Lower foothills on the Western part of the Mount of Olives
3. Gethsemane
Means simply, “olive press”
4. Matthew, Mark and Luke
They featured the prayer of the Lord Jesus in the Garden
5. John’s Gospel
The focus was the arrest of the Lord Jesus Christ
1 When Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples over the Brook Kidron, where there was a garden, which He and His disciples entered.
2 And Judas, who betrayed Him, also knew the place; for Jesus often met there with His disciples.
3 Then Judas, having received a detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.
4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that would come upon Him, went forward and said to them, “Whom are you seeking?”
5 They answered Him, “Jesus of Nazareth.”
Jesus said to them, “I am He.” And Judas, who betrayed Him, also stood with them.
6 Now when He said to them, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
7 Then He asked them again, “Whom are you seeking?”
And they said, “Jesus of Nazareth.”
8 Jesus answered, “I have told you that I am He. Therefore, if you seek Me, let these go their way,”
9 that the saying might be fulfilled which He spoke, “Of those whom You gave Me I have lost none.”
10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
11 So Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?”
John 18:1-11
1. Judas
a) He knew this Garden well
b) He led:
A detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons. John 18:3
c) They were prepared to use weapons against the Lord
2. Simon Peter
a) He drew a sword
b) He struck off the right ear of a servant of the high priest
c) This was typical of Peter
i) Feisty
ii) Reactive
iii) Loyal but not always wise and discerning
d) He was told to sheath his sword by the Lord
e) Malchus was healed by the Lord Luke 22:51
3. The Lord Jesus
a) As the detachment approached
i) The Lord Jesus went forward to meet them (John 18:4)
ii) He identified Himself as the One they sought (John 18:5, 8)
iii) Everyone fell down with shock (John 18:6)
b) The concern of the Lord for His Disciples
i) He requested that His Disciples be set free
ii) He will allow Himself to be arrested
iii) He would fulfil what He had said
“Of those whom You gave Me I have lost none.” John 17:12
c) Commitment to obey God fully
i) To drink the cup which the Father had given John 18:11