DAYPACK AND THE CROSS: July 2024

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

LAST WORDS OF JESUS ON THE CROSS

WAS JESUS CRUCIFIED ON A ROCK?

JOHN'S MOM SALOME, HIS AUNT MARY THE MOTHER OF JESUS, MARY MAGDALENE, AND MARY WIFE OF CLOPAS WERE PRESENT AT THE CROSS WHEN JESUS DIED.

"Some women stood near to Jesus while he was on the cross. They were his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and Mary from Magdala."

"Jesus saw his mother there. He also saw the disciple that he loved. That disciple was standing there, near Jesus' mother. So Jesus said to his mother,

‘Woman, look! There is your son.’

"Then he said to the disciple,

‘Look! There is your mother.’

From that time, the disciple took Jesus' mother to live in his own home."

John 19:25-27 (EASY) Easy English Bible

WHY DID JESUS WANT HIS MOTHER TO LIVE WITH HER NEPHEW? WAS MARY'S SISTER ALSO LIVING IN JOHN'S HOME?

AFTER 3 HOURS OF DARKNESS, BEAMS OF BRILLIANT SUNLIGHT WERE SHINING ON THE CROSS FOR EVERYONE TO SEE.

"And at three Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lemá sabachtháni?”

which is translated,

“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

When some of those standing there heard this, they said, “Look, He’s calling for Elijah!”

Mark 15:34-35 HCSB (Holman Christian Standard Bible)

JESUS WAS QUOTING THE PROPHECY FROM PSALM 22.

"After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been finished, in order to finish the Scripture, said,

“I am thirsty.” A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit." LSV (Legacy Standard Version)

HYSSOP PSALM OF DAVID

"Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithfulness; According to the greatness of Your compassion, wipe out my wrongdoings.

Wash me thoroughly from my guilt and cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my wrongdoings,

And my sin is constantly before me.

Against You, You only, I have sinned

And done what is evil in Your sight,

So that You are justified when You speak

And blameless when You judge."

"Behold, I was brought forth in guilt,

And in sin my mother conceived me.

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, and in secret You will make wisdom known to me."