The Death of Jesus Christ Part 1.0

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What are its uses and applications, by the Spirit, in the Scripture?
THE death of the Lord was,
1. the expression of Israel's rejection of Him; and His way of getting by resurrection upon the new ground proper to the church. (Matt. 16:2121From that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. (Matthew 16:21).)
2. As connected with the resurrection, it was His secret to the disciples till He took the ground proper to them as the church. (Matt. 17:99And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. (Matthew 17:9).)
3. It was man's act-the Gentiles (Mark 10:3434And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. (Mark 10:34); Luke 18:3333And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. (Luke 18:33)) did it, though the Jews might have first sought it while His opening. of it to His followers was the proof of His love to them. (Matt. 17:2222And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: (Matthew 17:22).)
4. Yea, of His God-like care and sympathy, knowing the while their wretched selfishness. (Matt. 20:17-1917And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, 18Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, 19And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again. (Matthew 20:17‑19).)
5. The desire of it was mentioned by Him as the proof of the nation Israel's rejection of Him. (Matt. xxviii. 38.)
6. But it was not the desire of the people only, but the planned counsel of the chief office-bearers both in religion and in state. (Matt. 26:3, 43Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. (Matthew 26:3‑4).)
7. In the anticipation of what was before Him, His soul was sorrowful even unto death. (Ver. 38.)
8. It was the deep, settled, unwavering desire of the heads of the Government, ecclesiastical and political. (Matt. 27:11When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: (Matthew 27:1).)
9. Though they could find no plea in truth, nor even by false witnesses establish a fair appearance of a plea, but were obliged to make the Lord's grace and truth (that He was the Christ, the Son of the Blessed) the plea for His death. (Mark 14:55-6555And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. 56For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. 57And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, 58We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. 59But neither so did their witness agree together. 60And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? 61But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 62And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 63Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? 64Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. 65And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands. (Mark 14:55‑65).)
10. Against which the judge three times protested, inasmuch as both himself and Herod had found no fault in Him. (Luke 23 l3-22; John 19:77The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. (John 19:7).)
11. Nevertheless it is hurried to a close, though shown to be tinder the over-ruling hand of God in that the circumstances were predicted in prophecy. (Luke 23:3232And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. (Luke 23:32).)
12. Yet He died not by the death of the cross, though He died upon the cross: His suffering was cut short before the wonted time; for this, among other reasons, that the scripture might be fulfilled, "not a bone of him shall be broken." (Mark 15:4444And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. (Mark 15:44); John 19:3333But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: (John 19:33).)
13. Their dread of its being reported He had obtained the victory over the grave and had risen leads them to protect the place where His body is laid by means which become unquestionable evidence of his resurrection. (Matt. xxviii. 64.)
14. Yet. His victory over death and the grave by resurrection is fully evidenced; and that not only by their own guards. but by the disciples, and the angels also by whom it was first communicated to them. (Matt. 28 '7; Luke 24:55And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? (Luke 24:5).)
15.. Though these disciples had heard, like many now, in vain the Lord's instruction concerning what was coming upon Him. (Luke 24:2020And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. (Luke 24:20); John 20:99For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. (John 20:9).)