John 18

 

 ¹ When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was a garden, and he and his disciples went into it.

 ² Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. ³ So Judas came to the garden, guiding a detachment of soldiers and some officials from the chief priests and the Pharisees. They were carrying torches, lanterns and weapons.

 ⁴ Jesus, knowing all that was going to happen to him, went out and asked them, “Who is it you want?”

 ⁵ “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied.

   “I am he,” Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) ⁶ When Jesus said, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.

 ⁷ Again he asked them, “Who is it you want?”

   “Jesus of Nazareth,” they said.

 ⁸ Jesus answered, “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for me, then let these men go.” ⁹ This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: “I have not lost one of those you gave me.”^[a]

 ¹⁰ Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.)

 ¹¹ Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?”

 ¹² Then the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound him ¹³ and brought him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. ¹⁴ Caiaphas was the one who had advised the Jewish leaders that it would be good if one man died for the people.

I knew when I read this that the Lord was not giving me an answer I wanted to hear at all!! A cup of more suffering..however, I know from experience He is faithful to provide rest and comfort throught whatever He brings us through..because in the end is hope and deliverance. When I went home I did a further search on the word Kidron and this is what I found:

Kidron is the name of a brook near Jerusalem and there seems to be something about this brook. David crossed it on his flight from Absalom, and after crossing it he went up the Mount of the Olives (2 Sa 15:23). A thousand years later, Jesus crosses the Kidron (the only time that this brook is mentioned in the NT) and immediately after He is betrayed by Judas and enters the cycle that results in His crucifixion (Joh 18:1). The Kidron is mentioned as the border of the allotted range of Shimei, the one who cursed David. When he crosses the Kidron, Solomon has him executed (1 Kings 2:36-46).Jeremiah also uses the Kidron as a border, namely the outermost reach of what will be holy to the Lord (31:40). The Kidron is also the scene of one of the most thorough cleansings of religious Israel, when all the unjust altars and images were rounded up and destroyed (1 Kings 15:13 first, and then 2 Kings 23:4).

The name Kidron comes from the verb , be dark, mourn, and is thus related to the name Kedar (see that name for a treatment of this verb), which is remarkable because Kedar is contained in the Kingdom of God (Isaiah 60:7). The waw-nun extention serves to personify or localize the root.

The Kidron is the Dark One. A related name is Kedar.

Other names that (may) have to do with darkness: Bezalel, Cush, Ephah, Lilith, Orpah, Sharon, Zillah.



I think this ties in with what you are sharing and what the Lord is taking us through..