What the Bible says about Miracles of Christ: Healing Malchus's Ear
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Matthew 26:39 Matthew, Mark, and Luke each record Christ praying to the Father on this fateful night, asking if He might “let this cup pass from Me.” He mentions the same “cup” in rebuking Peter's assault on Malchus: “So Jesus said to Peter, 'Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me?'” (John 18:11). The image of drinking from a cup is a metaphor for His submission to the Father's will, while the cup itself stands for the enormous burden His submission would require (Luke 22:42-44). Despite desiring that some other way could be found to accomplish the payment for mankind's sins, Jesus bowed to His Father's will in the matter and gave Himself up to the arresting troops. Martin G. Collins The Miracles of Jesus Christ: Healing Malchus' Ear (Part Two) Related Topics: Cup as Metaphor | Cup as Metaphor of Trial | Drinking of the Cup | Jesus Christ's Miracles : Healing of Malchus's Ear | Miracles of Christ: Healing Malchus's Ear

John 1:14-18 Jesus Christ was sent as the Forerunner (Hebrews 2:10, archegos, “one who goes before”) to live among men in order to reveal His Father, the Living God (Matthew 11:27; John 14:7-11; 17:6-7). This prodigious work necessitated that Christ be willing to “drink the cup” and suffer many burdens, the greatest being His arrest, persecution, crucifixion, and death at the hands of His own creation. As our Forerunner and an example to all men, it was incumbent on Christ to submit to the will of the Father and to do so with a perfect attitude of faithful humility. His incomparable level of submission allowed Him to become our Savior, a type of which is ultimately required of everyone to enter the Kingdom of God (Hebrews 11:6; James 4:6). Martin G. Collins The Miracles of Jesus Christ: Healing Malchus' Ear (Part Two) Related Topics: Drinking of the Cup | Jesus as the Archegos | Jesus Christ's Miracles : Healing of Malchus's Ear | Miracles of Christ: Healing Malchus's Ear | Submitting to God | Submitting to God's Will

 

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