Jesus on Trial
Study No. 29 Chapter 19
Jesus endured incredible hostility against Himself during this trial. He was treated shamefully. Yet, ‘as a lamb before the shearers is dumb, so He opened not His mouth’.
Let’s spend a few moments reading a ‘harmonized account’ of His trial.
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John presents us with this progression of facts:
18:33 Pilate’s question: Are you a king?
Jesus’ response : Why do you ask, did someone suggest that I am a king?
Pilate’s rebuttal: Do you think I am really interested? I just want to know what you have done to end up here.
Jesus answers Pilate’s question: Am I a king? Not in the normal sense. If I were a king in the normal sense you would see my servants physically fighting to resist arrest. But I am not a king in the normal sense. My kingdom is not from around here.
Pilate: But you are a king, then?
Jesus: Yes. I came to be a king – a champion of truth. Preaching truth is why I came.
Pilate: what is truth?
To the Jews he said; There’s nothing wrong with this guy.
So, in order to get on with this – you have a tradition, you always want me to execute one of your convicts and to release another one. So how about this … Why don’t I just release Jesus as the one who gets set free at your special holiday?
The People: “NO! We would rather have Barabbas released.”
As we noted at the beginning of our notes; Jesus was treated shamefully and endured incredible hostility against Himself during this trial.
Why do we need to know this? What purpose does it serve, really?
The writer of Hebrews asks us to consider this carefully.
Heb 12:3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.
Hostility against his person, denying his deity, his sonship,
mocking him as a King,
Criticizing his works of mercy to men and women when done on the Sabbath day;
Maligning his conversations with sinners for the good of their souls, as if he was an encourager of them in sin, and a partner with them;
Slandering his miracles, as if they were done by the help of the devil;
Opposing his entire life, as if it was criminal.
Jesus said, they hated me and they will hate you also.
Considering what Jesus endured, expecting some level of opposition to enter our lives as well helps us to run the race til the finish.
Heb 12:1 ¶ Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares [us], and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, (2 ) looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of [our] faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Compared to Jesus … what have you … or are you suffering?
Heb 12:4 ¶ You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin.
2Pe 1:10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Jesus endured incredible hostility against Himself during this trial. He was treated shamefully. Yet, ‘as a lamb before the shearers is dumb, so He opened not His mouth’.
Let’s spend a few moments reading a ‘harmonized account’ of His trial.
_________
John presents us with this progression of facts:
18:33 Pilate’s question: Are you a king?
Jesus’ response : Why do you ask, did someone suggest that I am a king?
Pilate’s rebuttal: Do you think I am really interested? I just want to know what you have done to end up here.
Jesus answers Pilate’s question: Am I a king? Not in the normal sense. If I were a king in the normal sense you would see my servants physically fighting to resist arrest. But I am not a king in the normal sense. My kingdom is not from around here.
Pilate: But you are a king, then?
Jesus: Yes. I came to be a king – a champion of truth. Preaching truth is why I came.
Pilate: what is truth?
To the Jews he said; There’s nothing wrong with this guy.
So, in order to get on with this – you have a tradition, you always want me to execute one of your convicts and to release another one. So how about this … Why don’t I just release Jesus as the one who gets set free at your special holiday?
The People: “NO! We would rather have Barabbas released.”
As we noted at the beginning of our notes; Jesus was treated shamefully and endured incredible hostility against Himself during this trial.
Why do we need to know this? What purpose does it serve, really?
The writer of Hebrews asks us to consider this carefully.
Heb 12:3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.
Hostility against his person, denying his deity, his sonship,
mocking him as a King,
Criticizing his works of mercy to men and women when done on the Sabbath day;
Maligning his conversations with sinners for the good of their souls, as if he was an encourager of them in sin, and a partner with them;
Slandering his miracles, as if they were done by the help of the devil;
Opposing his entire life, as if it was criminal.
Jesus said, they hated me and they will hate you also.
Considering what Jesus endured, expecting some level of opposition to enter our lives as well helps us to run the race til the finish.
Heb 12:1 ¶ Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares [us], and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, (2 ) looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of [our] faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Compared to Jesus … what have you … or are you suffering?
Heb 12:4 ¶ You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin.
2Pe 1:10 Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; 11 for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.