◄ Mark 14 Devotional Commentary ►
Mark 14:36
We cannot begin to imagine the depth of agony that our Lord Jesus Christ experienced in Gethsemane, when three times in succession He asked Abba, His God and Father, if it were possible to remove the bitter cup He was about to drink, for He knew that all things are possible with God. And yet, the thundering silence that pounded from a shut and brassy heaven revealed that there was no other way whereby we must be saved. And so Christ was enabled to pray: read more...
Mark 14:61
Jesus was the sinless Son of the Blessed One, and when falsely accused by the religious court of the Jews (which had been unconstitutionally convened in the middle of the night in order to falsely accuse the Lord and condemn Him to death), He remained silent. We read: "Jesus kept silent and did not answer anything."
Jesus had no need to defend His innocence, for every member of the Sanhedrin knew that he was a read more...
Mark 14:62
Jesus was arrested in the dead of night and quickly hustled into a tribunal, that was not simply illegal but broke the Mosaic Law multiple times. Those who had seized Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together unlawfully. Many false witnesses were also there who testified against Him, twisting the truth and misinterpreting His words. But the Lord Jesus said nothing. He read more...
Mark 14:64
The pre-Cross ministry of the Lord Jesus was specifically to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Both northern and southern kingdoms had failed to keep God's law and their punishment was exile from the Promised Land. First, the northern kingdom was conquered by Syria, and later, the southern kingdom was taken captive by Babylon. And although God in His grace brought many Israelites back to their homeland, Israel as a nation remained under the jurisdiction of read more...