John 12:27-29 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I to this hour.… The Redeemer — I. CONTEMPLATED AN IMPORTANT PERIOD. 1. As involving intense and infinite agony — betrayal, desertion, ignominy, corporeal torture, agony in the endurance of imputed sin. 2. As connected with and founding His exaltation (ver. 23). (1) The glory of His personal dignity in His resurrection, ascension, enthronement, and dominion. (2) The glory of the universal efficacy of His atonement (vers. 24, 32; Isaiah 53:10-12). II. WAS AFFECTED BY A POWERFUL EMOTION. 1. He was perturbed with anxiety arising from the prospect of His sufferings, which incidentally proves that His death was an atonement. How else shall we explain this intense agitation? 2. He was resolute in determination. "For this cause come I to this hour." 3. He was fervent in prayer. "Father, glorify Thy name." III. RECEIVED A REMARKABLE TESTIMONY. 1. Its mode — a voice from heaven. 2. Its announcement — an approval of the invocation.Conclusion: 1. Honour the hour of atonement by admitting its unparalleled importance. 2. Seek with supreme earnestness a personal interest in the redemption this period has provided. 3. Promote the glory of the Father and the Son by the zealous diffusion of that gospel which conveys it. (J. Parsons.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. |
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