agony in the garden

AGONY IN THE GARDENAGONY IN THE GARDEN

THE TRIP TO GETHSEMANETHE TRIP TO GETHSEMANE

CITATIONCITATION

• MT 26:36-46

• MK 14:32-42

• LK 22:39-46

MISCELLANEOUSMISCELLANEOUS

• After the Passover Seder was completed (around 10:30)

• Jesus and the disciples left singing songs

• They traveled toward Bethany

• They stopped outside the walls of Jerusalem

Mount of OlivesMount of Olives

• Large hill outside Jerusalem

• Olive orchards were located on the mount

• It was a common location for travelers to rest

GethsemaneGethsemane

• Located in the center of a large orchard

• The name means “olive press”

• The place where they pressed olives to make olive oil

• A garden surrounds the press

• A garden is any area cleared of trees, such as a lawn

In the GardenIn the Garden

• The disciples stayed at the entrance gate

• Jesus, Peter, John, and James the Greater went further

• Jesus told the three to wait while he went further to pray

First PrayerFirst Prayer

• Jesus prays to the Father that this cup will pass from him

• He expresses his hesitation to go through with the mission

• He returns after an hour

• Wakes the three and yells at them for falling asleep

• The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

Second PrayerSecond Prayer

• Returns to pray a second time

• Same prayer as before

• Returns and finds the disciples asleep again

• Goes back to pray without waking the disciples

Thirds PrayerThirds Prayer

• Details of the prayer unknown

• At some point he agrees to submit to the Father’s will

• Sweating blood happens here

• Upon return he wakes the disciples

• Points out that the betrayer is coming

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