Key Information
Journey in Jesus’ Steps – Final Week
| Nisan 8 (Sunset) | John 11:55-12:1 |
| Nisan 9 (Sunset) | Matthew 26:6-13; Mark 14:3-9; John 12:2-11 |
| Nisan 9 (Sunrise) | Matthew 21:1-11, 14-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-44; John 12:12-19 |
| Nisan 10 (Sunrise) | Matthew 21:18, 19; 21:12, 13; Mark 11:12-19; Luke 19:45-48; John 12:20-50 |
| Nisan 11 (Sunrise) | Matthew 21:19–25:46; Mark 11:20–13:37; Luke 20:1–21:38 |
| Nisan 12 (Surnise) | Matthew 26:1-5, 14-16; Mark 14:1, 2, 10, 11; Luke 22:1-6 |
| Nisan 13 (Sunrise) | Matthew 26:17-19; Mark 14:12-16; Luke 22:7-13 |
| Nisan 14 (Sunset) | Matthew 26:20-35; Mark 14:17-31; Luke 22:14-38; John 13:1–17:26 |
| Nisan 14 (Night) | Matthew 26:36-75; Mark 14:32-72; Luke 22:39-65; John 18:1-27 |
| Nisan 14 (Sunrise) | Matthew 27:1-61; Mark 15:1-47; Luke 22:66-23:56; John 18:28-19:42 |
| Nisan 15 (Sunrise) | Matthew 27:62-66 |
| Nisan 16 (Sunset) | Mark 16:1 |
| Nisan 16 (Sunrise) | Matthew 28:1-15; Mark 16:2-8; Luke 24:1-49; John 20:1-25 |
Learning Point
- Jesus ministry covered the whole of the land of Israel, but the last week of his life was spent mainly in and around Jerusalem. He visited the temple several of those days, and some of his most famous and important teachings were provided in those last days. We have extensive details of Nisan 8 to Nisan 16, which includes his entry to Jerusalem, the Lord’s Evening Meal, his betrayal, trial and execution, as well as his resurrection.
- A day during Bible times ran from the sunset of one day until the sunset of the next. For example, in 2022, Nisan 14 starts on Friday, 15 April at sunset, and finishes on Saturday, 16 April at sunset.
- 1 – Temple
- 2 – Garden of Gethsemane (?)
- 3 – Governor’s Palace
- 4 – House of Caiaphas (?)
- 5 – Palace Used by Herod Antipas (?)
- 6 – Pool of Bethzatha
- 7 – Pool of Siloam
- 8 – Sanhedrin Hall (?)
- 9 – Golgotha (?)
- 10 – Akeldama (?)
Project
- Create a map of Jesus journey through the last week of his life or draw a picture of Jesus and apostles eating the Lord’s Evening Meal.
- Overview
Location
| Location | Jerusalem and Judea, Israel |
Fun Facts
- The Memorial Bible reading provided each year details the accounts that relate to Jesus travels, where he went and what he did.
- Appendix B-12 in the New World Translation show more details of the places he visited.
- The year Jesus died, 33 CE, the Passover fell on the day before the normal weekly sabbath. John calls it a “great sabbath” as both the Passover and the normal sabbath were viewed as sabbath days, so the Jews had two days of the sabbath together that week.
- Jesus spent most of the last week of his life on earth in and around Judea and Jerusalem.
Past Lessons
| 25 | April 21, 2022 | (North America) |
| 203 | April 1, 2026 | (North America) |