Matthew 27:26-30 So Pilate released Barabbas to them. He
ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip, then turned him over to the
Roman soldiers to be crucified. Some of the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into
their headquarters and called out the entire regiment. They stripped him and
put a scarlet robe on him. They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on
his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then
they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!” And
they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it. When
they were finally tired of mocking him, they took off the robe and put his own
clothes on him again. Then they led him away to be crucified.
Today we will look at a chronological list of the events
surrounding the crucifixion and at the medical effects of the crucifixion had
on Jesus.
Chronological List of
Events
6AM Jesus before Pilate (Mark 15:1)
7AM Jesus sentenced to die (Luke 23:23-24)
8AM Led to Calvary (Luke 23:26)
Crucified
(Luke 23:33)
9AM (The 3rd hour) The Crucifixion
10AM (The 4th hour) Soldiers divided up
his clothes and cast lots for them. (Mark 15:24)
Jesus prayed, Luke 23:34 “Father,
forgive them, for they don’t know what they
are doing.”
The passersby yelled insults at
him. (Matthew 27:39-40)
Chief priest mocked him. (Mark
15:31)
Soldiers mocked him. (Luke
23:36-37)
11AM (The 5th hour) One thief yelled
insults at him. (Luke 23:39)
Other criminal rebuked the
first. (Luke 23:40-42)
Jesus spoke to the second criminal,
Luke 23:43 “I assure you, today you will be
with me in paradise.”
Jesus spoke to his mother and to
John. John 19:26-27 “Dear woman, here is
your son.” And he said to this disciple, “Here is your mother.”
And from then
on this disciple took her into his home.
12PM (The 6th hour) Darkness came over the
land until the ninth hour. (Mark 15:33)
1PM (The 7th hour) Jesus cried, Matthew
27:46 Jesus called out with a loud voice,
“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means “My God,
my God, why have you
abandoned me?”
Jesus said he was thirsty. (John
19:28)
2PM Jesus cried, John 19:30 “It is finished!”
Jesus said, Luke 23:46 “Father,
I entrust my spirit into your hands!”
3PM (The 9th hour) Jesus dies
Events Directly Following the Crucifixion
1.
Earthquake and temple veil torn in two. (Matthew 27:51)
2. Tombs
break open. (Matthew 27:52)
3. Centurion
realized Jesus was the Son of God. (Matthew 27:54)
4. The
thieves’ legs are broken to speed their death. (John 19:31-32)
5. Solider
pierces Jesus’ side. (John 19:34)
6. Jesus is
buried in a borrowed tomb. (He wouldn't
need it for long!!!) (John 19:38-42)
7. Tomb
sealed and guard posted to keep the disciples from “stealing” Jesus’ body. (Matthew 27:66)
Medical Effects of the Crucifixion
1. Jesus was
beaten on the head while the soldiers had him blindfolded. This beating caused swelling, bruising, and
damage to his features.
2. Jesus was
tied to a post and beaten/whipped with a whip that had heavy leather thongs
with lead or iron balls and bone pieces attached to the end of each thong. He received 39 lashes instead of the
customary 40 given by the Romans because the religious leaders wanted to show “mercy.”
This caused the skin and underlying muscles to shred and for his back to lay
open like raw meat. Flogging was
designed to bring the victim close to the point of death. It resulted in shock and heavy blood loss.
3. The
soldiers mocked Jesus and placed scarlet robe on his back and a crown, they had
made out of thorns, on his head. The
thorns were about 1 inch long and where beaten into his skull. The penetration
of the skull would have resulted in almost instant brain infection. The swelling in his head would have made his
face almost unrecognizable, fulfilling the prophecy in Isaiah 52. (Isaiah 52:14
But many were amazed when they saw him. His face was so disfigured he seemed
hardly human, and from his appearance, one would scarcely know he was a man).
4. Jesus was
forced to carry his own cross. The beam
weighed about 100 pounds. It was tied
over his raw broken back. He was already
suffering from dehydration and exhaustion.
He would have fallen under the weight.
(Matthew 27:32 Along the way, they came across a man named Simon, who
was from Cyrene, and the soldiers forced him to carry Jesus’ cross.)
5. Once they
reached Golgotha (which means “Place of the Skull”) they crucified Jesus. This involved driving 5-6 inch long iron
spikes into each wrist and into his feet. Once the nails were in place they lifted up
the cross and dropped it into a whole. The
jarring from this drop would have caused him to come close to fainting from the
pain. Hanging with his wrists over his
head made breathing difficult. To draw
in a breath he had to push up with his nailed feet to allow his lungs enough
room to expand. Each breath was
grueling! Finally it became impossible
for most people to continue this excruciating process and they suffocated to
death.
6. After Jesus
had already succumbed to death, the soldiers pierced his side, rupturing the sac
around his heart, causing water and blood to flow out. His heart was literally broken for us!
Extra Notes:
1. Some scientists have studied and classified all sickness
and disease into 39 categories; every sickness and disease of humanity can fit
into one of these 39 classifications.
It’s no coincidence that Jesus received 39 stripes upon His back. This demonstrates to us that the power of each
and every sickness and disease, and all pain, regardless of its origin,
classification or severity, was cancelled at the scourging post. “By His stripes, we are healed!” (Is. 53:5)
2. When Jesus uttered the words “It is finished” he was
stating the fact that everything he had come to accomplish was completed in
that moment. This means that our healing
was completed, our freedom was paid for, our forgiveness was paid for, our
provision was paid for, etc. There was
nothing left undone when Christ gave up his spirit and died. (John 19:28-30 Jesus knew that his mission
was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of
sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put it on a hyssop
branch, and held it up to his lips. When
Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and
released his spirit.)
All Scripture is NLT unless otherwise stated.
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