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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
When he was at the place - Viz. Gethsemane. On this agony of our Lord see the notes on Mat 26:36-46 (note).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
the place--the Garden of Gethsemane, on the west or city side of the mount. Comparing all the accounts of this mysterious scene, the facts appear to be these: (1) He bade nine of the Twelve remain "here" while He went and prayed "yonder." (2) He "took the other three, Peter, James, and John, and began to be sore amazed [appalled], sorrowful, and very heavy [oppressed], and said, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death"--"I feel as if nature would sink under this load, as if life were ebbing out, and death coming before its time"--"tarry ye here, and watch with Me"; not, "Witness for Me," but, "Bear Me company." It did Him good, it seems, to have them beside Him. (3) But soon even they were too much for Him: He must be alone. "He was withdrawn from them about a stone's-cast"--though near enough for them to be competent witnesses and kneeled down, uttering that most affecting prayer (Mar 14:36), that if possible "the cup," of His approaching death, "might pass from Him, but if not, His Father's will be done": implying that in itself it was so purely revolting that only its being the Father's will would induce Him to taste it, but that in that view of it He was perfectly prepared to drink it. It is no struggle between a reluctant and a compliant will, but between two views of one event--an abstract and a relative view of it, in the one of which it was revolting, in the other welcome. By signifying how it felt in the one view, He shows His beautiful oneness with ourselves in nature and feeling; by expressing how He regarded it in the other light, He reveals His absolute obediential subjection to His Father. (4) On this, having a momentary relief, for it came upon Him, we imagine, by surges, He returns to the three, and finding them sleeping, He addresses them affectingly, particularly Peter, as in Mar 14:37-38. He then (5) goes back, not now to kneel, but fell on His face on the ground, saying the same words, but with this turn, "If this cup may not pass," &c. (Mat 26:42) --that is, 'Yes, I understand this mysterious silence (Psa 22:1-6); it may not pass; I am to drink it, and I will'--"Thy will be done!" (6) Again, for a moment relieved, He returns and finds them "sleeping for sorrow," warns them as before, but puts a loving construction upon it, separating between the "willing spirit" and the "weak flesh." (7) Once more, returning to His solitary spot, the surges rise higher, beat more tempestuously, and seem ready to overwhelm Him. To fortify Him for this, "there appeared an angel unto Him from heaven strengthening Him"--not to minister light or comfort (He was to have none of that, and they were not needed nor fitted to convey it), but purely to sustain and brace up sinking nature for a yet hotter and fiercer struggle. And now, He is "in an agony, and prays more earnestly"--even Christ's prayer, it seems, admitted of and now demanded such increase--"and His sweat was as it were great drops [literally, 'clots'] of blood falling down to the ground." What was this? Not His proper sacrificial offering, though essential to it. It was just the internal struggle, apparently hushing itself before, but now swelling up again, convulsing His whole inner man, and this so affecting His animal nature that the sweat oozed out from every pore in thick drops of blood, falling to the ground. It was just shuddering nature and indomitable will struggling together. But again the cry, If it must be, Thy will be done, issues from His lips, and all is over. "The bitterness of death is past." He has anticipated and rehearsed His final conflict, and won the victory--now on the theater of an invincible will, as then on the arena of the Cross. "I will suffer," is the grand result of Gethsemane: "It is finished" is the shout that bursts from the Cross. The Will without the Deed had been all in vain; but His work was consummated when He carried the now manifested Will into the palpable Deed, "by the which WILL we are sanctified THROUGH THE OFFERING OF THE BODY OF JESUS CHRIST ONCE FOR ALL" (Heb 10:10). (8) At the close of the whole scene, finding them still sleeping (worn out with continued sorrow and racking anxiety), He bids them, with an irony of deep emotion, "sleep on now and take their rest, the hour is come, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners, rise, let us be going, the traitor is at hand." And while He spoke, Judas approached with his armed band. Thus they proved "miserable comforters," broken reeds; and thus in His whole work He was alone, and "of the people there was none with Him."
John Gill Bible Commentary
And he was withdrawn from them,.... That is, from the three disciples, Peter, James, and John, whom he took along with him, leaving the rest at some further distance; and from these he removed, about a stone's cast; fifty, or sixty feet from the place where they were: and kneeled down and prayed; the following prayer.
