Jesus in His death, resurrection, and sacrifice Matthew 17:22-23: Jesus tried for a second time to cause the disciples to understand that He must suffer and die. The important detail added here is that he would be "betrayed" or "delivered up." The disciples were exceeding sorry, as they understood that Jesus death was imminent. They did not fully understand the work of redemption until later when they could looked back on the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord.

The work of redemption demanded Jesus' death for our sins. Nothing less than killing the Son of God would satisfy that angry mob, "Pilate said to them, What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ? They all said to him, Let Him be crucified!" (Matthew 27:22.) Without the blood of the Son of God there could be no redemption. Thank God that the light of Jesus' resurrection diminished the gloom of Calvary.

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