THE CROSS OF BARABBAS (3 OF 4)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Matthew 27:11-26
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The Cross of Barabbas (3 of 4)
Series: What The Cross Meant To...
Jeff Strite
Matthew 27:11-26
OPEN: Someone once noted that Jesus borrowed just about everything he had while on earth. He borrowed a place for His birth, a house to sleep in, a boat to preach from, an animal to ride on when He entered Jerusalem, a room to meet privately with His friends for the Last Supper, and a tomb to be buried in. He owned it all - He was the God of the Universe. But He had nothing for His own! 2 Corinthians 8:9 ''For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich''.
One hymn writer put it this way:
''They borrowed a bed to lay his head, when Christ the Lord came down;
They borrowed the ass in the mountain pass for him to ride into town;
But the crown that he wore and the cross that he bore were his own - the cross was his own.
He borrowed a room on his way to the tomb the Passover lamb to eat;
They borrowed a cave for him as a grave; they borrowed a winding sheet;
But the crown that he wore and the cross that he bore were his own - the cross was his own.''
(L. M. Hollingsworth)
It's a beautiful song. But it's wrong. Jesus didn't even own the cross He died on. He had to borrow that just like everything else He used in this world. Do you know who belonged on the cross that Jesus died on? That's right - his name was Barabbas.
Barabbas is perhaps one of the most infamous names in history. It was the name of a very bad man. I don't think I know of anybody who has ever named their child Barabbas. What little we know about him is found in the Gospels.
Our text today says he was ''a NOTORIOUS prisoner'' (Matthew 27:16). He was notorious. Everybody knew his name. But why was he so well known? Well John 18:40 says ''Barabbas was a ROBBER.'' He was a thief, he took things that didn't belong to him. If it wasn't nailed down he took it. He would steal you blin ...
Series: What The Cross Meant To...
Jeff Strite
Matthew 27:11-26
OPEN: Someone once noted that Jesus borrowed just about everything he had while on earth. He borrowed a place for His birth, a house to sleep in, a boat to preach from, an animal to ride on when He entered Jerusalem, a room to meet privately with His friends for the Last Supper, and a tomb to be buried in. He owned it all - He was the God of the Universe. But He had nothing for His own! 2 Corinthians 8:9 ''For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich''.
One hymn writer put it this way:
''They borrowed a bed to lay his head, when Christ the Lord came down;
They borrowed the ass in the mountain pass for him to ride into town;
But the crown that he wore and the cross that he bore were his own - the cross was his own.
He borrowed a room on his way to the tomb the Passover lamb to eat;
They borrowed a cave for him as a grave; they borrowed a winding sheet;
But the crown that he wore and the cross that he bore were his own - the cross was his own.''
(L. M. Hollingsworth)
It's a beautiful song. But it's wrong. Jesus didn't even own the cross He died on. He had to borrow that just like everything else He used in this world. Do you know who belonged on the cross that Jesus died on? That's right - his name was Barabbas.
Barabbas is perhaps one of the most infamous names in history. It was the name of a very bad man. I don't think I know of anybody who has ever named their child Barabbas. What little we know about him is found in the Gospels.
Our text today says he was ''a NOTORIOUS prisoner'' (Matthew 27:16). He was notorious. Everybody knew his name. But why was he so well known? Well John 18:40 says ''Barabbas was a ROBBER.'' He was a thief, he took things that didn't belong to him. If it wasn't nailed down he took it. He would steal you blin ...
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