_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 22:1 FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD.—Which lasted for a week. CALLED THE PASSOVER.—An explanation for Gentile readers. Strictly speaking, it was the 15th Nisan, and not the whole week, that was the Passover, “the great day of the feast.” Luke 22:2. CHIEF PRIESTS, etc.—The Pharisee... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 22:7. THE DAY OF UNLEAVENED BREAD.—Strictly speaking, the first day of unleavened bread was the 15th Nisan (_i.e._, beginning from the evening of the 14th), when the paschal lamb was killed. But the day here spoken of was evidently the 14th, as the Passover was not yet slain. O... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 22:21. HIM THAT BETRAYETH.—If the order of events be here given, it is clear that Judas partook of the last supper. Luke 22:22. DETERMINED.—Fixed by the counsel of God (cf. Acts 2:23; Acts 4:27; Revelation 13:8). Luke 22:24. A STRIFE AMONG THEM.—Perhaps this is related out of... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 22:39. AS HE WAS WONT.—This accounts for Judas being able to lead those who apprehended Jesus to the place where He was to be found. Luke 22:40. AT THE PLACE.—A garden or farm called Gethsemane (_i.e._, “the oil-press”), perhaps belonging to a friend or disciple. HE SAID TO T... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 22:47. A MULTITUDE.—“Composed of Levitical guards under their generals, a Roman tribune with some soldiers, part of a cohort from the Fort of Antonia, and some priests and elders” (_Farrar_). TO KISS HIM.—The preconcerted sign. Luke 22:48. BETRAYEST THOU? etc.—In the order in... [ Continue Reading ]
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 22:54. THEN TOOK THEY HIM.—R.V., “And they seized Him.” THE HIGH PRIEST’S HOUSE.—_I.e._, the house of Caiaphas. St. John alone mentions a preliminary and perhaps informal examination in the house of Annas. Luke 22:55. KINDLED A FIRE.—“The spring nights at Jerusalem, which is... [ Continue Reading ]