released Him from death and raised Him back to life.

D.   Jesus Appeared to Some of His Followers      Luke 24:13-32; 35-44

1.   Jesus appeared to two men as they were traveling to a village near Jerusalem; they, however, did not recognize Him.

2.   He began teaching them about Himself from the Old Testament.  They still did not realize that it was Jesus.

3.   Jesus broke bread with them and then they recognized Him.  They probably saw the scars on His hands.  (Verse 30)

4.   Jesus also appeared to His disciples.

5.   He showed them His scars and ate with them.  Jesus was demonstrating to the disciples that He had a real physical body and was not a ghost.

JESUS ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN

A.   Jesus’ Final Instructions to His Disciples          Luke 24:45-48

1.   He wanted His disciples to share the “Good News” with others.  The Good News being that Jesus Christ suffered, died, and rose again from the dead on the third day and that those who repent and trust that these were done to pay the price for our own sin will experience forgiveness and acceptance from God.

2.   God desires that no one should perish or suffer eternal punishment.  (II Peter 3:9)

3.   We must beleive what God has done for us through Jesus Christ if we desire to receive eternal life.  (John 3:16)

4.   Jesus promises to send the Holy Spirit to empower those who follow Him.

 

B.   Jesus’ Ascension         Acts 1:9

1.   After Jesus commanded His disciples to take His Good News to every person, He was taken up in a cloud to His Father in heaven.

2.   Once again, this event was a fulfillment of Old Testament prophesy.  (Psalm 68:18)

C.   Jesus Will Return Again          Acts 1:10,11

1.   Two Angels spoke to the disciples concerning Jesus.

2.   They said that Jesus would come back to earth again.

3.   The next time Jesus comes, however, He will not be coming as the Deliverer of mankind but as the Almighty Judge of the earth.  (Acts 17:30,31)

 

WRAP  UP

1.   What did the women find when they arrived at Jesus’ tomb?

2.   What was so amazing about the stone being rolled away from the tomb?

3.   What does the resurrection of Jesus demonstrate?

4.   How can we be accepted by God?

5.   To whom did Jesus appear after His resurrection?

6.   Why did Jesus break bread with His disciples?

7.   What did Jesus tell His disciples before He ascended into heaven?

8.   Why is it important for people to hear the “Good News” of the Bible?

9.   Will Jesus ever return to the earth?

10.  What will happen when Jesus comes again?