Luke 22:40
Jesus Prays on the Mount of Olives
39Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.40When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”
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(Christian Leadership) the Aroma of Christ
By Zac Poonen2.6K1:23:02JOB 33:7MAT 6:33LUK 22:40JHN 13:34ACT 1:82CO 2:15COL 4:17In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of giving words of encouragement to our loved ones. He challenges listeners to reflect on whether they are truly living like Christ and spreading a positive aroma through their actions and words. The speaker encourages believers to be a blessing wherever they go and to speak words that God can use to touch people's hearts. He also highlights the need for Christians to live in such a way that others see Christ in them, even if they never see them again. The speaker criticizes the degradation of the concept of being witnesses for Christ and urges believers to take their walk with God seriously, rather than comparing themselves to other Christians. He warns against the decay and corruption in Christendom and emphasizes the importance of serving others rather than seeking distance and awe like royalty.
Prayer 05 Our Instructions 02
By Bob Clark1.2K33:45Prayer LifeMAT 5:44MAT 6:11MAT 9:37MAT 18:15LUK 18:1LUK 21:36LUK 22:40In this sermon, the speaker discusses various aspects of prayer and its importance in the life of a believer. He starts by giving examples of Jesus' teachings on prayer, including praying for enemies and praying for the harvest. The speaker emphasizes the need for a close relationship with God, comparing it to the relationship between a vine and its branches. He highlights the importance of abiding in Christ and having His words abide in us in order to have effective prayer. The sermon concludes with a reminder to cherish the privilege of prayer and to seek the Lord's guidance in all things.
Satan's Devices. (1 Cor. 2:11)
By George Whitefield0MAT 26:41LUK 22:401CO 10:132CO 2:11EPH 6:111TH 5:6HEB 4:15JAS 4:71PE 5:8George Whitefield preaches on the various devices Satan uses to gain an advantage over believers, such as driving them to despair, tempting them to presume, causing uneasiness in prayer, troubling them with blasphemous thoughts, using carnal friends to dissuade them, and withdrawing for a time to attack unexpectedly. He emphasizes the need for believers to be vigilant, put on the whole armor of God, and stand firm against the devil's schemes, reminding them of the power of Christ's intercession and the victory believers have through faith.
Prayer Takes in the Whole Man
By E.M. Bounds0The Power of PrayerWholehearted PrayerLUK 22:401TH 5:23JAS 1:8E.M. Bounds emphasizes that prayer involves the entire being of a person—mind, soul, and body—stressing that true prayer requires full dedication and wholeheartedness. He argues that only those who give themselves entirely to God can experience the profound effects of prayer, as it engages every aspect of one's nature. Bounds highlights the importance of a unified heart and mind in prayer, illustrating that effective praying is a serious endeavor that demands complete focus and commitment. He cites biblical examples, including Jesus and Paul, to demonstrate that the most impactful prayers come from those who strive earnestly and wholly in their communication with God. Ultimately, Bounds concludes that the benefits of prayer extend to the whole man, enriching both spiritual and physical aspects of life.
The Perfect Man
By John Nelson Darby0The Humanity of ChristFeeding on ChristMAT 4:4MAT 26:39MAT 27:46LUK 6:12LUK 9:28LUK 22:40LUK 23:43LUK 24:39JHN 6:56PHP 2:8John Nelson Darby emphasizes the significance of Christ as the perfect man, highlighting how He serves as the sustenance for believers while they await His return. He contrasts the portrayals of Jesus in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew, illustrating how Luke presents Jesus as a sinless man who, despite His suffering, remains above the circumstances, demonstrating perfect obedience and dependence on God. Darby encourages believers to feed upon Christ, understanding His humanity and divinity, and to bring their trials to God, following Christ's example of prayer and reliance on the Father. He concludes with a call to meditate on Christ's nature to grow in likeness to Him and experience the fullness of God's love and grace.
Andrew Bonar
By David Smithers02CH 7:14PSA 34:18PSA 51:17ISA 57:15MAT 6:6LUK 18:1LUK 22:40PHP 4:61TH 5:17JAS 4:10David Smithers preaches about the life of Andrew Bonar, a truly great man who exemplified brokenness and humility in his daily walk with Jesus Christ. Bonar's diary serves as a testament to his transparency, unworthiness, and constant communion with God through prayer. Alongside other Scottish ministers like W. C. Burns and Robert Murray McCheyne, Bonar emphasized the importance of daily and hourly prayer for spiritual growth and effectiveness in God's work. His life challenges believers to prioritize prayer, seek intimacy with Jesus, and have eyes that see the eternal reality of heaven and hell.
"Prepare by Prayer"
By A.W. Tozer0The Power of PrayerSpiritual PreparednessMAT 26:41LUK 22:40PHP 4:6JAS 5:16A.W. Tozer emphasizes the critical importance of prayer in preparing for life's challenges, using the example of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, where He prayed to anticipate the impending crisis of His betrayal. Tozer contrasts Jesus' proactive prayer with the disciples' failure to stay awake and pray, leading to their eventual denial and abandonment of Christ. He argues that battles are won or lost before they are fought, highlighting the necessity of anticipatory prayer to face temptations and crises effectively. Tozer encourages believers to remain vigilant and prayerful, asserting that true victory comes through a consistent prayer life, as demonstrated by biblical figures like David and Elijah. Ultimately, he concludes that without prayer, one cannot win, but with it, victory is assured.
