“ And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. ”
See the notes at Matthew 27:45-50 .
(14) And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. (14) Christ enters bravely and resolutely into the very darkness of death, and he does this so that he might overcome...
The Death of Jesus ( Mark 15:33-41 *, Matthew 27:45-56 *). Luke 23:45 . the sun's light failing: the words do not necessarily imply an eclipse. The rending of the Temple veil is earlier tha...
the veil. See Leviticus 4:6 ; Matthew 27:51 . the Temple- the Naos. See note on Matthew 23:16 .
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. The sun was darkened - See an examination of the accounts of Phlegon, Thallus, and Dionysius, on Matthew 27:45 (note). T...
The veil of the temple was rent— This being so high a day, it was very probable that Caiaphas himself might now be performing the solemn act of burning incense just before the veil; which if he did...
And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 27:51-66 ; and at John 19:31-42 .
Trial Before Pilate and Herod. The Crucifixion and Burial 1-5. The trial before Pilate begins ( Matthew 27:1-2 ; Matthew 27:11-14 ; Mark 15:1-5 ; John 18:28-38 ). See on Mt and Jn.
(44-46) And it was about the sixth hour. — See Notes on Matthew 27:45-50 ; Mark 15:33-37 . We can only conjecturally account for the omission of the “ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI,” so prominent in...
Saving Others by not Saving Himself Luke 23:35-46 Rulers, soldiers, and malefactors all heaped their insults on the dying Lord, little realizing that they were all included in the great love wh...
This is the story of the Cross, and, as in dealing with other Gospels, it is best read in reverent quietness and meditation. We see all the forces of evil as represented in the Jewish priests and in...
"And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. (45) And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. (46) And when Jesu...
And the sun was darkened ,.... There was an eclipse of it, which was preternatural, it being now full moon, and lasted three hours, and so total, as to darken the whole earth; and now was the prophe...
And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. Ver. 45. See Matthew 27:51 ; Mark 15:38 .
About the sixth hour Answering to twelve o'clock with us; there was darkness , &c. See on Matthew 27:45 . The noon-tide darkness, covering the sun, obscured all the upper hemisphere. And the...
DELIVERED TO PONTIUS PILATE (vs.1-5) It was still early morning when the Lord Jesus was brought to the judgment hall of Pilate, the Roman governor ( John 18:28 ), for the Jews were determined to...
The Crucifixion. 44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45 And the...
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‘And it was now about the sixth hour, and a darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, the sun's light failing.' How remarkable it is that these three last hours of Jesus' final agony a...
CRITICAL NOTES Luke 23:32 .— Malefactors .—Called by St. Matthew and St. Mark “robbers.” Probably they were insurgents against Roman rule, who had been more like brigands than patriots. Luke 23...
Luke 23:1-2 , And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. And they began to accuse him saying, We found this Put in what word you like villains scoundrel our translators...
Luke 23:12 . The same day Pilate and Herod were made friends. This occurrence is quoted in Acts 4:27 , as an accomplishment of the prophecy in the second psalm. Luke 23:22 . He said to them th...
There was a darkness over all the earth The three hours’ darkness What a call must that mid-day midnight have been to the careless sons of men! They knew not that the Son of God was among them;...
EXPOSITION Luke 23:1-42 The trial before Pilate : First examination. Luke 23:1 And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate . The Sanhedrin had now formally con...
The death of Jesus:
2 Chronicles 3:14 ; Ephesians 2:14-18 ; Exodus 26:31 ; Hebrews 10:19-22 ; Hebrews 6:19 ; Hebrews 9:3-8 ; Leviticus 16:12-16 ; Mark 15:38 ; Matthew 27:51
The Crucifixion Luke 23:33-46 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We feel it would not be fitting for us to study the scenes of the Cross itself, without spending a few moments in considering Christ's Gethsema...
Mark 15:38 .