Jesus on Mission:

Context:

• On the way from the Jordan Valley to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them.

Mark 10:32 “...those who followed were afraid...”

• Why would they be afraid?
• Were the disciples aware of the danger that was awaiting them in Jerusalem?
• Were they surprised by his resolve to head directly into danger?
• When He took them aside to explain some things, did it help?

Matthew 20:18-19 “...See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day...”

Mark 10:33-34 “...saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles. And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise...”

Luke 18:31-33 “...And taking the twelve, he said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon. And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise...”

What was Jesus telling them?

• Matt.16:21, Matt.17:23, Matt.20:19.
• Mark 8:31, Mark 9:31, Mark 10:34.
• Luke 9:22, Luke 18:33.
• This is the third time He has told them about His death and third day resurrection.

Did they understand what Jesus was telling them?

• Luke 18:34 “...But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said...”

Why was this hidden from them?

• Did God not want them to know?
• Were they deceived to the point that they couldn’t understand?
• Did they want what they wanted and couldn’t see God’s plan through their prejudice?

Why might things we read in God’s Word be hidden from us?

• Because God doesn’t want us to know?
• Because we are deceived to the point that we can’t understand?
• Is God’s plan veiled by our preferences?