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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:44

The time of the Crucifixion. And it was about the sixth hour . We have before given (see note on Luke 22:47 ) the approximate hours of the several acts of the last night and day. This verse gives us the time of the duration of the "darkness"—from the sixth to the ninth hour; that is in our reckoning, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. With this date the other two synoptists agree. Our Lord had then been on the cross three hours. But while the three synoptists are in perfect harmony, we are met with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:44

The shelter of the darkness. The darkness which fell upon Jerusalem at midday and enshrouded the scene of the Crucifixion was a phenomenon for which it is impossible to account physically, and which it is not easy to explain morally. It is a matter for reverent conjecture, for thoughtful and devout inference, for sacred and solemn imagination. We are on sure ground when we say that it came from the Divine Father, and came on behalf of his beloved Son. We do not venture much when we suggest... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:45

And the veil of the temple was rent in the midst . This was the inner veil, which hung between the holy place and the holy of holies. It was rich with costly embroidery, and very heavy. Before the willing surrender of life told of in the next versa (46), our Lord spoke twice more. These fifth and sixth words from the cross are preserved by St. John ( John 19:28 , John 19:30 ). The first of these, "I thirst "—an expression of bodily exhaustion, of physical suffering—was predicted as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:45

The rent veil. At the time when Jesus died it is exceedingly probable that there would be priests in the "holy place." It was now afternoon, it was drawing toward the time of evening sacrifice; they would be in attendance rendering the service of the sanctuary; they would certainly be aware of what was happening just outside Jerusalem, and would be powerfully affected by the fact. Suddenly, as if grasped and rent by unseen hands, that most sacred veil interposing between the antechamber... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:46

And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said. This is better rendered, and Jesus cried with a loud voice and said. The cry with the loud voice is the solemn dismissal of his spirit when he commended it to his Father. The object of the receiving the refreshment of the vinegar—the sour wine ( John 19:30 )—was that his natural forces, weakened by the long suffering, should be restored sufficiently for him to render audible the last two sayings—the "It is finished!" of St. John,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:46

How to die and to live. Our text treats of the dying of our Lord. We may distinguish between death and dying. All men die, but all men have not a dying experience. Those who are killed instantaneously in war or by accident, those who are attacked by fatal apoplexy, those who die in their sleep, have no such experience. It is probable that we shall have to face the fact that we are passing away from life, that when a few more hours have come and gone we shall have entered the unseen... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:47

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous Man . This was the Roman officer who was in command of the detachment on guard at the three crosses. St. Paul—who, if he did not absolutely put together the Third Gospel and the Acts, had much to do with the compilation and arrangement of these writings—on his many journeys and frequent changes of residence in different parts of the empire, had many opportunities of judging the temper and... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:47-56

Friday night until Sunday morning. " It is finished ! " But there are witnesses to the solemnity of the moment and the significance of the word, whose testimony gives weight to the voice of conscience. The rumble and reel of the earth-quake are felt. When "the loud voice" is uttered, the veil which separates the most holy from the holy place is torn in two; an ominous darkness covers the city; there is a crash as of rending rocks and opening tombs, and strange forms, as of those who... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 23:47-56

The consequences of our Savior's death. Our Lord died in the light. The disappearance of the darkness before his decease was an outward symbol of the light and serenity which came across his spirit. His departure exercised a powerful influence upon all around the cross. Let us notice the consequences of the death, as detailed by Luke. I. THE ROMAN CENTURION WAS CONVINCED OF CHRIST 'S RIGHTEOUSNESS AND DIVINE SONSHIP . The smiting on the breast was a sign of... read more

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