Notes on Luke 23
Day 23, Reading Luke for Advent
Chapter Heading
Luke 23: Good Friday & Holy Saturday: Pilate, Herod, Crowd, Crucifixion, Burial
General Outline
1-4. Pilate’s initial evaluation: He’s not guilty!
5-7. Pilate sends the Galilean to Herod
8-10. Herod questions Jesus
11. Jesus mocked by Herod’s soldiers
12. Herod & Pilate become BFFs
13-16. Pilate: “I’ll rough Him up & release Him”
[17]-25. Crowd: “We want Barabbas! Crucify Him!”
26. Jesus led away, aided by Simon of Cyrene
27-31. The women weep, Jesus warns
32-33. The Cross set up
34. The 1st Word: “Forgive Them!”
35-38. Jesus mocked: “Save yourself!”
39-43. The Thief’s cry & the 2nd Word: “Today you will be with Me in Paradise!”
44-46. The Signs & The 7th Word: “I commit My Spirit!”
47-49. Reactions to Jesus’ death
50-56. Joseph of Arimathea requests the body, buries Jesus
Brief Summary
Kretzmann: Jesus is arraigned before Pilate, sent by him to Herod, and returned to the court of Pilate, is rejected by the people, who prefer to have Barabbas released, is condemned to death by crucifixion. gently rebukes the weeping women of Jerusalem, is crucified. endures the mockery of all classes of people, accepts the penitent malefactor, dies on the cross, and is buried by Joseph of Arimathea.