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Gospel Luke Bible Study 52
Luke 18:31-34 Waiting for The Cross

1. Why did Jesus separate the Twelve from the crowd? 18:31
=Disciples: they were not prepared for Jesus death on the cross.
=they will be panic, fear, fall into temptation.
=Jesus was preparing them to be witnesses.
=misunderstanding may spread
What did Jesus tell them again? 18:31,32,33
=suffering, death and resurrection
When did Jesus tell them about this in the past? 9:22, 9:43-45, 12:50, 17:25
Why did Jesus tell them about this again and again and again?
=core of salvation
=without this, Christianity becomes moral education
Why should Jesus suffer and die like this? Isaiah 53:6, Daniel 9:26, John 3:14,15
=Isaiah 53:6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray each of us has turned to our own way
And the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all
=John 3:14, 15 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
That everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.

2. “Everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled.”
a. Briefly review the history from Genesis to Malachi and to Jesus.
=Creation-fall-Noah’s flood
=Abraham-David’s kingdom- B.C 722 Israel, B.C 586 Judah
=Malachi-Persia-Alexander-Roman-Jesus
b. What is written about The Christ?
Gen. 3:15
Gen. 12:3b
Ps.22
Micah 5:2
Isaiah 7:14, 9:6, 53:1-12
Daniel 9:26
c. How did Jesus connect the dots of the scattered prophecies?
=Jesus put together. It becomes the cross of Jesus.
d. What does “will be fulfilled” mean to the disciples?
=disciples are the witnesses of prophecies of Jesus over thousand years.
e. What kind of spiritual insight did the disciples need?
=disciples could see God’s plan for Jesus

f. Did the disciples understand what Jesus told them? 18:34
=the disciples did not understand any of this.
Why didn’t they understand? 18:34
=it was hidden
What was the disciples’ idea of Christ?
=glorious and powerful messiah
=the disciples had their own version of Jesus
What did the disciples go through to understand the meaning of Jesus’ word?
=they went through panic, horror, terror, weeping, torture and death

When did they really understand the meaning of Jesus’ word?
=angels and risen Jesus
=human reasoning has limitation
g. Did Jesus know fully what was going to happen to Him in Jerusalem? 18:31,32,33
=Jesus knew what was going to happen
Did Jesus understand fully the meaning of His death? John 3:14, 15; John 10:15
=he was fully prepared
When did the disciples see the distress of Jesus before the cross? 22:44
=Luke 22:44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly,
and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground
How could Jesus be so composed before His suffering and death?
=Jesus was ready and prepared
How many have been saved through Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection? Rev. 7:9,10
=no one could count: a great multitude from every nation, tribe, people and language

5. With what word did Jesus end when He told about His sufferings and death? 18:33
=On the third day he will rise again
When you face an unavoidable hardship or tragedy, what is your ending word?
=I will rise again