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Title: Sentenced to Death for Giving Life
Text:
Text: John 11:45-57
Introduction
Attention Getter: Several years ago I was involved in a Strategic Plan process...
Or something about being a planner and in being a planner you need to take in consideration the plan itself, the time of the plan - when is it going to happen and then the place.
You must know where this thing is going to happen!
Significance: God, since before the foundations of the earth has laid out a Plan of Rescue for the World.
This was not a haphazard plan or a sloppily executed plan.
No, our Heavenly Father is astounding.
He is the Grand Chess player who can never be bested.
He is the Grand Architect who has not forgotten one seemingly insignificant detail.
He delights in confounding the supposed wise people of any age.
Simply put, God, with all the sinful distractions this world has had and continues to have, cannot distract God from His loving plan of redemption.
Our sin does not frustrate Him.
We cannot knock Him off track.
He has and will continue to accomplish His will.
The restoration of all things is an inevitable reality.
And for those of us here this morning, this truth makes our hearts full of excitement for that day!
· Main Idea: Our Sinful Choices Will Not Change God’s Loving Plan
· Preview:
God Chose the Plan
God Chose the Time
God Chose the Place
· Transition into Main Point:
1. God Chose the Plan (vs.
45-53)
There is no question the brilliance of humanity.
We have put a man on the moon, we have created complex cities and build edifices that are simply breathtaking.
When we set our mind to something, we can accomplish much.
This is thanks to the fact that we have been created in God’s image.
But as creative as we are, we could have never come up with the plan of redemption that God has.
God has offered redemption and he chose the way it would happen.
In our text this morning we see yet another step in the process of Jesus accomplishing our redemption.
Remember, Jesus has just raised His friend Lazarus from the dead!
As you can imagine, after such an amazing miracle performed by Jesus, many were absolutely blown away and the believed that this man was the Messiah!
I would like to think that if I were there at the time and skeptical about this man from Galilee, that this miracle would have pushed me over the “faith” ledge and I would have believed.
What I find unbelievable and even incomprehensible, is that some could walk away from such a momentous event and not only not believe, but be willing to pursue the harm of the One who created them and gave them life.
But John tells us that is exactly what some of them did.
Well, the chief priests as well as the Pharisees gathered the council together...
What does this mean?
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By the way, What is this council?
Council - “The highest court of the Jews during Jesus’ time, composed of 71 members from the priests, scribes, and “elders of the people,” and presided over by the high priest.
Traditionally the council (Gk.
synédrion) was thought to have begun with Moses () and revived under Ezra.
It tried all infractions of the law of Moses...”
The highest court of the Jews during Jesus’ time, composed of 71 members from the priests, scribes, and “elders of the people,” and presided over by the high priest.
Traditionally the council (Gk.
synédrion) was thought to have begun with Moses () and revived under Ezra.
It tried all infractions of the law of Moses
Joe E. Lunceford, “Council,” ed.
David Noel Freedman, Allen C. Myers, and Astrid B. Beck, Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans, 2000), 288.What does this mean?
Joe E. Lunceford, “Council,” ed.
David Noel Freedman, Allen C. Myers, and Astrid B. Beck, Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans, 2000), 288.What does this mean?
And as the council gathered they were posed the question that had been asked many times over the course of Jesus’ ministry.
“What are we going to do about this guy, Jesus?
He was a thorn in their side, to say the least.
He challenged them at every turn.
He wasn’t afraid of them and He told them the truth.
Of course, they didn’t like it, but that didn’t stop the Lord.
But notice why they were asking this question according to the next verse...
They were frustrated with Jesus because He “performs many signs, AKA Miracles including the last one which caused many to believe.
And they simply could not have that!
And do you know why? Look at verse 48...
They need to get rid of Jesus before everyone believes Him...
They need to get rid of Jesus before the Romans, who are in power, take their little circle of power away!
In their twisted, unbelieving mind, they think they have some measure of control.
What a load of irony!
The Romans are not in control, the Council is not in control, God is in control!
They are being used by God to accomplish the greatest act of Love this world has ever seen!
But then, the High Priest speaks...
High Priest
One in charge of the temple (or tabernacle) worship.
A number of terms are used to refer to the high priest: the priest (); the anointed priest (); the priest who is chief among his brethren (); chief priest (); and high priest ().
Responsibilities and Privileges The high priesthood was a hereditary office based on descent from Aaron (; ).
Normally, the high priest served for life (; ; , ; ), though as early as Solomon’s reign a high priest was dismissed for political reasons ()...The high priest shared in general priestly duties.
Only the high priest, however, was allowed to enter the holy of holies and then only on the Day of Atonement ().
See Day of Atonement.
Responsibilities and Privileges The high priesthood was a hereditary office based on descent from Aaron (; ).
Normally, the high priest served for life (; ; , ; ), though as early as Solomon’s reign a high priest was dismissed for political reasons ()...The high priest shared in general priestly duties.
Only the high priest, however, was allowed to enter the holy of holies and then only on the Day of Atonement ().
See Day of Atonement.
Chris Church, “High Priest,” ed.
Chad Brand et al., Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003), 762.
Chris Church, “High Priest,” ed.
Chad Brand et al., Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003), 762.
The high priest shared in general priestly duties.
Only the high priest, however, was allowed to enter the holy of holies and then only on the Day of Atonement ().
See Day of Atonement.
Chris Church, “High Priest,” ed.
Chad Brand et al., Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003), 762.
Chris Church, “High Priest,” ed.
Chad Brand et al., Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003), 762.
Chris Church, “High Priest,” ed.
Chad Brand et al., Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2003), 762.
And this High Priest, no fan of Jesus, is used by God to speak about the death of Jesus.
Now the interesting thing here is that I do not believe Caiaphas fully understood what he was saying.
Or perhaps a better way of thinking about this is that God Had a different meaning for what Caiaphas said than Caiaphas?
Which is really funny considering he accused the rest of the council when he said, “You know nothing at all.”
He went on to say...
Now, I believe Caiaphas was speaking in regard to the Council’s worry about Rome coming in and destroying them as a nation.
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