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Mar 29, 2015

Killing Jesus

Passage: Zechariah 13:7

Preacher: Pastor Tim W. Young

Series: Easter Series

Category: Zechariah

Summary:

Main Text - Zechariah 13:7; OT Reading - Zechariah 13:1-9; NT Reading - Matthew 26:26-35

Detail:

Easter Texts In the Minor Prophets

 

“Killing Jesus” - Zech 13:7-9 & Mat 26:30-35

Zechariah 13:7  “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, against the man who stands next to me,” declares the LORD of hosts. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.

1. Jesus Was Killed -         “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd”

              

               O Sword – what is a sword for –                   Romans 13

               My Shepherd

                              Isaiah 40:11

                              Ezekiel 34:23-24

 

               Who is this shepherd?                    John 10:11

 

2. Jesus Is God - “against the man who stands next to me,””

 

               This verse looks simple in English but in Hebrew it is rich and deep.

                              “the man” –        The mighty man = Messiah

                              “who stands next to me”

 

               Who is this Messiah who is God’s equal

                              Rom 9:5

                              Phil 2:5-7

 

3. Jesus Was Killed By God

               By God - declares the LORD of hosts.

                              Isaiah 53:4

                              Acts 2:23

                              Philippians 2:8

              

               Why God?                           Anselem’s Cur Deus Homo

 

               The sword is the sword of…

               The fountain is the fountain of…                               Zechariah 13:1

 

4. The Killing of Jesus and You

 

               Jesus was killed by the Father because of

                              1 Timothy 1:15

 

               How will you respond?

 

               “the sheep will be scattered; I will turn my hand against the little ones.”

                              Zechariah 13:8-9

              

               But what of the real sheep

                              Matthew 26:31

                              Matthew 26:32