Bible 10: Sept 25, 2013

Bible 10: Sept 25, 2013

Verbal verse quizzers in backWritten verse quizzers study quietly

______ ___:___-21 (NKJV)___ ____ He ___ _______ by ___ __________ _____ the ________ of _____ would ______, He ________ _____ and ____, “____ ________ of ____ _____ not ______ ______ __________; 21 ___ will _____ ____, ‘___ ____!’ or ‘___ ______!’ ___ _______, the ________ of ____ ___ ______ ____.

Kingdom of God

Kingdom = Basilea = Empire

Kingdom of God v1.0

Phrase used in the second temple period

Among the Jews.

What was the common understanding?

Kingdom of God v1.0Case Study 1:

Judah Maccabee (or Judas Maccabeus)

The Hannukah Story

The Sledgehammer

Kingdom of God v1.0Case Study 2:

Simon Ben Kosiba – Son of Kosiba

Kingdom of God v1.0Case Study 2:

Simon Ben Kosiba – Son of Kosiba

Simon Bar Kochba – Son of the StarRabbi Akiba

Numbers 24:17 - I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh; there shall step forth a star out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite through the corners of Moab…

Kingdom of God v1.0Case Study 2:

Simon Ben Kosiba – Son of Kosiba

Simon Bar Kochba – Son of the StarRabbi Akiba

Numbers 24:17 - I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh; there shall step forth a star out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite through the corners of Moab…

Simon Bar Kozeba – Son of LiesRabbi Nhunya ben ha-Kanah

Kingdom of God v1.0Case Study 2:

“But after his defeat the rabbis, in a move that would determine the shape of Judaism from that day to this, turned their faces away from revolution and focused instead on the private study and practice of Torah, the Jewish law. This move was summed up neatly by one of Akiba's disciples, Rabbi Nhunya ben ha-Kanah, who said, ‘He who takes upon himself the yoke of the Law, from him shall be taken away the yoke of the kingdom and the yoke of worldly care.’ In other words, devotion to Torah, studied and practiced within Jewish community offers a safe alternative to revolution. And the code ben ha-Kanah used for revolution is the phrase ‘the kingdom,’ or ‘the kingdom of God.’” N.T. Wright, The Meaning of Jesus

Kingdom of God 2.0Jesus’ Kingdom/Revolution

Mark 1:14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”

Distinctives of Jesus’ KingdomHeroes: Women & Outcasts

Disciples: Comic Relief

Excluded: Rich and Powerful

Secrecy?

Jesus’ Rise to PowerKey Battles

Satan1:12 At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness,

13 and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and

angels attended him.

Jesus’ Rise to PowerKey Battles

Satan

DemonsSynagogues, Fields, Towns, from a distance, up close,

in graveyards, Jews, Gentiles

Jesus’ Rise to PowerKey Battles

Satan

Demons

IllnessBlindness, Leprosy, Convulsions, Bleeding, Death, Clean people, Unclean people, in Public, in Private

Jesus’ Rise to PowerKey Battles

Satan

Demons

Illness

ReligionLegalism, Temple, Corruption, Superficiality, Exclusion,

self-Justification

Jesus’ Rise to PowerKey Battles

Satan

Demons

Illness

Religion

His own Disciples?

Jesus “Secrecy”

Emperor Joshua Abraham Norton ISeptember 17, 1859

Emperor of these United States

& Protector of Mexico

Jesus “Secrecy”

Jesus is waiting for His official coronation as King/Emperor before declaring himself the Messiah (the

Christ).

Caesar’s Coronation and Procession

The Praetorian Guard (six thousand soldiers) gathered in the Praetorium. The would-be Caesar was brought into the middle of the gathering

Guards went to the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus, got a purple robe, and placed it on the candidate.

The candidate was also given an olive-leaf wreath made of gold and a scepter for the

authority of Rome.

Caesar was loudly acclaimed as triumphant by the Praetorian Guard.

A Procession began through the streets of Rome, led by soldiers. In the middle was Caesar. Walking behind him was

a sacrificial bull, whose death and blood would mark Caesar’s entrance into the divine pantheon.

Walking next to the bull was a slave, who carried an axe to kill the bull. Some accounts note that some people would spread sweet-smelling incense around the procession.

The procession moved to the highest hill in Rome, the Capitolene hill (“head hill”). On this

hill was the Capitoleum temple.

The candidate stood before the temple altar and was offered, by the slave, a bowl of wine mixed with myrrh. He

took is as if to accept, and then gave it back. The slave also refused, and then wine was poured out

either onto the altar or onto the bull. Right after the wine was poured, the bull was killed.

The Caesar-to-be gathered his second in command on his right hand and his third in

command on his left. Then they ascended to the throne of Capitoleum.

The crowd acclaimed the inaugurated emperor. And for the divine seal of approval, the gods would

send signs, such as a flock of doves or a solar eclipse.

Mark 15:16-38

16 - The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers.

17 - They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set

it on him.

18 And they began to call out to him, “Hail, king of the Jews!” 19 Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on their knees, they paid homage to him.

20 - And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify

him [instead of a bull]. 21 - A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and

Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him [like a slave] to carry the cross.

22 - They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).

*Technically, in Aramaic: Calvary = Place of the skull

Golgotha = Head (Capitolene) Hill

23 - Then they offered him wine mixed with myrrh, but he did not take it.

24 - And they crucified him.

Dividing up his clothes, they cast lots to see what each would get.  25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. 26 The written notice of the charge against him read: THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27 - They crucified two rebels [or terrorists] with him, one on his right and one on his left. [His number one and number two man]

29 - Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, “So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30 - come down from the cross and save yourself!” 31 In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself!

32 - Let this Messiah, this king of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe.” Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him.

33 - At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my

God, why have you forsaken me?”). 35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”

36 - Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if

Elijah comes to take him down,” he said.

37 - With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last. 38 - The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.

39 - And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, saw how he died, he said, “Surely this man was the Son of

God!”

Worksheet in groups of 3-4

• Race to finish first.• Skip the Salvation History portion.

Study Guide for Friday

• Know the major covenants: Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, New.

• Understand major parts of the Kingdom Metanarrative in scripture.

• Be able to identify coronation activities in Christ’s procession to crucifixion.