Jesus Condemned to Die
Dave Riddle - 3/19/2023
Key Passage: John 18:28-19:16
Jesus Brought Before Pilate
John 18:28-30
Pilate asks for a specific charge and they give him a general response.
A Private Conversation
John 18:33 - Pilate: Are you the King of the Jews?
18:36 - Jesus: My kingdom is not of this world.
18:37 - Pilate: So you are a king then?
Jesus: I have come into the world to testify to the truth.
Pilate: “What is truth?”
Pilate’s Question: Dismissive? Inquiring? We don’t know.
The answer will be seen in Jesus’ actions from this point to the end of the book.
Barabbas
Literally “Son of a father”
Compared to Jesus The Son of The Father.
Jesus Flogged and Mocked
John 19:1-3
Not an appeal to our emotions.
Simply a straight-forward account of what Jesus endured for the sins of humanity.
Pilate find no grounds for charging Jesus
John 18:38, 19:4, 6
A Second Private Conversation
Pilate is afraid. John 19:8
“Where are you from”
John 19:10 - Pilate appeals to his own authority
John 19:11 - Jesus has the ultimate authority.
19:12 - Pilate makes every effort to release Jesus.
We Have No King But Caesar
John 19:15 - they were so consumed with their mission that they said something that would typically be abhorrent for them to say!
John 19:16 - so then, because of them, Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified.