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Jeus Encounter Malchus

Encounter Malchus

John 18 : 1 -11
Introduction

After eating the Passover meal with His Disciples, Jesus led them out into the Garden
of Gethsemane. He left most of the Disciples at the edge of the Garden and took Peter,
James and John farther into the darkness, where He left them as He, Himself, went a
little farther to pray “more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood
falling down to the ground”
(Luke 22:44)

few minutes later, while Jesus spoke to the Disciples, Judas
A led “a band of men and officers from the chief priests and
Pharisees who came with lanterns and torches and weapons
(John 18:3). Jesus asked them who they were looking for, and
they answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth” (John 18:5). Jesus said,
literally, “I am.” (The word “he” is in italics in the KJV, which
means Jesus didn’t say "he" – it was added by the translators.
That's why it is in italics). As soon as He said, “I am,” which is
the name of God (Exodus 3:14), “they went backward, and fell to
the ground” (John 18:6). Then a scuffle took place and, “Simon
Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant,
and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus” (John
18:10). Jesus rebuked Peter and told him to put his sword.
That brings us to this man named Malchus, whose ear
Peter cut off. This incident was deemed important enough for
the Holy Spirit to guide all four of the Gospel writers to record
it (Matthew 26:51; Mark 14:47; Luke 22:50; John 18:10). All four
of them tell us that Malchus was a servant of the High Priest.
But only John tells us that his name was Malchus, and only John
names Peter as the Disciple that cut off his ear. And it was Luke
alone who tells us that Jesus healed malchus severed ear. This is
a remarkable miracle, perhaps, the last miracle that Jesus had
performed!
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