Lesson 18 Flashcards
1
Q
- Where was the Lord arrested?
A
In the garden called Gethsemane, over the brook Cedron
2
Q
- Other than Jesus, Peter, James and John who were the others in the Garden?
A
The remainder of the 12 disciples and a great multitude of Roman soldiers and Jewish peace officers led there by Judas. (Matt 26:47)
3
Q
- Peter struck out with his sword, severing the right ear of whom?
A
Malchus, slave of the high priest
4
Q
- Jesus was in complete control of the circumstances. Give 3 facts proving this.
A
- He was not the helpless victim of a cruel and unjust system; he was willing.
- He gave Himself up (John 10:17-18)
- He could have summoned the hosts of heaven to His aid (Matthew 26:53)
5
Q
- Jesus was brought before Anna’s who not the official high priest was. What was his relationship to the high priest?
A
Annas was the father-in-law of Caiaphas.
6
Q
- There were 5 specific ways in which this trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin was illegal. What were 3 of them?
A
- The trial did not begin with a specific charged against Jesus, as Jewish law demanded. Throughout the trail, was obvious that the Sanhedrin was searching for some kind of evidence which would be sufficient for a charge worthy of the death penalty
- The judge who was trying the case was the leader for the prosecution. His statement in John 11:50 clearly revealed his determination to do away with Jesus.
- No witnesses for Jesus’s defence were produced. No opportunity for Jesus’ defence was allowed.
7
Q
- What sealed Jesus’ death in the eyes of the Jewish court?
A
When He spoke of His return in power and glory at the right hand of the Father. (Matt 26:64).
8
Q
- Multiple choice
Which is correct?
a. The Sanhedrin was the only judicial power in Israel
b. The Sanhedrin was the highest religious civil power in Israel
c. Pilot representing Rome was on the Sanhedrin
d. The Sanhedrin and Pilot were equal
A
The Sanhedrin was the highest religious civil power in Israel
