Study of John Chapter 19 - part I

A Change of Direction
In class on Sunday we discussed that “Resurrection Sunday” will be here in a few weeks-April 24th. I proposed that we skip ahead and study John Chapters 19 and 20 as we come upon that day. By the time April 24th arrives we will be ready to really worship our Lord for what He did for us.

We will study in short bites of Scripture….15-20 verses each week. Lets begin.

Here is a brief outline of the technique that I use in study. I will not repeat writing it for each study, but you will know where I am coming from.

Stop! Look! Listen!
General Outline

(We will go into much detail for each section at a later date)

STOP! Pray before you begin. Remember to keep a list of all the resources you use to study/gain information.

1. Ask why I am studying this topic/book? What do I already know about it?

2. Who is the author? Why did he write it?

3. General reading and overview of the entire section/chapter/book for general information. Read slowly and purposefully. Read every word.

4. Stop! when God explains something with - “because” “for, “so that,” etc…

5. Pick out key words and concepts that you do not understand. Just make a list.

6. Scan the horizon – where does this take place? Is geography important?


LOOK!

1. Read it again. For John, make a list of all the titles for Jesus.

2. Research the study words/concepts from the Stop! section.

3. Look Left! Look Right! What came before? What came after?

4. Ask questions. Make charts as necessary.

5. How does 2 Tim. 3:16 apply to these verses?

6. Do I see any “precepts”, “practices” “principles” or “progressive revelation”?


LISTEN!
1. Read it again.

2. Why did God give us this story?

3. What if this story had been left out of Scripture?

4. How do I apply this story to my life today?

Chapter 19: 1-16

Remember to record the resources that you used as you studied.

Since we are jumping to chapter 19 we must ask….what has happened to bring Jesus to this point? He stands before Pilate…..what events brought Him to this encounter? (This is the second time Jesus has come before Pilate.)

This section recounts the ‘rejection’ of Jesus. Who are the main characters? Who was Pilate? Who are the Jews that are mentioned? Who are the soldiers?

Note the titles or names given to Jesus – given by others, and Himself. What does each one mean?

This chapter is full of emotion: hate, anger, fear, etc…. Who is fearful? Why? Who is angry? Why? Who seems calm and at peace during all of this…why?

Where were the followers of Jesus during this time?

Notice the politics/political correctness!!

I will be looking up the word ‘blasphemy’ to find out what it means in this particular context. ). In a thesaurus it is described as a profanity, a sacrilege, swear word, or an irreverence. How did Jesus commit ‘blasphemy?’ (Jo. 8:58-59)

Pilate asks a strange question in verse 9.

Jesus spoke up in the section before chapter 19, why might He have remained silent now?

LISTEN - just 16 verses…but how can I apply these to my life today? How will the study of these chapters impact my celebration of "Resurrection Sunday" this year?