john 19 commentary spurgeon

Our great hero, the destroyer of Death, bearded the lion in his den, slew the monster in his own castle, and dragged the dragon captive from his own den. And now, brethren, our blessed Lord has at this time a thirst for communion with each one of you who are his people, not because you can do him good, but because he can do you good. A refined and heavenly appetite, a craving for our Lord. This thirst had been on him from the earliest of his earthly days. We read, "The soldiers also mocked him, offering him vinegar." Our Lord Jesus came forth, willing to be exposed to their scorn. "And he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes," vinegar, and not wine; sourness, and not sweetness. Did we not do so years ago before we knew him? High in the air ye bid your banners wave about the heir of England's throne, but how shall ye rival the banner of the sacred cross, that day for the first time borne among the sons of men. May God deliver you! It was one of Death's castles; here he stored his gloomiest trophies; he was the grim lord of that stronghold. The Redeemer's cry of "I thirst" is a solemn lesson of patience to his afflicted. We see in Simon's carrying the cross a picture of what the Church is to do throughout all generations. I invite you to meditate upon the true humanity of our Lord very reverently, and very lovingly. His most fruitful years of ministry were at the New Park Street and later the Metropolitan Tabernacle pulpit in London. The Via Dolorosa, as the Romanists call it, is a long street at the present time, but it may have been but a few yards. you that are ashamed of Christ, how can you read that text, "He that is ashamed of me, and of my words, of him will I be ashamed when I come in the glory of my Father, and all my holy angels with me." Angels cannot suffer thirst. The nails were fastened in the most sensitive parts of the body, and the wounds were widened as the weight of his body dragged the nails through his blessed flesh, and tore his tender nerves. I will give you one of his thirsty prayers "Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am, that they may behold my glory." John 19:16 . Here, as everywhere else, we are constrained to say of our Lord, "Never man spake like this man." The sufferings of Christ should make us weep over those who have brought that blood upon their heads. I believe there was a tenderness in Christ's heart to the Jew of a special character. Remember that, and expect to suffer. Ah, that I cannot tell, except his own great love. I saw the other day the emblem of a serpent with its tail in its mouth, and if I carry it a little beyond the artist's intention the symbol may set forth appetite swallowing up itself. May we not be half ashamed of our pleasures when he says, "I thirst"? We shall perhaps know it in our measure in our dying hour, but not yet, nor ever so terribly as he did. and the answer shall come back, "Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; but ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh." This was intended at once to proclaim his guilt and intimate his doom. As these seven sayings were so faithfully recorded, we do not wonder that they have frequently been the subject of devout meditation. Such a greeting had the Lord of glory, but alas, it was not the shout of welcome, but the yell of "Away with him! He calls for that: will you not give it to him? Every word, therefore, you see teaches us some grand fundamental doctrine of our blessed faith. All nations gathered about my Lord, both great and mean men clustered around his person. Then came, "Women, behold thy son!" The ceremonial of the Jewish religion denies him any participation in its pomps; the priests condemn him never again to tread the hallowed floors, never again to look upon the consecrated altars in the place of his people's worship. As Christ went through the streets, a great multitude looked on. How great the love which led him to such a condescension as this! John 1 19-51 Spurgeon's Bible Commentary John 1:19-51 John 1:19. One would have said, If he were thirsty he would not tell us, for all the clouds and rains would be glad to refresh his brow, and the brooks and streams would joyously flow at his feet. Who among us would not willingly pour out his soul unto death if he might but give refreshment to the Lord? Beloved, if our Master said, "I thirst," do we expect every day to drink of streams from Lebanon? III. Great and worshipful being that he is, truth is to be altered for him, the gospel is to be modulated to suit the tone of his various generations, and all the arrangements of the universe are to be rendered subservient to his interests. And yet, though he was Lord of all he had so fully taken upon himself the form of a servant and was so perfectly made in the likeness of sinful flesh, that he cried with fainting voice, "I thirst." Justice must fly the field lest it be severe to so deserving a being; as for punishment, it must not be whispered to his ears polite. Dear friends, we must remember that, although no one died on the cross with Christ, for atonement must be executed by a solitary Savior, yet another person did carry the cross for Christ; for this world, while redeemed by price by Christ, and by Christ alone, is to be redeemed by divine power manifested in the sufferings and labors of the saints as well as those of Christ. It is done. There was a deeper meaning in his words than she dreamed of, as a verse further down fully proves, when he said to his disciples, "I have meat to eat that ye know not of." So then Pilate took Jesus and scourged Him. Oh! Your heir of royalty is magnificently drawn along the streets in his stately chariot, sitting at his ease: my princely sufferer walks with weary feet, marking the road with crimson drops; not borne, but bearing; not carried, but carrying his cross. This was the homage which the Son