Luke Lesson 41 Study Questions

1.    But now, he who has a money bag, let him take it, and likewise a knapsack: The disciples had been sent out to do ministry without Jesus before (Luke 10:1-17), but then they were received with ________ and hospitality. Now they faced a _______ world without Jesus and must be prepared.

2.    It is enough: “Jesus’ answer, ‘Enough of this’, is to be preferred to that of, ‘it is enough.’ The latter might imply that Jesus _______ the disciples’ suggestion, acknowledging that two swords would be sufficient for the conflict. But the _______ clearly rules out that rendering.” (Pate)

3.    He knelt down and prayed: “The usual manner of prayer at that time was to pray in a ________ position. That Jesus knelt down proves the violence of His __________ in Gethsemane.” (Geldenhuys)

4.    The cup didn’t represent ______, but judgment. Jesus was unafraid of death, and when He had finished His work on the cross – the work of receiving and bearing and satisfying the righteous __________ of God the Father upon our sin – when He finished that work, He simply yielded Himself to death as His choice.

5.    Then an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him: In response to Jesus’ prayers, the Father did not take the ___ from Jesus; but He __________ Jesus by angelic messengers to be able to take – and drink – the cup.

6.    Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation: They were followers of Jesus, and following Him would now bring a testing and a ______ they could not have imagined. Jesus encouraged them to do this for their sake, thinking of them and their good instead of how they _______ to support Him.

7.    Drew near to Jesus to kiss Him: “When a disciple met a beloved Rabbi, he laid his right hand on the Rabbi’s left shoulder and his left hand on the right shoulder and kissed him. It was the kiss of a disciple to a beloved _______ that Judas used as a sign of _________.” (Barclay)

8.    And He touched his ear and healed him: Even here, Jesus was present to clean up the _____ His disciples left behind. He _______ the damage done by Peter.

9.    Before Jesus came to the home of Caiaphas (the official high priest), He was led to the home of _______, who was the ex-high priest and the “______ behind the throne” of the high priest (according to John 18:12-14 and John 18:19-23).

10.    But he denied him: Peter denied Jesus in at least three specific ways. First, Peter denied even _______ Jesus (Woman, I do not know Him), then he denied being a _________ of Jesus (Man, I am not), finally he denied that he was even from Galilee (Man, I do not know what you are saying!).

11.    Peter remembered the word of the Lord: Sadly, he remembered it too _____ – after he had sinned. At the moment, Peter’s only reaction was that he ______ bitterly – yet he would be restored.

12.     Prophesy! Who is the one who struck You? “However, the very thing they mocked, Jesus’ _________ ability, had just been ironically vindicated in the previous scene: Peter denied his Lord three times, just as Jesus __________.” (Pate)