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1 | Jesus told disciples take a sword ? | Luke 22:36 | jcdm327 | 172115 | ||
Why did Jesus tell his disciples to take a sword, then rebuke Peter for using a sword? I understand Jesus' rebuke. My query is directed towards the having a sword. There is no Biblical evidence that the disciples needed a sword. Besides Peter, non of the followers ever used a sword. | ||||||
2 | Jesus told disciples take a sword ? | Luke 22:36 | BradK | 172116 | ||
Hi jcdm, In my reading of Luke 22:36, the reason seems contained in Christs' own words, "let him who has no sword sell his mantle and buy a sword." Christ instructed them to do so. We have His response in vs.38, "They said, "Lord, look, here are two swords." And He said to them, "It is enough." Regarding the rebuke of Peter, Luke's account doesn't mention that it was Peter in vs. 50: "And one of them struck the slave of the high priest and cut off his right ear." The reply of Christ only says, "But Jesus answered and said, "Stop! No more of this." And He touched his ear and healed him." However, John's account differs in that Peter is named in 18:10, "Simon Peter then, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's slave, and cut off his right ear; and the slave's name was Malchus." Christ's rebuke follows: So Jesus said to Peter, "Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?" The Commentary Critical offers this perspective: "Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?—This expresses both the feelings which struggled in the Lord’s breast during the Agony in the garden—aversion to the cup viewed in itself, but, in the light of the Father’s will, perfect preparedness to drink it. (See on Lu 22:39–46). Matthew adds to the address to Peter the following:—“For all they that take the sword shall perish by the sword” (Mt 26:52)—that is, ‘Those who take the sword must run all the risks of human warfare; but Mine is a warfare whose weapons, as they are not carnal, are attended with no such hazards, but carry certain victory.’ “Thinkest thou that I cannot now”—even after things have proceeded so far—“pray to My Father, and He shall presently give Me”—rather, “place at My disposal”—“more than twelve legions of angels”; with allusion, possibly, to the one angel who had, in His agony, “appeared to Him from heaven strengthening Him” (Lu 22:43); and in the precise number, alluding to the twelve who needed the help, Himself and His eleven disciples. (The full complement of a legion of Roman soldiers was six thousand). “But how then shall the scripture be fulfilled that thus it must be?” (Mt 26:53, 54). He could not suffer, according to the Scripture, if He allowed Himself to be delivered from the predicted death. “And He touched his ear and healed him” (Lu 22:51); for “the Son of man came not to destroy men’s lives, but to save them” (Lu 9:56), and, even while they were destroying His, to save theirs." The Bible Knowledge Commentary says: "18:11. Earlier that same night Jesus had rebuked Peter (13:6-11). Now He rebuked him again, this time for not understanding God’s will. In spite of constant teaching about His approaching death (3:14; 8:28; 12:32-33; cf. Luke 9:22) the disciples did not understand its need (cf. Luke 24:25). The cup which the Father had given Jesus refers to the suffering and death He would experience under God’s wrath against sin (Ps. 75:8; Isa. 51:17, 22; Jer. 25:15; Ezek. 23:31-33). The words the cup the Father has given Me indicated that Jesus saw all the things coming on Him as part of God’s sovereign plan. His rhetorical question to Peter was designed to prod Peter’s thinking. Jesus had come to do the Father’s will and so He must now embrace it." I hope this helps, BradK |
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3 | Jesus told disciples take a sword ? | Luke 22:36 | jcdm327 | 172120 | ||
Thank you for responding. I understand the commentators you posted. They did not quite answer my question except that perhaps the reason was to give Jesus a clear opportunity to teach the disciples the consequence of the sword. As a side note: I am sure this rebuke finalized Peter's confusion. I love the drama of Peter and the disciples during the next few days. They were so sure Jesus was going to destroy Rome. Peter was ready to fight to the death for this cause. He even demonstrated is zeal in the garden. Jesus' rebuke must have really baffled him. His heart was totally broken, he was confused, and he was probably overwhelmed with every emotion possible. The human drama is so real it is almost comical, because we can identify with it. Jcdm327 |
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