of God received from men; harmless and gentle, he came here with no purpose but that of doing good, and this is how mankind treated him. So he was thirsting then. We gave him our tears and then grieved him with our sins. Let us exult as we see our Substitute going through with his work even to the bitter end, and then with a "Consummatum est" returning to his Father, God. You have seen Jesus led away by his enemies; so shall you be dragged away by fiends to the place appointed for you. We ought not to forget the Jews. I have shown you, believer, your position; let me now show you your service. Yet, dear friends, to some eyes there will be more attraction in the procession of sorrow, of shame, and of blood, than in you display of grandeur and joy. I. NOTICE the connection, or you will miss the meaning of the words; for at first sight it looks as if our Saviour taught us that it John:6:29 The Marvellous Magnet Let me show what I think he meant. Sister, thirst for the salvation of your class, thirst for the redemption of your family, thirst for the conversion of your husband. Cover it with a cloak? They take matters very gently; they think it unnecessary to be soldiers of the cross. The whole universe shall hiss you; angels shall be ashamed of you; your own friends, yes, your sainted mother, shall say "Amen" to your condemnation; and those who loved you best shall sit as assessors with Christ to judge you and condemn you! Let me add, that when we look at the sufferings of Christ, we ought to sorrow deeply for the souls of all unregenerate men and women. (7) Luke 23:46 And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, INTO THY HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT. O souls, burdened with sin, rest ye here, and resting live. Like the steps of a ladder or the links of a golden chain, there is a mutual dependence and interlinking of each of the cries, so that one leads to another and that to a third. No blood but that which He has spilt, no groans but those which came from His heart, no suffering but that which was endured by Him, can ever make a recompense for sin. January 1, 1970 A Plain Answer to an Important Enquiry "Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent." John vi. If he was so poor that his garments were stripped from him, and he was hung up upon the tree, penniless and friendless, hungering and thirsting, will you henceforth groan and murmur because you bear the yoke of poverty and want? Mine is adorned with garments crimsoned with his own blood. Here we behold his human soul in anguish, his inmost heart overwhelmed by the withdrawing of Jehovah's face, and made to cry out as if in perplexity and amazement. He had been all night in agony, he had spent the early morning at the hall of Caiaphas, he had been hurried, as I described to you last Sunday, from Caiaphas to Pilate, from Pilate to Herod, and from Herod back again to Pilate; he had, therefore, but little strength left, and you will not wonder that by-and-bye we find him staggering beneath his load, and that another is called to bear it with him. away with him." Romanists of all ages have wrought upon the feelings of the people in this manner, and to a degree the attempt is commendable, but if it shall all end in tears of pity, no good is done. (1-3) Jesus enters the garden, followed by Judas and his troops. Home; Origin; Birth; John; Acts; About; JOHN 19 COMMENTARY . Oh, wondrous substitution of the just for the unjust, of God for man, of the perfect Christ for us guilty, hell-deserving rebels. As for yourselves, thirst after perfection. Let there be nothing but your religion to object to, and then if that offends them let them be offended, it is a cross which you must carry joyfully. Know ye not, beloved, for I speak to those who know the Lord, that ye are crucified together with Christ? I cannot give you more than a mere taste of this rich subject, but I have been most struck with two ways of regarding our Lord's last words. He died in less time than persons crucified commonly did. The last expiring word in which he commended his spirit to his Father, is the note of acceptance for himself and for us all. And yet he placed himself for our sakes into a position of shame and suffering where none would wait upon him, but when he cried, "I thirst," they gave him vinegar to drink. A strong emphasis in Spurgeon's preaching was God's grace and sovereignty over man's helpless state. Here is the safety of the believer in the hour of his departure, and his instant admission into the presence of his Lord. The utterance of "I thirst" brought out A TYPE OF MAN'S TREATMENT OF HIS LORD. He thirsted to pluck us from between the jaws of hell, to pay our redemption price, and set us free from the eternal condemnation which hung over us; and when on the cross the work was almost done his thirst was not assuaged, and could not be till he could say, "It is finished." Come, bring him your warm heart, and let him drink from that purified chalice as much as he wills. The more manifestly there shall be a great gulf between the Church and the world, the better shall it be for both; the better for the world, for it shall be thereby warned; the better for the Church, for it shall be thereby preserved. And what makes him love us so? Was not the Redeemer led thither to aggravate his shame? Perhaps they are your children, the objects of your fondest love, with no interest in Christ, without God and without hope in the world! "Deliver him to the tormentors," was the word of the king in the parable; it shall be fulfilled to you "Depart ye cursed into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels." O Lord Jesus, we love thee and we worship thee! What a cataract of immortal souls dashes downwards to the pit every hour! May the Holy Ghost help us to hear a fourth tuning of the dolorous music, "I thirst." 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