“Sticks and stones…” isn’t true—words can wound deeply. At the cross, the mockery reveals what people demanded from Jesus: “Save Yourself.”
But Jesus didn’t save Himself so He could save us.
In Luke 23:35–41, we see the ridicule Jesus endured, the irony of the sign: “This is the King of the Jews,” two thieves, two responses, and why God’s kindness leads sinners to repentance.
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In Luke 24:28–35, the disciples’ eyes were opened, and they recognized the risen Christ.
Then they said, “Did not our hearts burn within us…while he opened to us the Scriptures?” Luke 24:32
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How does the Old Testament point to Jesus?
In Luke 24:27, Jesus began with Moses and all the Prophets and showed the disciples “in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.”
The cross was not the defeat of the Messiah. It was His mission.
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Blog: https://www.scottlapierre.org/how-the-old-testament-points-to-jesus/
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