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Jesus, the King

Date: Sep. 23, 2018

Passage

John 19:1-16 (ESV)

Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head and arrayed him in a purple robe. They came up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and struck him with their hands. Pilate went out again and said to them, “See, I am bringing him out to you that you may know that I find no guilt in him.” So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” When the chief priests and the officers saw him, they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him.” The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die because he has made himself the Son of God.” When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid. He entered his headquarters again and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 So Pilate said to him, “You will not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to release you and authority to crucify you?” 11 Jesus answered him, “You would have no authority over me at all unless it had been given you from above. Therefore he who delivered me over to you has the greater sin.”

12 From then on Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.” 13 So when Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The Stone Pavement, and in Aramaic Gabbatha. 14 Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!” 15 They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” 16 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified.

So they took Jesus,

Daily Bread

Key Verse: 19:5

So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!”

1. King of the Jews (1-6)

Pilate found no guilt in Jesus as an insurrectionist as they charged against him as King of the Jews. Pilate thought if he severely punished Jesus making fun of him as one who is insane, he would be able to release him. But the Jewish leaders were determined to crucify him.

2. The Son of God (7-16)

The Jews gave another reason why Jesus must die according to their law: "He blasphemed God by claiming that he was the Son of God." Pilate was more afraid. He asked about Jesus' identity but Jesus was silent. When Pilate said he had authority to kill or save him, Jesus showed that all authorities come from God and the Jews who used their religious authority would be more severely punished by God. When Pilate tried once more to release Jesus, the Jews threw him a final blow, "You are no friend of Caesar, if you let this man go." Pilate gave in and turned Jesus to be crucified. He loved his security more than the truth. He feared Caesar more than God. He used God's authority for his own sake. He would be condemned forever for his coward and dishonest decision.

Prayer: Thank you, Jesus, for using your authority as King and the Son of God not for your sake but to save us.

One Word: Jesus, King of the Jews, the Son of God was sentenced in our place

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God’s Wrath and Justice

Revelation 6:1-17

Key Verse: 6:17

for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

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Today's Question

What does God require from us to escape His anger and curse, which we deserve for our sin?

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