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gladdened by His speaking (Mark 12:37), dared not arrest Him in the daytime or in a public place like the temple. Instead, they arrested Him subtly in the deep night, as though arresting a robber (Luke 22:52).
The Man-Savior was not afraid of being arrested. On the contrary, He was bold to face the situation, and He even rebuked the falsehood of those who arrested Him. Actually, the Lord was not arrested; He gave Himself over to those who arrested Him. If He had not done this, who could have arrested Him? According to John 18:4, the Lord Jesus asked them whom they were seeking. When they answered Him that they were seek ing Jesus the Nazarene, "He said to them, I am" (v. 5). The record in John goes on to tell us that when "He said to them, I am, they drew back and fell to the ground" (v. 6). This indicates that they did not actually arrest the Man-Savior, but that He willingly allowed them to arrest Him.
As we read Luke 22:47—23:25, we need to realize who it was who was arrested and judged. The One arrested was the very God, God in a man. This means that God was arrested by His creatures, and even arrested in a way of false hood. Should not the just and righteous God have judged them immediately? But instead of