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Garden of Gethsemane

On Jesus as suffering Saviour: “View him in that olive press, Squeezed and wrung, till whelmed in blood! View thy Maker’s deep distress! Hear the sighs and groans of God! Then reflect what sin must be, Gazing on Gethsemane." Joseph Hart
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Jesus, the True and Greater Gardener

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  • Nicholas T. Batzig

This article considers the theological significance of two garden settings in which Christ carried out his redemptive work: the Garden of Gethsemane and the Garden-tomb. Since the first Adam was called to guard and keep the Garden, and failed, the second Adam was called to do the same—and he succeeded. This article draws the redemptive-historical line from the first garden to the final garden, showing how Jesus is the heavenly gardener and we are a garden to God.

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Gethsemane: A Prayer of Faith

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  • Craig A. Blaising

The prayer of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane (see Matthew 26:37-45, Mark 14:33-41, Luke 22:40-46) reveals much about the life of our Lord. Why did Jesus pray this prayer? What is its significance? This essay offers some exegetical considerations.

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