Day 7 – Jesus’ Final Week – The Jewish Trial: Guilty of Blasphemy

“The next several hours must have seemed like a whirlwind to Jesus. After His nighttime arrest, He was taken before the Jewish leadership. They had waited for this opportunity since early in Jesus’ ministry. Now, in the middle of the night, only hours after celebrating the Passover, their opportunity had arrived.” (93)

Scripture Passages:
Matthew 26:57-68
Mark 14:53-55
Luke 22:54
John 18:12-27

Read Chapter 7 in Jesus’ Final Week

“That night may be the darkest in human history. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was betrayed into the hands of sinners. As the events unfold, we see the betrayal of a friend, the leader of the Twelve denying He even knows Jesus, the leaders of the Jewish people frantically searching for false witnesses to agree on charges worthy of death, and Jesus confessing that He is the Son of Man who will be seated at the right hand of the Father.” (104)

(Excerpts from Jesus’ Final Week are noted by a parenthetical page number indicating where they appear in the book)