But they (chief priests and scribes) all cried out together, “Away with this man and release to us Barabbas” –a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder. Luke 23:18, 19 Lord this is hard to understand apart from knowing the end of the story. It […]
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Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, and said to them, “You brought me this Man (Jesus) as one who was perverting the people; and after examining Him before you, behold, I did not find this Man guilty of any of your charges against Him; neither did Herod, for […]
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And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other. Luke 23:12 Lord it is so interesting to learn what happened between two men that were being asked by the scribes and chief priests to destroy you. They became friends – amazing […]
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And Herod with his soldiers treated Him (Jesus) with contempt and mocked Him; then, arraying Him in georgeous apparel, he sent Him back to Pilate. Luke 23:11 Lord none of this was surprising to You. You knew their thoughts and You saw their hearts. Thank You Lord that You see our hearts and You know […]
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The chief priests and scribes stood by, vehemently accusing Him (Jesus). Luke 23:10 Lord there were those that didn’t want Herod to see anything but their side of the story. They didn’t want You to let Jesus go. They had found him guilty already. Thank You Lord for always seeing the big picture. Thank You […]
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So he (Herod) questioned Him (Jesus) at some length; but He made no answer. Luke 23:9 Lord how interesting that Herod had wanted to talk with You for a long time and here You were in front of him. He could ask You whatever he wanted to. You were really at his mercy as a […]
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When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see Him because He had heard about Him and he was hoping to see some sign done by Him. Luke 23:8 Lord as many times as I have read this story and heard the story I must say that I have […]
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When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the Man (Jesus) was a Galilean. And when he learned that He belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. Luke 23:6, 7 Lord we call this ‘passing the buck.’ Getting out of whatever we can get out […]
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But they (chief priests and scribes) were urgent, saying, “He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee even to this place.” Luke 23:5 Lord these men were not being honest. They were accusing You of something that was totally different than what was going on. They were out to get You even […]
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And Pilate asked Him, (Jesus) “Are You the King of the Jews?” And He answered him, “You have said so.” Luke 23:3, 4 Lord what a tremendous responsibility Pilate had. These angry men that were trying to do You in brought You to Pilate and wanted him to agree with them and destroy You. What […]
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