[CS-FSLUG] TD: Easter Thought

Fri Apr 14 18:27:56 CDT 2006

Sorry, i'm such an idiot!!! I mean 21:10. Lev 21:10 being "The priest
who is chief among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is
poured and who has been consecrated to wear the garments, shall not let
the hair of his head hang loose nor tear his clothes."

On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 23:53 +0100, Ben Tanner wrote:
> Hi guys just a quick amendment, the Leviticus
> ref should have been 20:10. And it refers to the high priest - the point
> stands but my cross references were wrong. Apologies but i hope the
> thought was helpful.
> 
> God bless
> 
> Ben
> 
> On Fri, 2006-04-14 at 12:10 +0100, Ben Tanner wrote:
> > Hey guys it being good friday, i figured it would be good to remind
> > each other of both the price paid and the assurance we have. In the
> > shower this morning i was thinking on this passage:-
> > 
> > 22And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place
> > of a Skull). 23And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did
> > not take it. 24And they crucified him and divided his garments among
> > them, casting lots for them, to decide what each should take. 25And it
> > was the third hour when they crucified him. 26And the inscription of
> > the charge against him read, "The King of the Jews." 27And with him
> > they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left.
> > 29And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying,
> > "Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
> > 30save yourself, and come down from the cross!" 31So also the chief
> > priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, "He saved
> > others; he cannot save himself. 32Let the Christ, the King of Israel,
> > come down now from the cross that we may see and believe." Those who
> > were crucified with him also reviled him. 
> > 
> > 33And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole
> > land until the ninth hour. 34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a
> > loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my
> > God, why have you forsaken me?" 35And some of the bystanders hearing
> > it said, "Behold, he is calling Elijah." 36And someone ran and filled
> > a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink,
> > saying, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down."
> > 37And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. 38And the
> > curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39And when
> > the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed
> > his last, he said, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"
> > 
> > Just a few good friday thoughts to ponder (not all original):- 
> >       * Firstly note they do not tear his clothes but cast lots for
> >         them, remember how the high preast tore his own clothes in Mk
> >         14:63? Yet preists were not to tear their cloths (Lev
> >         1:17,13:56). Even on the cross as he seemed in his weakest
> >         still is a perfect high priest. 
> >       * Secondly note what was writen above his head as the people
> >         have rejected Jesus, as the scribes feel they have won, yet
> >         still in God's providence his title is displayed for the world
> >         to see (elsewhere we see it is in all the big languages of the
> >         day). A reminder that even as he looks weak and helpless - he
> >         is still the all powerful King. 
> >       * Thirdly v29 even in their insults they testify to his
> >         resurection. Here we are reminded that the our King and our
> >         Priest is also the first born from among the dead. 
> >       * Fourthly as the darkness fell (signifying Gods anger against
> >         Jesus - who became sin for us) we are reminded that Christ is
> >         our substitute. I deserve that anger, I deserve to be cut off
> >         from God, yet that sin, he took upon himself. The pain and
> >         humiliation of the cross is nothing but a dull reflection of
> >         what Jesus went though as he said the words in v34. 
> >       * Fifthly and finally al though there is so much more in this
> >         passage, THE CURTAIN IS TORN! The curtain that though out the
> >         OT signified the barrier to God has been removed, we can enjoy
> >         a relationship with God. this has massive implications - are
> >         you feeling far from God? The curtain has been torn - there is
> >         nothing between you if trust Jesus.  Therefore as the writer
> >         to the Hebrews puts it..."Therefore, brothers, since we have
> >         confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus,
> >         20by the new and living way that he opened for us through the
> >         curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21and since we have a
> >         great priest over the house of God, 22let us draw near with a
> >         true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts
> >         sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed
> >         with pure water. 23Let us hold fast the confession of our hope
> >         without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. 24And let
> >         us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,
> >         25not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some,
> >         but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the
> >         Day drawing near."
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