Was Jesus Scared of Death? | New Testament | Matthew 26

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🗓️ 6 February 2023

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What had Jesus trembling in the garden? What cup did he ask God to take from him? Was Jesus afraid of physical suffering? In today's episode, Keith looks at Matthew 26and shares what Jesus's death accomplished. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Join the TMBT community in reading the entire New Testament in one year. Get your FREE reading plan here. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter@TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Matthew 26

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:09.0	In the time it takes to get to work, I'm Keith Simon.
0:16.3	Okay, so we pick up the story in Matthew chapter 26. It's hours before the death of Jesus. Jesus and his disciples have shared the
0:21.0	Passover meal together. Now Judas leaves to betray Jesus
0:24.7	to the Pharisees and the rest of the group sings a hymn together and then leaves for
0:29.2	the Garden of Ghesemene. Jesus tells his disciples to wait for him except for Peter, James and John, who he takes further into the garden to pray with him.
0:38.0	Verse 37 Jesus began to be sorrowful and troubled. He said to them,
0:44.0	my soul was overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death.
0:47.5	Stay here and keep watch with me.
0:49.5	Going a little further, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed,
0:53.5	My father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me.
0:57.8	Yet not as I will, but as you will. Three times, Jesus will ask the father to take this cup from him and three times he will say not my will but your will be done.
1:09.0	Three times he will return to the disciples to find them sleeping.
1:13.0	Jesus looked with dread, almost terror at the cross that was ahead of him.
1:18.0	What is in the cup that he asked God to take from him?
1:21.0	What is it that has Jesus trembling? Is it the physical suffering
1:25.5	that comes from the crucifixion? If it was you couldn't blame him. Crucifixion
1:30.1	was a horrific way for a state to execute criminals.
1:33.2	Nazis crucified Jews at Dachau.
1:36.3	The Khmer Rouge crucified their opponents in Cambodia.
1:39.9	Today in Sudan, crucifixion still occurs.
1:43.2	We know that the Persians were crucifying people 500 years before the death of Christ,
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