Here we see an outrageous miscarriage of justice. Jesus told them great truths but the people were so prejudiced that they just wouldn't hear. They insulted him Terribley, but if they would have listened to what He was saying, their lives would have been changed amazingly. They were unable to find any fault with Him, they knew His teaching had accomplished great things, but their minds were prejudiced. They didn't want to listen, didn't want to hear. They didn't want to know. Let's make sure we don't shut our minds to what Jesus tells us like these people did.
They got up at dawn to put Jesus on trial. They accused Him of things that were not just untrue, but were exactly the opposite to who Jesus really was. He is Christ, but He wasn't an earthly king and never claimed to be. He even explained this to Pilate. But, despite His gentleness and kindness these people blindly hated Him.
Pilate knew Jesus was innocent and the people knew it too but they wanted Jesus dead. So, concerned for his own reputation, Pilate is swayed by the crowd.
Jesus is then handed over to Herod and remains completely silent to Herod's questions. Herod had killed John the Baptist, a very dear friend of Jesus.
At this time, Herod and Pilate became friends. This is something we should notice: Enemies are often united in opposition to Christians.
Pilate decided he would have Jesus flogged and then freed, so that he didn't have to kill an innocent man and at the same time would please the crowd. But the people still wanted Jesus dead.
The crowd grew strong and won Pilate over. It looks like a terrible mistake, but it was all part of God's plan. God allowed this gross miscarriage of justice so that Jesus would be put to death as an innocent man and bear the punishment for our sin.
So the real criminal was freed and Jesus, an innocent man, took a criminals place. This is a picture for us. Like Barabus the criminal, we deserve to die but we, the guilty ones, go free and Jesus takes our place.
All we have to do is ask Jesus to take our place of punnishment.
David p spoke about the cooking for kisima books to start off. Luke 22 he was talking about when Jesus was face to face with pilate. Pilate found no charges for him to be sentenced to death. Jesus was sent to herod, that day pilate and herod became freinds after being great enemies. The crowd wanted Jesus dead and barrabus released. Pilate releeased barabus and sentanced Jesus to be crucified.
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