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I. Peter at Jesus’ Arrest. A. Peter draws his sword. (John 18:10). B. Jesus had something else in mind. He told Peter to put his sword back in its sheath (John 18:11) He touched the man’s ear and healed him (Luke 22:51). C. Mark’s record (Mark 14:50). .
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I. Peter at Jesus’ Arrest. A. Peter draws his sword. (John 18:10). B. Jesus had something else in mind. • He told Peter to put his sword back in its sheath (John 18:11) • He touched the man’s ear and healed him (Luke 22:51). C. Mark’s record (Mark 14:50).
II. In the High Priest’s Courtyard. • A. The first denial. (Matt. 26:69-70). • 1. Peter’s decline to denial. • Not sin and indulgence. • Refused to identify with the Lord. • Fear to confess Jesus (Matt. 10:32-33).
II. In the High Priest’s Courtyard. • B. Second Denial. Peter is nervous. (Matt. 26:71). • 1. Denial with an oath (Matt 26:72). • 2. Sermon on the Mount “do not swear at all” (Matt. 5:34).
II. In the High Priest’s Courtyard. • C. Third denial. (Luke 22:59). • 1. “Those who stood by” (Matt 26:73). • 2. “He is a Galilean” (Luke 22:59). • 3. Peter’s reaction is shameful. (Matt. 26:74).
III. Jesus’ Questioning. • A. Within sight of other (Luke 22:61). • Correlation between Jesus’ questioning and Peter’s Denial. (Matt. 26:59-64). • Jesus: Silent when accused (26:59-60a), by specific false accusations (26:60b-63a). Charged under oath confesses His true identity (26:63b-64).
III. Jesus’ Questioning. • A. Within sight of other (Luke 22:61). • Correlation between Jesus’ questioning and Peter’s Denial. (Matt. 26:59-64). • Peter: Denied him once (26:69b-70), a second time under oath (26:71-72). As Jesus tells His true identity, Peter denying, began “to curse and swear” (26:73-74).
IV. Jesus and Peter. • A. Meaning of Cursing. (Eph. 4:29). • 1. Biblical cursing (Deut. 28:15-68). • 2. To curse “to anathematize.” (Matt. 26:74).
IV. Jesus and Peter. • B. Rooster Crowed (Matt. 26:74). • 1. Mark’s account (Mark 14:68, 72). • 2. Roman time of “cock-crowing” (cf. Mark 13:35). • 3. Secundumgallicinium“the second cock-crowing.” • 4. Jesus had foretold manner and time (Matt. 26:34; Mark 14:30).
IV. Jesus and Peter. • C. Jesus saw this (Luke 22:60-61). • 1. Look of compassion (Matt. 9:36; Mark 8:2). • 2. Look of rebuke (Mark 8:33). • 3. Look of deliverance and salvation (Matt. 14:31). • 4. Look of disappointment and shame. • 5. Matthew’s last words about Peter (Matt. 26:75).