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THE KING'S BUSINESS
AUGUST 26, 1928 JESUS DELIVERED TO BE CRUCIFIED-John 19:1-16 Golden Text: "Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be cruc!tled. And they took Jesus and led him away." (John 19:16.)
He had been called a Gallleean and therefore properly belonged to Herod's jurisdiction. (Luke 23:7-11.) Herod treated the matter as a joke and ar– rayed Jesus in a purple robe such as was worn by a candidate for public of– fice (suggesting His supposed aspiration for the Kingdom), and sent him back to Pilate. The Jews preferred a three-fold charge against Him. (1) Perverting the nation. ( 2) Forbidding tribute to Caesar. ( 3) Proclaiming Himself a king. But the real cause of their hatred was because His teaching laid bare the hypocrisy of their wicked hearts. To ac– cept His teaching would be to accept Him. To accept Him would be to yield self, and this would mean a revolution of the whole Jewish religious system which had been built up through many years. Nothing was left for them but to either prostrate themselves at His feet or to put Him out of the way. They chose the latter, but they could not ac– complish their purpose themselves, for the power of the death sentence rested with the Roman government. (2) THE COMPROMISING JUDGE, vs. 8-13: "Pilate • • • was the more afraid" (v. 8). Pilate showed symptoms of weaken– ing-a compromising spirit; the attempt to find a middle place between right and wrong. He was thinking of himself and of his position. Who was this poor, friendless Jew and why should he take His part? Pilate is supposed to be a judge, but he makes no appeal for law, order or justice, and sentences Jesus to be scourged. Here is a pitiful p!cture--beaten, not with rods as did the Jews, but with
Outline: (1) The Court of Inquiry, vs. 1-7. (2) The Compromising Judge, vs. 8-13. ( 3) The Clamoring People, vs. 14, 15. ( 4) The Conscienceless Sentence, v. 16. Introduction: The chapter is full of tragic incidents. Our hearts are filled with mingled sor– row and indignation as we tallow the footsteps of the Divine Man through the night of torture; witness the indignities heaped upon Him by Jew and Gentile; watch the deepening hatred of the Jew– ish rulers; see Pilate parleying with his conscience; note the intensified desire of the rabble for the death of Jesus and hear the unjust sentence which follows. Note the procession-from Annas to Caiaphas; from Caiaphas to the Sanhe– drin; from the Sanhedrin to Pilate; from Pilate to Herod; from Herod back to Pilate; from Pilate to the people; from the people to Pilate again, and from PHate to the people. In no single instance was there a proper hearing or proper treatment accorded our Lord. He received envy and malice from the Jews, scorn and mocking from Rome; cruel hatred from the people. To what depths of woe did He descend who came to bear the sins of the world! (1) THE COURT OF INQUIRY, vs. 1-7: "Then Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged him." (v. 1) The first three verses give us a view of the cruel indignities heaped upon Jesus within the palace, after the people had demanded Barabbas. Jesus had been condemned by the Jewish council and was led, with hands bound behind Him, to the court room.
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