Christ's Death Exposed both Religion and Politics (1)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Luke 23:1 And the entire multitude of them rose up and led Him
before Pilate. (2) And they began to accuse Him, saying, We
found this man perverting our nation and forbidding people to
pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a
King. (3) And Pilate asked Him, saying, Are You the King of the
Jews? And answering him, He said, It is as you say. (4) And
Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, I find no
fault in this man. (5) But they were vehement, saying, He stirs
up the people, teaching throughout the whole of Judea,
beginning from Galilee even to this place. (6) And when Pilate
heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. (7) And
when he realized that He was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent
Him up to Herod, who also himself was in Jerusalem in those
days. (8) And when Herod saw Jesus, he rejoiced greatly, for he
had wanted to see Him for a considerable time, because he had
heard about Him, and was hoping to see some sign done by Him.
(9) And he questioned Him with many words, but He answered him
nothing. (10) And the chief priests and the scribes stood by,
vehemently accusing Him. (11) And Herod with his soldiers,
having despised Him and mocked Him, threw around Him splendid
clothing and sent Him back to Pilate.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Part 1 of 2)
Realizing that according to Roman law they did not have the
power to execute anyone, the religious leaders transferred the
Man-Savior to Pilate. Pilate was a Roman procurator, an agent
of Caesar Tiberius in Judea, A.D. 26-35. Not long after he
unjustly delivered the Lord Jesus up to be crucified, his
government ended abruptly. He was banished and later committed
suicide. Under God's sovereignty the Man-Savior was judged not
only by the Jewish leaders as a sheep before the shearers (Isa.
53:7), but also by the Roman governor as a criminal before the
accusers. He was judged in this way so that He might die to
save sinners with His life as a ransom (Mark 10:45). not only
for the Jews represented by the Jewish leaders, but also for
the Gentiles, represented by the Roman governor.
Pilate was not able to find any fault in the Man-Savior. Pilate
was a politician. As an officer working for the Roman Empire,
he was afraid to offend the Jewish people among whom he was
working. When Pilate realized that the Lord Jesus was of the
jurisdiction of Herod, "he sent Him up to Herod, who also
himself was in Jerusalem in those days" (v. 7). Pilate,
therefore, transferred this problem to Herod. Herod questioned
the Lord "with many words; but He answered him nothing" (v. 9).
The Lord's not answering Herod was a fulfillment of Isaiah
53:7.
Herod may have been disappointed when the Man-Savior did not
answer his questions. "Herod with his soldiers, despising Him
and mocking, threw around Him splendid clothing and sent Him
back to Pilate" (v. 11). We need to be impressed with the fact
that the One who was despised and mocked, the One who was sent
from Pilate to Herod and back again, was God Himself in a man.
The Lord Jesus was not merely a man; He was the God-man, the
complete God and a perfect man. Nevertheless, this One was
mocked. Pilate, Herod, and the soldiers played with Him like
children playing with a toy. (Continued tomorrow)
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(c) 2007 Living Stream Ministry. Bible verses are taken from
the Recovery Version of the Bible (RcV) and Words of Ministry,
from Witness Lee, Life-study of Luke, pp. 443-445. Both are
published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat
5/1/02)
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