Luke Chapter 23 (23 of 24)
Series: Luke
Harley Howard
Luke 23
1 And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.
And the whole multitude of them, which consisted of the chief priests, Scribes, and elders; the whole of the Sanhedrim, with the exception of at least Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, having in their court condemned Christ to death. So the sham continued. Now that they have condemned Jesus to death, they knew that unless Rome carried the sentence out, they had no jurisdiction or authority to do it. They now had to trump up more charges to convince Rome that Jesus was guilty of a capital crime against Rome for the death penalty to be carried out.
Now it’s important to know that what preceded this even was the third phase of the trial or interrogation. It was held early in the morning so that their deed would not be public. They were now in consultation as to how to kill Him. Interestingly enough, the sentence for blasphemy was NOT crucifixion but stoning to death. Now this placed these murders in quite a dilemma because Rome would not stand for the Jews stoning anyone. Rome would not give them permission to put any man to death. Again, Jesus therefore would have to die of a capital offence under ROMAN law, and Jesus violated no law, Jewish or Roman. Their deliberations obviously took that into mind and they had to trump up charges to give Pilate a reason under Roman law to have Jesus killed.
I am also convinced that these men hated Jesus so much that they probably WANTED Him crucified openly and humiliated in the greatest way possible for all to see. Instead of bowing before Him as their Messiah, they would hang Him from a tree, which was a curse before God and a public display of their utter rejection of Jesus as Messiah and God, the Son.
Now keep also in mind that Jesus MUST die on the cross because He himself said that it would be so. John 3:13-15, 8:25-28, 12:31-33
Once again, all of the events t ...
Series: Luke
Harley Howard
Luke 23
1 And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate.
And the whole multitude of them, which consisted of the chief priests, Scribes, and elders; the whole of the Sanhedrim, with the exception of at least Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, having in their court condemned Christ to death. So the sham continued. Now that they have condemned Jesus to death, they knew that unless Rome carried the sentence out, they had no jurisdiction or authority to do it. They now had to trump up more charges to convince Rome that Jesus was guilty of a capital crime against Rome for the death penalty to be carried out.
Now it’s important to know that what preceded this even was the third phase of the trial or interrogation. It was held early in the morning so that their deed would not be public. They were now in consultation as to how to kill Him. Interestingly enough, the sentence for blasphemy was NOT crucifixion but stoning to death. Now this placed these murders in quite a dilemma because Rome would not stand for the Jews stoning anyone. Rome would not give them permission to put any man to death. Again, Jesus therefore would have to die of a capital offence under ROMAN law, and Jesus violated no law, Jewish or Roman. Their deliberations obviously took that into mind and they had to trump up charges to give Pilate a reason under Roman law to have Jesus killed.
I am also convinced that these men hated Jesus so much that they probably WANTED Him crucified openly and humiliated in the greatest way possible for all to see. Instead of bowing before Him as their Messiah, they would hang Him from a tree, which was a curse before God and a public display of their utter rejection of Jesus as Messiah and God, the Son.
Now keep also in mind that Jesus MUST die on the cross because He himself said that it would be so. John 3:13-15, 8:25-28, 12:31-33
Once again, all of the events t ...
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