Lenten Bible Study
Week 5
“I am thirsty.”
NAU Matthew 27:48-49 | NAU Mark 15:36 | John 19:28-29 |
48 Immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. 49 But the rest of them said, "Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him." | 36 Someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink, saying, "Let us see whether Elijah will come to take Him down." | 28 ¶ After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, said, "I am thirsty." 29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth. |
MEDITATION
Read Matthew 27:48-49
Read Mark 15:36
Read John 19:28-29
BACKGROUND
What do the Gospels tell us?
What do the translations tell us?
Who is present?
What time of day is it?
What do you think it means?
NONE (from last week)
Is the time of day significant?
Acts 3:1, Acts 10:30
ELIJAH (from last week)
Why is Elijah expected?
Malachi 4:5 – Joel 2:31
FULFILLED
What Scripture was fulfilled?
Psalm 22, Psalm 69
The Gospel according to John
Christ in control
Christ is Messiah
I AM…
John 6:35, 8:12, 10:7, 10:11, 11:25, 14:6, and 15:1
THE SIGNS…
T urning water into wine (John 2:1-11)
H ealing the Official’s son (John 4:46-54)
E nabling the lame man (John 5:1-9)
S atisfying the 5000 (John 6:6-13)
I tinerating across the water (John 6:19-21)
G iving sight to the blind (John 9:1-7)
N otifying Lazarus (John 11:1-44)
S ignificant drought of fish (John 21:1-11)
THIRST
Psalms
David’s use of THIRST – Psa. 42
The Gospel according to John
John’s use of THIRST
Drink this cup – John 18:11
Forsaken –and– Thirst
WATER
The Gospel according to John
John’s use of WATER
EXERCISE
1. Crucifixion was a most horrible method of execution and extreme dehydration played an excruciating (note the word) role. Do you believe that Christ’s statement of “thirst” was a request to quench his thirst, a desire to “drink the cup before him”, or something else? Do you believe it was all of these?
2. Last week we discussed whether or not you have felt forsaken by God. Have you ever “thirsted” like the Psalmist?
3. At first glance, the fifth word from Christ on the cross doesn’t seem like anything more than a plea for hydration. Christ’s ministry began with severe hunger (fasting in the wilderness) and is now ending with severe thirst. Do you find any significance in this?
