Luke 22 - Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Bible Study & Commentary

Introduction

A.M. 4037. A.D. 33.

In this chapter the evangelist begins the account of Christ’s sufferings, mentioning many circumstances thereof omitted by Matthew and Mark. Here we learn,

(1,) That, while the Jewish rulers were consulting together, and contriving how they might take Jesus, in order to put him to death, Judas, instigated by Satan, agrees to betray and deliver him privately into their hands, Luke 22:1-6 .

(2,) After due preparation, Christ eats the passover with his disciples, Luke 22:7-18 .

(3,) He institutes the Lord’s supper, in commemoration of his sufferings, Luke 22:19 , Luke 22:20 .

(4,) He discourses with his disciples upon several points, upon Judas betraying him, Luke 22:21-23 ; the unreasonableness of their carnal ambition, and the future real honours prepared for them in his kingdom, Luke 22:24-30 ; Peter’s denial of him, through the influence of Satan, Luke 22:31-34 ; and the approaching change in the lot of them all, Luke 22:36-38 .

(5,) In his agony in the garden he sweats blood, and prays with great earnestness and importunity, while his disciples sleep, Luke 22:39-46 .

(6,) Being betrayed by Judas, he is seized by a band sent by the chief priests and scribes, to whom, after a glorious display of his power, in healing the ear of one of the high-priest’s servants, he voluntarily surrenders himself, Luke 22:47-53 .

(7,) Peter denies him thrice in the high-priest’s hall, and by a look of Jesus is rendered deeply penitent, Luke 22:54-61 .

(8,) Christ is abused and condemned as a blasphemer, Luke 22:62-71 .

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments

One of the most eminent of the early Methodist ministers in England, Joseph Benson was born at Melmerby, in Cumberland, Jan. 25, 1748. At sixteen he became a Methodist and was converted. In 1766 Mr. Wesley appointed him classical master at Kingswood School. He devoted himself closely to philosophy and theology, studying constantly and zealously.Joseph Benson became a Methodist circuit rider in 1771. A close associate of Wesley, he was chosen to be a member of the Legal One Hundred who governed the Conference at Wesley's death and he was president of the Conference two times. As one of post-Wesley Methodism's most popular preachers, he sometimes addressed crowds of over twenty thousand. Wesley established an extensive organization, including the circuit riding system and a media or press to showcase books, pamphlets, and a monthly magazine. After the death of John Wesley, Joseph Benson took over the Methodist/Wesleyan movement and the organization that Wesley created.During the Bristol dispute of 1794 he led the conservative Church Methodists and was against moves which suggested that the Methodists were breaking ties with the Church of England; he was one of the last leaders to contend for the methods and philosophy of eighteenth-century Wesleyan Methodism. The circulation of The Methodist Magazine rose from ten thousand to twenty-four thousand per issue on his watch, and it was one of the most widely read periodicals in pre-Victorian England. He was an able writer, serving as apologist against Joseph Priestley, as biographer of John Fletcher, and as author of a multi-volume commentary on the Bible.Benson was influential in Methodism, and through the press, especially the magazine, he was able to extend his influence to non-Methodists as well. He and other Methodist leaders, through preaching and publication, disseminated their conservative social and political credo and may be credited in part with creating a climate in which the seeds of Victorianism could thrive.... Show more

One of the most eminent of the early Methodist ministers in England, Joseph Benson was born at Melmerby, in Cumberland, Jan. 25, 1748. At sixteen he became a Methodist and was converted. In 1766 Mr. Wesley appointed him classical master at Kingswood School. He devoted himself closely to philosophy and theology, studying constantly and zealously.... Show more

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