Lesson 920

(Lesson 920)(03-18-14) Mark 14:27-31

"And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all."

Today's lesson relates Jesus' warning to His Apostles about the coming events of that fateful night of Passover.

Peter was also told that before the next morning, he would have denied knowing Jesus three times.

Later in the quote, Jesus said, "All ye shall be offended because of me this night:". Strong's bible dictionary defines the word "offended", as it is applied in today's quote, as: "to put a stumbling block or impediment in the way, upon which another may trip and fall, metaph. to offend, to entice to sin"

In essence, Jesus told his Apostles that the events of that Passover night would cause a lot of trouble for them and dissention among them, and it surely did.

As we know, shortly after Jesus was crucified, His disciples were scattered and persecuted, just as Jesus had told them.
In like manner to the events of Passover night, as told in Exodus 12, took the lives of the unprotected firstborn of Pharaoh and the Egyptians freeing the Hebrew people from captivity, the events of the Passover night, referred to in today's quote, took the life of the firstborn Son of God and freed all who will believe on Him from all sin.~