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Mark 15 · Grade 5

The Torn Veil

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Mark 15 tells of Jesus' trial before Pilate, crucifixion, death and burial. Mark emphasizes the title "King of the Jews," used by Pilate, the soldiers, the sign and the mockers. Each uses it in unbelief or scorn. Yet each unknowingly speaks the truth. The soldiers' mock coronation with a purple cloak and thorny crown displays the true King enthroned on a cross.

Barabbas, a rebel guilty of murder, goes free while the innocent Jesus dies, a picture of substitution. The mockery that He saved others but cannot save Himself is profoundly true: by refusing to save Himself, Jesus saves others. Jesus' cry from Psalm 22 expresses real abandonment as He bears sin's judgment. Yet the psalm ends in victory and praise.

Two signs follow His death. The temple veil, which separated the Most Holy Place, is torn from top to bottom, showing that God opened access to His presence. And a Gentile centurion confesses Jesus as the Son of God, completing Mark's opening line. Mark carefully names the women who watched and notes Pilate's confirmation that Jesus was truly dead, preparing for the resurrection.

Show What You Know

  1. How does Mark use the title King of the Jews with irony?

  2. How is Barabbas's release a picture of substitution?

  3. Why is it meaningful that Jesus quoted Psalm 22?

  4. What did the tearing of the temple veil signify?

  5. How does the centurion's confession connect to Mark 1:1?

Crossword

231546

Across

  1. Joseph put Jesus' body in it.
  2. The ruler the leaders took Jesus to.
  3. Where Jesus died for us.

Down

  1. He carried Jesus' cross.
  2. The crowd asked for him to be set free.
  3. The temple ____ was torn in two.

Think About It

  1. Why do you think the first person in Mark to call Jesus Son of God after His death was a Roman soldier?

  2. How does knowing Jesus took your place, like Barabbas, change how you see the cross?

Memory Verse

“The veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom.”

Mark 15:38 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for this Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why do you think Jesus stayed quiet before Pilate?
  • How does Jesus taking your punishment change how you live?
  • What is one specific way you could live out this chapter this week?

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