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Knowing the word of God

Luke 23:34
"Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”

Forgiveness
Jesus had been mocked, scorned, rejected, ridiculed and denied. His closest friends and followers had fled and abandoned Him. He had been beaten, spit upon, knocked down and nailed to a cross. In Luke 23:35 it says

'And the people stood looking on.'

But even the rulers with them sneered, saying,

“He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God".'

This aligns with the prophetic verse in Psalm 22:7-8:

"All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, “He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

One of the two thieves on the crosses alongside Jesus, in Luke 23:39 challenged Him by saying,

"“If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”

And yet, in the midst of this, He shows His limitless compassion and grace.

"They know not what they do."

He knew that they failed to recognize Him as their Messiah. Yet He showed love and compassion to those who hurt Him the most. This is fulfillment of Isaiah 53:12:

".....and He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."

Jesus was praying for them in spite of their rejection because He knew that their were deceived. After all, the people were expecting a Messiah who would conquer Rome and save them from tyranny. They did not expect a suffering servant, in spite of the prophecies. The religious elite convinced the people that He was deserving of death for blasphemy! And yet, He offered nothing back but forgiveness.

He knew the people just couldn't accept yet that their Messiah, the King they expected, would come first as a suffering Lamb, despite the prophecies which indicated just that! They had yet to recognize exactly what He came to do by becoming first the Lamb of God.

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