The Word This Week
John 18:19…
We have already established Jesus is in full control of all the events pertaining to His crucifixion.
Having submitted Himself to being bound and arrested, Jesus now willingly submits Himself to a series of trials by sinful men seeking to ‘judge’ Jesus for His ‘crime’ of perfection.
The irony is almost too much to bear.
We can only imagine how the heavenly host responded as they looked on at the Lamb slain since the foundation of the world completing the mission He had been sent by The Father to accomplish.
In order to prosecute Jesus for His perfection four separate trials took place, two trials by the Jews in a sham arrangement of the Sanhedrin, and two trials under the auspices of Rome.
In each trial, Jesus was found not guilty of any crime against either the Jews or Rome. It didn’t matter, and it didn’t dissuade either party from deterring the Jews in their intent of killing of killing their long-promised Messiah.
First Jesus appeared before Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was High Priest emeritus, having been replaced by Rome by his son-in-law Caiaphas, but who still was held in great regard by the Jewish leaders. Having passed through that entry gate to His death, Jesus was then taken to appear before Caiaphas, who WAS the High Priest at that time.
Jesus was found ‘guilty’ of claiming to be the Son of God, which they regarded as blasphemy. (Of course we know Jesus spoke only truth - Jesus was indeed the Son of God.) But no matter, He must be killed. Not for blasphemy – that was their excuse to kill Him – but for upsetting their money-making machinery which made them all egregiously wealthy.
Carried to Pilate, Jesus remained silent as a Lamb before His shearers. Pilate, sensing Jesus had been brought before him out of jealousy and not for any crime, sought to escape judging Jesus, and hearing he was a Galilean, sent Jesus to appear before Herod who was anxious to see Jesus since Herod had heard of his miracles. Jesus remained silent, and was returned to Pilate, who again sought to wiggle off the hook of judging Jesus, but found himself too weak in the face of the Jews to do so.
Jesus must be killed. Not because the Jews or the Romans desired it, but because God had ordained it to be so before the foundation of the world.
Pastor Bill
We have already established Jesus is in full control of all the events pertaining to His crucifixion.
Having submitted Himself to being bound and arrested, Jesus now willingly submits Himself to a series of trials by sinful men seeking to ‘judge’ Jesus for His ‘crime’ of perfection.
The irony is almost too much to bear.
We can only imagine how the heavenly host responded as they looked on at the Lamb slain since the foundation of the world completing the mission He had been sent by The Father to accomplish.
In order to prosecute Jesus for His perfection four separate trials took place, two trials by the Jews in a sham arrangement of the Sanhedrin, and two trials under the auspices of Rome.
In each trial, Jesus was found not guilty of any crime against either the Jews or Rome. It didn’t matter, and it didn’t dissuade either party from deterring the Jews in their intent of killing of killing their long-promised Messiah.
First Jesus appeared before Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was High Priest emeritus, having been replaced by Rome by his son-in-law Caiaphas, but who still was held in great regard by the Jewish leaders. Having passed through that entry gate to His death, Jesus was then taken to appear before Caiaphas, who WAS the High Priest at that time.
Jesus was found ‘guilty’ of claiming to be the Son of God, which they regarded as blasphemy. (Of course we know Jesus spoke only truth - Jesus was indeed the Son of God.) But no matter, He must be killed. Not for blasphemy – that was their excuse to kill Him – but for upsetting their money-making machinery which made them all egregiously wealthy.
Carried to Pilate, Jesus remained silent as a Lamb before His shearers. Pilate, sensing Jesus had been brought before him out of jealousy and not for any crime, sought to escape judging Jesus, and hearing he was a Galilean, sent Jesus to appear before Herod who was anxious to see Jesus since Herod had heard of his miracles. Jesus remained silent, and was returned to Pilate, who again sought to wiggle off the hook of judging Jesus, but found himself too weak in the face of the Jews to do so.
Jesus must be killed. Not because the Jews or the Romans desired it, but because God had ordained it to be so before the foundation of the world.
Pastor Bill