What was the "Cock Crow" at Jesus' Denial By Peter?
What is the cock crow that Jesus mentioned to Peter the night of their Passover feast? Most believe that Jesus was referring to a rooster, but was Jesus referring to Roman divisions of night watches? Let us investigate.
Mark 14:30
30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.(KJV)
The cock crow and what it is.
The cock crow has been thought of as being the voice of a bird, but those that think that are mistaken. Jewish law forbids there to be poultry within the Holy City. The hour of 3 AM was called cock crow. The sign of the changing of the guard at 3 AM was signaled by the blowing of a trumpet. The word for trumpet call in the Latin is gullicinium, which means cock-crow. The reason that there would of been two blowing of the trumpets was that the city was overly populated due to the Passover. One in one direction, and one in the other.
Now the Romans divided each day into three-hour segments and the ones at night were called watches. The first night watch began at 6 PM. The Jews often used an abbreviated form when talking about these watches.
Mark 13:35 shows this.
Mark 13:35
35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:(KJV)
Notice we have the even or evening, midnight, the cockcrow and the morning. So we have all four time frames at night. This should explain the cockcrow so that you have a good understanding of it.
The following is what Easton's Dictionary comments on the cock crow:
Cock-crowing In our Lord's time the Jews had adopted the Greek and Roman division of the night into four watches, each consisting of three hours, the first beginning at six o'clock in the evening (Luk_12:38; Mat_14:25; Mar_6:48). But the ancient division, known as the first and second cock-crowing, was still retained. The cock usually crows several times soon after midnight (this is the first crowing), and again at the dawn of day (and this is the second crowing). Mark mentions (Mar_14:30) the two cock-crowings. Matthew (Mat_26:34) alludes to that only which was emphatically the cock-crowing, viz, the second.
http://www.thewordsofeternallife.com/cock_crow.htm
Mark 14:30
30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.(KJV)
The cock crow and what it is.
The cock crow has been thought of as being the voice of a bird, but those that think that are mistaken. Jewish law forbids there to be poultry within the Holy City. The hour of 3 AM was called cock crow. The sign of the changing of the guard at 3 AM was signaled by the blowing of a trumpet. The word for trumpet call in the Latin is gullicinium, which means cock-crow. The reason that there would of been two blowing of the trumpets was that the city was overly populated due to the Passover. One in one direction, and one in the other.
Now the Romans divided each day into three-hour segments and the ones at night were called watches. The first night watch began at 6 PM. The Jews often used an abbreviated form when talking about these watches.
Mark 13:35 shows this.
Mark 13:35
35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:(KJV)
Notice we have the even or evening, midnight, the cockcrow and the morning. So we have all four time frames at night. This should explain the cockcrow so that you have a good understanding of it.
The following is what Easton's Dictionary comments on the cock crow:
Cock-crowing In our Lord's time the Jews had adopted the Greek and Roman division of the night into four watches, each consisting of three hours, the first beginning at six o'clock in the evening (Luk_12:38; Mat_14:25; Mar_6:48). But the ancient division, known as the first and second cock-crowing, was still retained. The cock usually crows several times soon after midnight (this is the first crowing), and again at the dawn of day (and this is the second crowing). Mark mentions (Mar_14:30) the two cock-crowings. Matthew (Mat_26:34) alludes to that only which was emphatically the cock-crowing, viz, the second.
http://www.thewordsofeternallife.com/cock_crow.htm
Comment
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Comment by Coe Terrence Bass Sr. on January 14, 2009 at 6:30pm
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VERY NICE
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Comment by Eric Hancock on January 14, 2009 at 1:30pm
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Excellent,,where are you getting your data?
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Comment by Apostle Rolanda Ross on January 14, 2009 at 11:30am
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This is a truth. Glad to know someone is studying. Continue to my sister!
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Comment by Avi ben Avraham on January 14, 2009 at 5:16am
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Interesting and thanks for sharing.
Shalom,
Avi
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