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| Nowisee Registered user Username: Nowisee Post Number: 825 Registered: 5-2009 |
"When He had finished praying, Jesus left with His disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley." John 18:1. "The Kidron Valley had special historical significance, for King David crossed the Kidron when he was rejected by his nation and betrayed by his own son, Absalom. (2 Sam. 15). ...It is interesting that David's treacherous counselor Ahithophel hanged himself (2 Sam. 17:23)..." Pilate, as a spiritually blind pagan found Jesus innocent at least 3 times and called Him "King" at least 4 times. "Caiaphas knew the Scriptures and had been given every opportunity to examine the evidence. He had willfully closed his eyes and hardened his heart. He had seen to it that Jesus was not given a fair trial. It was his associates who were inciting the mob to cry, "Let Him be crucified!" "As you read John's account, you see Pilate seeking to find some "loophole" that would please both sides. He was afraid of the crowd, but then he grew more and more afraid of the prisoner!" "But then Jesus added a question of His own: 'Are you saying this on your own initiative, or did others tell you about Me?' (John 18:34 NASB). What was our Lord really asking? 'What kind of king do you have in mind? A Roman king or a Jewish king? A political king or a spiritual king? Jesus was not evading the issue; He was forcing Pilate to clarify the matter for his own sake. After all, it was not Jesus who was on trial; it was Pilate!" These are really interesting comments by Warren Wiersbe in his commentary on John. It hit me while studying this that Pilate tried to placate, bargain with the Jewish leaders, but there is no bargaining with the powers of darkness. | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 7217 Registered: 9-2006  |
Yep. | ||
| Colleentinker Registered user Username: Colleentinker Post Number: 12521 Registered: 12-2003  |
Such a great point, Nowisee! Colleen |
