Jesus' questions upon his arrest

There was so much packed into the last days of Jesus' public ministry that we remember this week, especially beginning the day before He was crucified.

It strikes me that some of Jesus' questions upon His arrest in the garden provide evidence of the betrayal, misunderstanding, mistreatment and loneliness He experienced as He allowed Himself to be delivered into the hands of men.

For instance:

-- To Judas: "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?" (Luke 22:48)

-- To the crowd that came to arrest Him: "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber?" (Mark 14:48; cited also in Matthew and Luke)

-- To Peter after he cut off the ear of the high priest's slave: "Put the sword into the sheath; the cup which the Father has given Me, shall I not drink it?" (John 18:11)

-- To Peter on the same occasion: "Or do you think that I cannot appeal to My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?" (Matt. 26:53-54)

Our Savior was a Suffering Servant who knew anguish we cannot fathom -- of which this human rejection was only a limited part.