Luke 22:63-23:56
Key Verse 23:46 “Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he breathed his last.”
1. What did the religious leaders charge Jesus with? (22:70-71) What charges did they bring against him to Pilate? (2)
2. Why did Pilate send Jesus to Herod? (6-7) Why did Jesus give Herod no answers? (8-9)
3. In spite of finding Jesus innocent, why couldn’t Pilate free him? (14-15) How did he try to compromise? (16, 22,25)
4. What warnings did Jesus give to those who followed him to the cross? (26-31) Why did they crucify Jesus along with 2 criminals? (32-33, cf. Isaiah 53:12) How did Jesus pray for those who were crucifying him? (34)
5. What ironic truth did the mockers hurl at Jesus? (35,37-39) Why didn’t Jesus save himself? (cf. John 3:16) How did he help one of the criminals on the cross? (40-43)
6. What two things happened when Jesus died and what are their significance? (44-46) How did Jesus affirm his trust in God to the very end? (46) What confession did the centurion make? (47)
7. How did Joseph openly show his faith in Jesus? (50-53) How did the cross, a symbol of shame and death, become a symbol of glory and life? (cf. 1 Peter 2:24)