Mark 10:32-34

C. JESUS FORETELLS HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION 10:32-34

TEXT 10:32-34

And they were in the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were amazed, and they that followed were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them the things that were to happen unto him, saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles: and they shall mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall scourge him, and shall kill him; and after three days he shall rise again.

THOUGHT QUESTIONS 10:32-34

560.

What was the reason for the amazement of the disciples? Please remember the purpose of going to Jerusalem.

561.

Who were those who followed mentioned in Mark 10:32?

562.

When and where had Jesus before mentioned His death and resurrection?

563.

List the eight particulars in the prophecy made by Jesus.

564.

Who were the Gentiles to whom the priests and scribes were to deliver our Lord?

COMMENT

TIME.March, A.D. 30.
PLACE.In Pereaat the same place and time as the previous incident.

PARALLEL ACCOUNTS.Matthew 20:17-19; Luke 18:31-34.

OUTLINE.1. On the way to Jerusalem the disciples were filled with fear as they anticipated what would happen to them in the city. Jesus confirmed their fears, Mark 10:32. Mark 10:2. Jesus details in prophecy what would happen to Him at Jerusalem, Mark 10:33-34.

ANALYSIS

I.

ON THE WAY TO JERUSALEM THE DISCIPLES WERE FILLED WITH FEAR AS THEY ANTICIPATED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THEM IN THE CITY, JESUS CONFIRMED THEIR FEARS, Mark 10:32.

1.

Going up to JerusalemJesus led the way.

2.

He spoke privately to the twelve of His coming passion.

II.

JESUS DETAILS IN PROPHECY WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HIM AT JERUSALEM, Mark 10:33-34.

The Son of man will be; (1) delivered to the chief priests and scribes. (2) condemned to death. (3) delivered to the Gentiles. (4) Mocked. (5) Spit upon. (6) Scourged. (7) Killed. (8) After three days raised from the dead.

EXPLANATORY NOTES

I.

ON THE WAY TO JERUSALEM THE DISCIPLES WERE FILLED WITH FEAR AS THEY ANTICIPATED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THEM IN THE CITY. JESUS CONFIRMED THEIR FEARS.

Mark 10:32. And they were in the way (or on the road) ascending to Jerusalem, i.e. they were still upon their journey when the following discourse was uttered. This is another intimation that we have before us a connected narrative. And Jesus was going before them (or leading them forward), which seems to imply some unusual activity or energy of movement, as if he was outstripping them, in token of his eagerness to reach the scene of suffering. This may throw some light upon the next clause, and they were amazed, or struck with awe, the same verb that is used in Mark 10:24, here denoting probably some dark foreboding of the scenes which were before them in Jerusalem, a feeling which would naturally make them slow to follow in that dangerous direction, and dispose them to wonder at his own alacrity in rushing, as it were, upon destruction (John 11:8). And following they feared (or were alarmed), i.e. although they followed him, it was not willingly, but with a painful apprehension of danger both to him and to themselves. There is something very striking in the picture here presented of the Saviour hastening to death, and the apostles scarcely venturing to follow him. This backwardness would not be diminished by his taking again the twelve, i.e. taking them aside from the others who accompanied him on his journey. He began (anew what he had done more than once before) to tell them the (things) about to happen to him. This is commonly reckoned our Lord's third prediction of his passion to the twelve apostles; but including the less formal intimation in Mark 9:12 it may be counted as the fourth.

II.

JESUS DETAILS IN PROPHECY WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HIM AT JERUSALEM.

33, 34. Behold invites attention and prepares them for something strange and surprising, as the intimation of his death still was to them, although so frequently repeated. We are ascending to Jerusalem, the form of expression always used in speaking of the Holy City, on account both of its physical and moral elevation. (Compare 2 John 1:2, 2 John 1:2, 2 John 1:2:13; John 5:1; John 7:8; John 7:10; John 7:14; John 11:55. Acts 11:2; Acts 15:2; Acts 18:22; Acts 21:4; Acts 21:12; Acts 21:15; Acts 24:11; Acts 25:1; Acts 25:9. Galatians 2:1. Galatians 2:2.) The prediction is the same as in the former cases, but with a more distinct intimation that he was to suffer by judicial process, or by form of law. They (the Sanhedrim, the national council or representatives) shall condemn him unto death, and deliver him to the Gentiles (literally, nations, meaning all nations but the Jews) for the execution of the sentence, all which was literally fulfilled, as we shall see below.

This verse describes the part to be taken by the Gentiles in the sufferings of Christ, every particular of which has its corresponding facts in the subsequent narrative; the mocking; the scourging; the spitting; the killing; and the rising. Here again the terms of the prediction may appear to us too plain to be mistaken; but, as we have seen already, the correct understanding does not depend upon the plainness of the language, but upon the principle of interpretation, If they attached a mystical or figurative meaning to the terms, it mattered not how plain they might be in themselves or in their literal acceptation, which they probably supposed to be precluded by the certainty that he was to reign and to possess a kingdom, (J, A, Alexander)

FACT QUESTIONS 10:32-34

596.

What intimation do we have in these verses of a connected narrative?

597.

What is striking in the picture in these verses?

598.

Do we have here the third or fourth prediction by Jesus of His death? (Cf. Mark 8:31; Mark 9:31; Mark 9:12)

599.

Why always speak of going up to Jerusalem?

600.

Why say behold before the comment Jesus made?

601.

What was added in this prediction not found in the former ones?

602.

How was it possible for Jesus to be so plain in His words of His coming death and still be misunderstood by His disciples?