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*MATTHEW 26:75  *
The poignancy of Peter’s disloyalty to Jesus is deepened by the placement of this narrative between the account of Jesus before Caiaphas and the Jewish authorities and that of his appearance before Pilate.
§         The contrast of Peter’s denial with Jesus’ own confession [26:64] is deliberate.
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*THE PROFILE *
*1.        **The Disciple *
*a.        **The Fisherman *
Peter was the brother of Simon: “/saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother…/” [4:18].
§         Peter was a Galilean: “/walking by the sea of Galilee/…” [4:18].
§         Peter was a fisherman: “/for they were fishermen/” [4:18].
*b.        **The Calling *
Peter was called by Jesus: “/Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men/” [4:19].
§         δεῦτε - “/follow me/” [4:19], ‘come’;
§         ὀπίσω μου - “/me/” [4:19], ‘behind me’;
§         ἁλιεῖς - “/fishers/” [4:19], ‘fisherman’;
§         εὐθέως - “/straightway/” [4:20], ‘immediately’; ‘at once’;
§         ἀφέντες - “/left/” [4:20], ‘dismiss’; ‘depart from’; ‘divorce’;
§         ἠκολούθησαν – “/followed him/” [4:20], ‘to be a follower, disciple’;
*i.        **The Status  *
Peter is the first to be called to follow Jesus: “/the first, Simon, who is called Peter/…” [10:2].
§         πρῶτος - “/first/” [10:2], ‘first in a series’; ‘prominent, most important’;
§         Peter, along with his brother Andrew, is the “first” to respond to Jesus’ call.
§         Peter was not just a representative disciple in Matthew, and he was not just the first disciple to be called.
§         He was the pre-eminent apostle, which meant he held significance and authority the other disciples did not hold.
*c.        **The Character *
Peter’s behaviour is impetuous, spontaneous and sometimes reckless:
§         In the storm: “/Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water/” [14:28].
§         On the mountain: “/Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles/…” [17:4].
*Application*
 
*2.
**Peter’s Faith *
*a.        **The Messiahship of Jesus *
The disciples were caught up in the Jewish understanding of the Messiah
§         Political messiahship: “/will you at this time restore again the kingdom unto Israel/” [Acts 1:6].
§         The disciples expected Jesus to contest the authority of Rome, and they were willing to die with him: “/though I should die with you/…” [26:35].
§         This is evident from Peter’s behaviour at the arrest of Jesus: “/one of them drew a sword and struck a servant of the high priest/…” [26:51; Joh.18:10].
*b.        **The Death of Jesus *
Peter’s weakness in this area is evident in the face of Jesus’ teaching:
§         Jesus’ teaching: “/Jesus began to show his disciples how he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things…be killed and be raised again on the third day/” [16:21].
§         Peter’s response: “/Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee/” [16:22];
§         Jesus’ reply: “/But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me/” [16:23].
*3.        **The New Name  *
*a.        **The Confession  *
Jesus poses the great question: “/whom do men say that I the Son of man am/?” [16:13].
§         Peter’s confession: “/Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God/” [16:16].
§         Revelation: “/flesh and blood has not revealed that unto you/…” [16:17].
*b.        **The New Name *
The new name: “/you are Peter/…” [16:18].
§         Πέτρος – “/Peter/” [16:18], ‘a stone’; ‘a piece or fragment of a rock’;
§         πέτρᾳ - “/rock/” [16:18], ‘a mass of live rock’ as distinct from Πέτρος, ‘a detached stone or boulder’;
*i.        **The Person of Christ *
The “rock” refers to the teaching of Jesus: “/whosoever hears these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock/” [7:24].
§         This holds with the idea that Jesus himself is the rock: “/that rock was Christ/” [1Cor.10:4].
§         In Jewish tradition the giving of a new name could mark an important event or change in someone’s status.
Examples include the meaning of Abraham [Gen.17:5],
Jacob [Gen.32:8].
§         This verse is as much a declaration about Peter as v.16 was a declaration about Jesus: “/Thou art the Christ/…” [16:16].
*Application*
The high point in Matthew’s portrayal of Peter is Peter’s great confession in Ch.16.
§         In the context of close association with Jesus and in a relatively danger-free environment, Peter oozes self-confidence.
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*THE MINISTRY OF JESUS *
*1.        **The Disciples & The Prediction  *
*a.        **The Warning *
Jesus’ words of prophecy: “/all you shall be offended because of me/…” [26:31].
§         σκανδαλισθήσεσθε - “/offended/” [26:31], ‘to cause to stumble and to fall’; ‘to put a snare in the way’;
§         ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ ταύτῃ - “/night/” [26:31], ‘the hour of darkness’; “/night in which he was betrayed/” [1Cor.11:23].
*b.        **The Prophetic Word *
*i.        **The Arrest & Death of Jesus  *
The prophetic occasion: “/I will smite the shepherd/…” [26:31].
§         πατάξω - “/smite/” [26:31], ‘to strike a blow’; ‘to slay’;
§         ποιμένα - “/shepherd/” [26:31], ‘one who cares for flocks’;
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**The Followers of Jesus *
The prophetic description: “/the sheep of the flock/…” [26:31].
§         ποίμνης - “/flock/” [26:31], ‘flock of sheep’; ‘group of spiritual people’; ‘followers’;
§         διασκορπισθήσονται - “/scattered/ /abroad/” [26:31], from /diá/, an /intensive/ or denoting ‘separation’, and /skorpízō/, ‘to dissipate’; ‘to scatter abroad, disperse’; used of chaff being scattered to the wind on the threshing floor, meaning ‘to winnow’;
*2.        **Peter & The Prediction  *
*a.        **Response 1 *
Peter’s confidence in himself above others: “/Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended/” [26:33].
§         πάντες - “/all men/” [26:33], ‘each individual in a class’;
§         οὐδέποτε - “/never/” [26:33], from /oudé/, ‘not even’, and /poté/, ‘ever’; ‘not ever, never’;
*b.        **The Denial Foretold *
The denial foretold: “/this night, before the cock crows, you shall deny me thrice/” [26:34].
§         ἀλέκτορα - “/cock/” [26:34], ‘rooster’; ‘male chicken’;
§         φωνῆσαι - “/crows/” [26:34], ‘to cry out’; ‘to make a sound’;
§         ἀπαρνήσῃ - “/deny/ /me/” [26:34], from /apó/, ‘from’, and /arnéomai/, ‘to deny, refuse’;
*i.        **The Definition *
The definition of “deny” rests on the presence of a previous relationship: t
§         Implies a previous relationship of obedience and fidelity.
It can take place only where there has first been acknowledgment and commitment;
§         It is ‘the failure to meet concretely the claim of Jesus Christ for a confession of discipleship’.
§         It is now ‘to claim no knowledge or relationship’ with a Person.
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**Response 2 *
Peter’s sincerity: “/Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee…/” [26:35].
§         δέῃ με - “/should/” [26:35], ‘necessity’; ‘necessary for me’;
§         σὺν σοὶ ἀποθανεῖν - “/die with you/” [26:33], ‘physical death’;
*Application*
 
*3.
**The Counsel *
*a.        **Peter & The Disciples *
*i.        **The Willingness*
The willingness of the heart: “/the spirit indeed is willing/…” [26:41].
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