John 19:1-15
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Last week we say that the civil trial of Jesus was before Pilate. As the scene moves it flows along with Pilate moving back and forth between Jesus and His accusers.
Jesus lead to the judgement hall (v.28)
Pilate hearing the charges (vv.29-32)
Pilate hearing Jesus’ defense (vv.33-38a)
Pilate declaring Jesus’ innocence to the accusers (vv.38b-40)
Pilate has Jesus scourged (Ch 19, vv.1-3)
Pilate back to the accusers to offer a compromise (vv4-7)
Pilate goes to Jesus to investigate the possibility of Him being a supernatural being (vv.8-11)
Pilate trying to release Jesus (v.12)
Pilate giving the verdict of crucifixion (vv.13-15)
Barabbas over Jesus:
Barabbas over Jesus:
Before we start get into chapter 19, there are a few more truths i’d like to discuss with you about chapter 18:38-40.
Remember that Jesus has confessed to be a king in verse 36. His kingdom not being of this world.
Pilate asks Jesus, “What is truth?”
Do you think that he was puzzled, sarcastic, or maybe interested?
All we know is that the Truth Incarnate stood before him, and he did not recognize Him.
Pilate hoped to satisfy the Jew’s cry for blood by substituting a real criminal and revolutionary for Jesus, but the Jewish leaders were determined to kill Jesus.
Choosing a man who has murdered people over the Man of peace.
What do you find interesting in the people’s choice?
I love the fact that God twisted the world’s choice and made His Son the substitute for every man, even for those who were rejecting Him now.
18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,
vv 1-3) Persecution
vv 1-3) Persecution
[1] How unjust it is for an innocent man, the only innocent Man to ever live at that, to be scourged.
The Passion of the Christ does a very good job of showing us what it would have looked like.
Jesus was stripped and beaten with a whip. A tail of nine. This was a savage, excruciating punishment.
The whip was made of leather straps with two small balls attached to the end of each strap. The balls were made of rough lead or sharp bones or spikes so that they would cut deeply into the flesh. All the while Jesus’ hands were tied to a post above His head. The scourging would make the back of the criminal, nothing more than an unrecognizable mass of torn flesh.
[2-3] What sticks out to you in these verses?
Jesus’ claim to be kind is being mocked by the soldiers. A crown fit for a king… the King of kings.
Little did they know that thorns are a symbol of the curse which sin brought into the world. Already we are introduced to the concept of Jesus bearing the curse of our sins, so that we might wear the crown of glory.
“Unfading crown of glory” 1 Peter 5:1-5
1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. 5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
The purple robe was also used to mock Jesus. Purple was the color of royalty. But again it reminds us of how our sins were placed on Jesus in order that we might be clothed with the rove of God’s righteousness.
21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— 22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:
How often are we mindful of the fact that the eternal Son of God being slapped by the hands of His creatures! Mouths which He formed are now being used to mock Him!
vv 4-7) Compromise
vv 4-7) Compromise
Why does Pilate bring the Jesus before the people?
I think that Pilate was hoping that the crowd would pity Jesus when they saw Him so badly beaten, battered, and bloodied. Thinking that the scourging would serve as a compromise and satisfy them.
Jesus Christ isn’t anything like us or Pilate. Compromise is not the way with Jesus. He wasn’t trying to compromise with the Father. No half hearted attempts from Jesus. He was set, He was going to bring salvation to anyone who would believe.
[6] It was religious men who were leaders in the death of the Savior. Often, down through the centuries, it has been church officials who have persecuted true believers most.
[7] When the Jews saw that they had failed to prove that Jesus was a threat to Caesar’s government, they brought forth their true charge against Him.
What was the true charge?
Jesus claimed equality with God by saying that He was the Son of God. To them, this was the worst thing someone could say… blasphemous and should be punished by death.
vv 8-11) Supernatural
vv 8-11) Supernatural
History tells us that Pilate was an extremely superstitions man. When he heard that Jesus claimed to be the Son of God, he thought Jesus was claiming to be the son of a god. The picture in his mind was that of a half-god and half-man, a god-like being that filled the popular literature and beliefs of that day. The possibility of his condemning a god struck fear in Pilate.
[8-9] Why did Jesus give him no answer?
There are several good interpretations on why Jesus remained silent. Pilate was unwilling to act in accordance with the light he had. Pilate had sinned away the day of opportunity. He would be given more light when he had not responded to the light he had.
[10] Pilate tried to force Jesus to give him an answer by threatening Him. He reminded Jesus that, as a Roman governor, he had the power and authority to release Jesus or crucify Him.
[11] The self-control Jesus displays here is remarkable. He was more calm than Pilate. All governments are ordained by God , and all authority, whether civil or spiritual, is from God.
Who do you think Jesus is referring to, “Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the great sin?”
Caiaphas, the high priest
Judas, the betrayer
The Jewish people in general
The person doesn’t matter so much as the thought behind it. Here the thought is that these Jews should have known better. They had Scriptures which predicted the coming of the Messiah. They should have recognized Him when He came. But they rejected Him and were now crying out for His life.
This verse teaches us that there are degrees of guilt. Pilate wasn’t innocent, he was guilty, but either Caiaphas, Judas, or the Jews were more so.
v 12) Choose this day
v 12) Choose this day
Pilate wishes to release Jesus. What is the important decision Pilate must make?
Making the decision, choosing either Jesus or Caesar (the world).
This is no joking matter being called, “you are not Caesar’s friend.”
The Jews hated Caesar, they would like to destroy him, and free themselves from his control. Yet here they were pretending to protect Caesar’s empire from the threat of Jesus.
They reaped the punishment of this terrible hypocrisy when the Romans marched into Jerusalem in A.D. 70 and completely destroyed the city and slaughtered its inhabitants.
Application?
For every person when we are confronted with Jesus. We are forced to choose. Caesar or Jesus .
vv 13-16) The decision made
vv 13-16) The decision made
Pilate’s fatal choice was made: What were the motivations for his choice?
Losing the people’s favor
Causing more problems for himself
Losing his position and security
25 The fear of man lays a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
4 “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!
Not only was it a fatal choice for Pilate it was the same for the Jews also. They, too, chose the world. This was a shocking choice, for God had supposedly been the God of the Jews for centuries.
23 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the Lord will rule over you.”
Why did they chose the world over God? What benefits does the world offer?
Security
Position
Power
Acceptance
Livelihood
Honor
Selfishness
Friendship
Religion
What is incredibly heartbreaking to see in this passage is how low the Jews would stoop by saying, “We have no king bu Caesar.” What a faithless nation! Refusing your God for a wicked, heathen monarch. This isn’t the first time its happened either.
7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them.
[16] Pilate loved the praise of men more than God.
Application?
24 The Lord bless you and keep you;
25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.