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(John 19:1-16)
I. Introduction.
A. Orientation.
1. This morning,
We noted that Jesus suffered many more things
At the hands of His people to bring us to heaven.
He first tried to do so
By invoking the annual tradition
Of releasing a prisoner at the Passover.
If he couldnt convince the leaders,
Perhaps he could the people.
But that too failed when the leaders stirred the people up
To ask for Barabbas, rather than Jesus
That too was hypocritical on their part,
Since they hated Barabbas for the same reason they hated Jesus
He had taken part in a rebellion against Rome
That could potentially have caused them
To lose their position and power with Rome.
B. Preview.
This is where we pick up in the narrative.
This evening, lets see:
1. Pilates further attempts to free Jesus.
2. The Jews continuing unwillingness to allow His release.
3. Pilates increasing fear of Jesus.
II. Sermon.
A. First, Pilates further attempts to free Jesus.
Pilate, now hoping that he might be able
To spare Jesus from crucifixion,
Handed Him over to be scourged.
We read in verse 1, Pilate then took Jesus and scourged Him.
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And as a means to spare Jesus
He was actually fulfilling what God had determined many years earlier.
We read in Isaiah 53:5, But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He
was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, and
by His scourging we are healed.
And in 50:6, I gave My back to those who strike Me, and My cheeks to those who
pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting.
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He knew they had delivered Him because of envy (Matt. 27:18),
But he wanted them to admit it.
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If Jesus really could be the Son of God.
But Jesus didnt answer.
We read in Isaiah 53:7, He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He did not
open His mouth; like a lamb that is led to slaughter, and like a sheep that is silent
before its shearers, so He did not open His mouth.
Jesus is telling us
That there are degrees of sin,
And so there are degrees of punishment.
Caiaphas sinned against Jesus
By misusing his authority
In the face of the clear light of Gods Law;
And Judas betrayed Jesus
After having spent the last three and a half years
Under His teaching,
Seeing His miracles,
Even doing some himself
Both were inexcusable,
And so both were more culpable.
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Made Pilate even more fearful,
And so he made an even greater effort to release Jesus
To get the Jews to agree to this.
When Pilate heard this, he finally relented and gave in to the Jews
We read in verse 13, Therefore when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus
out, and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Pavement, but in
Hebrew, Gabbatha.
The Pavement was an area built from blocks of stone
That formed a mosaic.
It was also called Gabbatha in Hebrew
Which means a raised area.
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John writes in verse 14, Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover; it was
about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, Behold, your King!
The day of preparation was Friday,
The day before the Jewish Sabbath (Saturday).
It was about the sixth hour (Jewish), or about 6 AM.
Pilate stung them again: Shall I crucify your King? (v. 15).
The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar (v. 15).
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Application:
Here we have a clear example
Of Gods sovereignty and mans responsibility.
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peoples of Israel, to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose predestined to
occur.
God, in His plan, arranged things in such a way
That the greatest crime in history
Would also be His greatest act of Redemption:
God uses evil for good purposes.
He can and will rule and overrule all things
For the advancing of His kingdom,
And for your good,
As He said He would (Rom. 8:28).
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