Title: The Right To Remain Silent (2)
Series: The Forbidden Chapter
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Isaiah 53:7
OPEN: One day my dad was driving down the road a little over the speed limit. He was going about 65 in a 55-mph zone... and then he saw some lights flashing in his rearview mirror. Dad was resigned to the fact he'd have to pay a speeding ticket (after all, he was going 65) and when the policeman walked up to the car - dad sheepishly gave him his license/registration. And then the policeman told dad that he'd clocked him going 75 mph. Now dad knew he'd only been going 65, and the words were out of his mouth before he even thought about it. He told the policeman - YOU'RE A LIAR.
Now, I would personally not suggest telling a police officer something like that - but he was right - the policeman HAD lied. And dad was so angry that the policeman mumbled something and then gave dad a "warning" and walked away.
Here's my point: It angered dad to be accused of something he hadn't done, and his anger caused him to SPEAK. Faced with injustice... he refused to be SILENT. But Isaiah 53:7 prophesied that Jesus would face injustice and yet He WOULD be silent! "He was oppressed and afflicted... yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb being led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth."
Jesus was arrested about midnight, and all through the night He was subjected to at least 6 different trials - none of which was particularly fair or just. For example, according to Jewish law: It was illegal for someone to be arrested at night unless caught in the act of a crime; It was illegal for the Sanhedrin to conduct business during the night. (but they did).; It was illegal for the Sanhedrin to convene on a day before a festival such as the Passover (but they did that too). And it went on, and on, and on. There were like 20 different violations of Jewish law that took place that night. It wasn't right... it wasn ...
Series: The Forbidden Chapter
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Isaiah 53:7
OPEN: One day my dad was driving down the road a little over the speed limit. He was going about 65 in a 55-mph zone... and then he saw some lights flashing in his rearview mirror. Dad was resigned to the fact he'd have to pay a speeding ticket (after all, he was going 65) and when the policeman walked up to the car - dad sheepishly gave him his license/registration. And then the policeman told dad that he'd clocked him going 75 mph. Now dad knew he'd only been going 65, and the words were out of his mouth before he even thought about it. He told the policeman - YOU'RE A LIAR.
Now, I would personally not suggest telling a police officer something like that - but he was right - the policeman HAD lied. And dad was so angry that the policeman mumbled something and then gave dad a "warning" and walked away.
Here's my point: It angered dad to be accused of something he hadn't done, and his anger caused him to SPEAK. Faced with injustice... he refused to be SILENT. But Isaiah 53:7 prophesied that Jesus would face injustice and yet He WOULD be silent! "He was oppressed and afflicted... yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb being led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth."
Jesus was arrested about midnight, and all through the night He was subjected to at least 6 different trials - none of which was particularly fair or just. For example, according to Jewish law: It was illegal for someone to be arrested at night unless caught in the act of a crime; It was illegal for the Sanhedrin to conduct business during the night. (but they did).; It was illegal for the Sanhedrin to convene on a day before a festival such as the Passover (but they did that too). And it went on, and on, and on. There were like 20 different violations of Jewish law that took place that night. It wasn't right... it wasn ...
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