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What is the main point of Matthew 27? ›
Chapter Summary
Jesus is taken to Pilate, who finds nothing to charge Him with. Given the choice, the people shout for the release of a convicted murderer and insist on Jesus' death. Jesus is mocked by a battalion of soldiers and then taken to be crucified. On the cross, He is mocked for not being able to save Himself.
Matthew refers to it as the potter's field, implying that was piece of land well known by that name. That the field is a burial place for strangers is not borrowed from Hebrew Bible sources. Some have interpreted strangers as including foreigners and gentiles.
Who are the two thieves crucified with Jesus? ›Christian tradition holds that Gestas was on the cross to the left of Jesus and Dismas was on the cross to the right of Jesus. In Jacobus de Voragine's Golden Legend, the name of the impenitent thief is given as Gesmas. The impenitent thief is sometimes referred to as the "bad thief" in contrast to the good thief.
What is the meaning of blood money in the Bible? ›In the Christian Bible, the term is used to refer to the thirty pieces of silver Judas Iscariot received in exchange for revealing the identity of Jesus Christ to the forces sent by the Pharisees and/or the Sanhedrin.
What does Matthew 27 verse 52 mean? ›This verse describes some of the events that occurred upon death of Jesus, particularly the report that tombs broke open and the saints inside were resurrected.
What does Matthew 27 verse 53 mean? ›This verse describes some of the events that occurred upon the death of Jesus. The previous verse mentioned that tombs broke open and the saints inside were resurrected. In this verse, the saints descend upon the Holy City.
What does it mean to be buried in a potter's field? ›“Potter's Field” is a biblical reference to land rich with clay. Being an area poor for farming or for even a quarry wasteland, these areas became convenient locations for disposal of those too poor to afford the orthodox cemeteries.
What is the error in Matthew 27 9? ›Many scholars, including Augustine and Jerome, have accepted that this was simply a mistake on the part of the writer. Eusebius argued that the verse originally had Zechariah, and a scribe erroneously substituted one prophet for the other.
What does the Potter's House represent in the Bible? ›When God wanted to teach the prophet Jeremiah an important spiritual lesson, God “nudged him” to go down to the Potter's House. In that unlikely setting, God showed Jeremiah how the clay can be molded and spoiled in the Potter's hand. God was warning Jeremiah that the people of Judah must make God their #1 priority.
Which angel is the right hand of God? ›Enoch was instrumental in establishing the pre-eminent place of Michael among the angels or archangels, and in later Jewish works, he is said to be their chief, mediating the Torah (the law of God), and standing at the right hand of the throne of God.
What are the seven last words of God? ›
- 2.1 1. Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
- 2.2 2. To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
- 2.3 3. Woman, behold, thy son! Behold, thy mother!
- 2.4 4. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
- 2.5 5. I thirst.
- 2.6 6. It is finished.
- 2.7 7. Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
Judas Iscariot was one of the Twelve Apostles. He is notorious for betraying Jesus by disclosing Jesus' whereabouts for 30 pieces of silver. Judas brought men to arrest Jesus and identified him with a kiss. Jesus was then arrested, tried, and executed.
What does "dirty money" mean? ›dirty money (uncountable) (idiomatic, business, law) Money that is illegally gained, illegally transferred or illegally utilized, especially money gained through forgery, bribery, prostitution, money laundering, or theft.
What does Matthew 27 verse 6 mean? ›The chief priests demonstrate once more that Jesus was exactly right in condemning them for hypocrisy. They were willing to pay "blood money" to capture Jesus.
What is the punishment of blood money? ›Diya (Arabic: دية; pl. : diyāt, Arabic: ديات) in Islamic law, is the financial compensation paid to the victim or heirs of a victim in the cases of murder, bodily harm or property damage by mistake. It is an alternative punishment to qisas (equal retaliation).
What lessons can we learn from Matthew 27? ›Instead, He wants us to follow the example of His Son, Jesus. While Jesus was being murdered by an angry, blood-thirsty mob, He asked His Father to forgive them! As disciples of Jesus, we can learn a lot from Jesus' example of compassion and forgiveness!
What is the moral lesson of the parable of the divided kingdom? ›Jesus is using the parable of a divided kingdom and a divided house to show that if He is using Satan's power to cast out demons, Satan's kingdom won't survive. Satan would gain no strategic value by allowing Jesus to use Satan's authority to attack his own work.
What is the significance of Matthew 27 25? ›In the case of Matthew 27:25, words from the New Testament became weaponised against Jews, and used to justify violent persecution.
What does Matthew 27/27 mean? ›Matthew 27:27–31 describes Roman soldiers abusing Jesus inside the governor's headquarters. Most of this mistreatment occurred before His final sentencing, but Matthew continues to group events by theme more than by time. The soldiers strip off Jesus' clothes and dress Him as a mock king.