- Adam Clarke
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
- John Gill
Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
When he was at the place - Viz. Gethsemane. On this agony of our Lord see the notes on Mat 26:36-46 (note).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
the place--the Garden of Gethsemane, on the west or city side of the mount. Comparing all the accounts of this mysterious scene, the facts appear to be these: (1) He bade nine of the Twelve remain "here" while He went and prayed "yonder." (2) He "took the other three, Peter, James, and John, and began to be sore amazed [appalled], sorrowful, and very heavy [oppressed], and said, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death"--"I feel as if nature would sink under this load, as if life were ebbing out, and death coming before its time"--"tarry ye here, and watch with Me"; not, "Witness for Me," but, "Bear Me company." It did Him good, it seems, to have them beside Him. (3) But soon even they were too much for Him: He must be alone. "He was withdrawn from them about a stone's-cast"--though near enough for them to be competent witnesses and kneeled down, uttering that most affecting prayer (Mar 14:36), that if possible "the cup," of His approaching death, "might pass from Him, but if not, His Father's will be done": implying that in itself it was so purely revolting that only its being the Father's will would induce Him to taste it, but that in that view of it He was perfectly prepared to drink it. It is no struggle between a reluctant and a compliant will, but between two views of one event--an abstract and a relative view of it, in the one of which it was revolting, in the other welcome. By signifying how it felt in the one view, He shows His beautiful oneness with ourselves in nature and feeling; by expressing how He regarded it in the other light, He reveals His absolute obediential subjection to His Father. (4) On this, having a momentary relief, for it came upon Him, we imagine, by surges, He returns to the three, and finding them sleeping, He addresses them affectingly, particularly Peter, as in Mar 14:37-38. He then (5) goes back, not now to kneel, but fell on His face on the ground, saying the same words, but with this turn, "If this cup may not pass," &c. (Mat 26:42) --that is, 'Yes, I understand this mysterious silence (Psa 22:1-6); it may not pass; I am to drink it, and I will'--"Thy will be done!" (6) Again, for a moment relieved, He returns and finds them "sleeping for sorrow," warns them as before, but puts a loving construction upon it, separating between the "willing spirit" and the "weak flesh." (7) Once more, returning to His solitary spot, the surges rise higher, beat more tempestuously, and seem ready to overwhelm Him. To fortify Him for this, "there appeared an angel unto Him from heaven strengthening Him"--not to minister light or comfort (He was to have none of that, and they were not needed nor fitted to convey it), but purely to sustain and brace up sinking nature for a yet hotter and fiercer struggle. And now, He is "in an agony, and prays more earnestly"--even Christ's prayer, it seems, admitted of and now demanded such increase--"and His sweat was as it were great drops [literally, 'clots'] of blood falling down to the ground." What was this? Not His proper sacrificial offering, though essential to it. It was just the internal struggle, apparently hushing itself before, but now swelling up again, convulsing His whole inner man, and this so affecting His animal nature that the sweat oozed out from every pore in thick drops of blood, falling to the ground. It was just shuddering nature and indomitable will struggling together. But again the cry, If it must be, Thy will be done, issues from His lips, and all is over. "The bitterness of death is past." He has anticipated and rehearsed His final conflict, and won the victory--now on the theater of an invincible will, as then on the arena of the Cross. "I will suffer," is the grand result of Gethsemane: "It is finished" is the shout that bursts from the Cross. The Will without the Deed had been all in vain; but His work was consummated when He carried the now manifested Will into the palpable Deed, "by the which WILL we are sanctified THROUGH THE OFFERING OF THE BODY OF JESUS CHRIST ONCE FOR ALL" (Heb 10:10). (8) At the close of the whole scene, finding them still sleeping (worn out with continued sorrow and racking anxiety), He bids them, with an irony of deep emotion, "sleep on now and take their rest, the hour is come, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners, rise, let us be going, the traitor is at hand." And while He spoke, Judas approached with his armed band. Thus they proved "miserable comforters," broken reeds; and thus in His whole work He was alone, and "of the people there was none with Him."
John Gill Bible Commentary
And he was withdrawn from them,.... That is, from the three disciples, Peter, James, and John, whom he took along with him, leaving the rest at some further distance; and from these he removed, about a stone's cast; fifty, or sixty feet from the place where they were: and kneeled down and prayed; the following prayer.