John 18:28-40 – Jesus before Pilate
- “Color blind to Red Flags”
- The Jewish accusers of Jesus do a number of things that play into the hands of God’s plan here.
- Firstly they take Jesus to the Romans.
- They have no legal right under Roman law to execute anyone and so have to ask Pilate to do it.
- This means that Jesus would not suffer a Jewish form of execution but one of Roman tradition.
- Jesus would be hung on a tree.
- This is important because it is more symbolic of what God wanted us to understand about His death.
- Read this from Deuteronomy.
- “If a man guilty of a capital offense is put to death and his body is hung on a tree, you must not leave his body on the tree overnight. Be sure to bury him that same day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse.” Deut 21:22-23
- The people would recognize that Jesus was under God’s curse of Sin.
- The Jewish leaders had no idea what they were doing, they were completely blind to the Word that they were teaching to others.
- Jesus, however, is in full possession of the facts. He knew what was about to happen and He knew why.
- Sometimes when we are intent on doing our own thing we are not open to hear the warnings of Scripture. There were many prophecies that Jesus life had fulfilled. His manner of death was about to fulfill many more.
- You would have thought that the leaders would have recognized this.
- But
- When we see red we no longer see red flags!
- I must avoid as a leader making hasty decisions and emotional reactions. I need to always create a little time in between what offends me and the action I take about it.
- I would hate to ignore the perennial facts because of my personal feelings.
- I would hate to be an instrument of evil instead of good.
- Wouldn't you?
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