Trial Before Pilate

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• Trial Before Pilate
• Matthew 271 25

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Matthew 1724
Matthew 171

• Israel in the New Testament

Matthew 191
Matthew 211 - Sunday
Matthew 2112 Monday Cleanses Temple
Matthew 2120 Monday Judgment on Jews
Matthew 262 Tuesday ye know after two days
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The Trial Before Pilate

• Jesus Delivered to Pilate Mt 271 - 2
• Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin knew that Roman law
  was not concerned with
• their incredulous charge of blasphemy. Without
  Roman consent, they had no
• chance of putting Jesus to death.
• 1) How did their charges against Jesus differ
  between Mt 2665-66 and Luke 232?
• a. Charges of Mt 2665-66 were
• Blasphemy
• b. Charges of Luke 232 were
• a. Perverting the Nation investigated by
  Pilate Lk 2314
• b. Refusing to give tribute to Caesar
  completely untrue Mt. 2221
• c. Saying that He is a king This is the
  charge that concerns Pilate.

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The Trial Before Pilate

• Judas Repents Mt 273 10
• Though Judas confessed his sin and the innocence
  of Jesus, The Jews had what they
• wanted unjust or not. Judas had (allowed
  himself) been used.
• Practical lessons learned
• 1 The world does not care about you (v4 what
  is that to us, see thou i.e. youre on your
  own) This passage lends an opportunity to teach
  our children about the deceitfulness of this
  worlds alliances / friendships, and trusting in
  it / them.
• How so?
• Pro 196 Many will entreat the favor of the
  liberal man And every man is a friend to him
  that giveth gifts.
• Prov 110 My son, if sinners entice thee,
  Consent thou not.
• 115 My son, walk not thou in the way with
  them Refrain thy foot from their path
• 2Co 614-18 Be not unequally yoked with
  unbelievers for what fellowship have
  righteousness and iniquity? or what communion
  hath light with darkness?
• 1Co 1533 Be not deceived Evil companionships
  corrupt good morals.
• CQ - Is this really true?
• Then why do parents, who are Christians, say
  something like well my kid will be okay in that
  atmosphere because they are there to be a good
  example to others
• REALLY? Is God to be mocked?

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The Trial Before Pilate

• Judas Repents Mt 273 10 CONTINUED
• Though Judas confessed his sin and the innocence
  of Jesus, The Jews had what they
• wanted unjust or not. Judas had (allowed
  himself) been used.
• Practical lessons learned
• 1 The world does not care about you (v4 what
  is that to us, see thou i.e. youre on your
  own) This passage lends an opportunity to teach
  our children about the deceitfulness of this
  worlds alliances / friendships, and trusting in
  it / them.
• How about the lesson on greed and covetousness?
• e.g. if a person acquires wealth and becomes
  arrogant, then wealth did not make them arrogant
  the arrogance was there before the money.
• Greed and Covetousness are issues of the heart.
  They point to a heart that has focused on a
  temporal treasure. And Judas was a thief Jn
  126-7
• Col 35 Put to death therefore your members
  which are upon the earth fornication,
  uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and
  covetousness, which is idolatry

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The Trial Before Pilate

• Judas Repents Mt 273 10 CONTINUED
• 2 How we are to respond to one another
  differently than the world when one repents
• so as not to destroy the one repenting. How is
  Paul concerned with this in 2 Cor 2?
• For clarity - First of all, Judas suicidal
  response was not due to the other
• apostles, or any other disciples reaction to his
  betrayal of Jesus.
• 2Co 25-7 But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath
  caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I
  press not too heavily) to you all.
• 6 Sufficient to such a one is this punishment
  which was inflicted by the many
• 7 so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive
  him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one
  should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.

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The Trial Before Pilate

• Judas Repents Mt 273 10 CONTINUED
• 3 How we respond to sin and repent.
• What verses can you think of that encourage the
  right way for us to respond to our sin?
• Judas repentance, evidently, was only for the
  remorse of feelings and views a guilty
• conscience.
• A deep remorse for crime with unexpected results.
  It was not saving repentance. That
• leads to a holy life this led to an increase of
  crime in his own death.
• Psa 3418 Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of
  a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a
  contrite spirit.
• Psa 5117 The sacrifices of God are a broken
  spirit A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou
  wilt not despise.
• 2Co 710 For godly sorrow worketh repentance
  unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no
  regret but the sorrow of the world worketh
  death.
• 2Sa 1213 And David said unto Nathan, I have
  sinned against Jehovah.
• 2Sa 1216 David therefore besought God for the
  child
• 2Sa 1220 Then David arose from the earth, and
  washed, and anointed himself, and changed his
  apparel and he came into the house of Jehovah,
  and worshipped
• Acts 1730-31 The times of ignorance therefore
  God overlooked but now he commandeth men that
  they should all everywhere repent inasmuch as he
  hath appointed a day in which he will judge the
  world in righteousness by the man whom he hath
  ordained whereof he hath given assurance unto
  all men, in that he hath raised him from the
  dead.
• Rom 24 Or despisest thou the riches of his
  goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not
  knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to
  repentance?

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The Trial Before Pilate

• Judas Repents Mt 273 10 CONTINUED
• THOUGHT How different might Judas life had been
  if he had waited 3 days?
• To see that the cross was not the end of His
  Lord.
• HMMM?
• Review the Bullet Points
• Judas agrees for a price.
• Judas betrays Jesus.
• Judas sees the results of his actions.
• Judas repents and has a great deal of remorse and
  guilt.
• Throws the money back, declares his guilt and the
  innocence of Jesus.
• Consider the Wisdom of God
• It did not end with one of His own declaring
  Jesus as a charlatan. (think how the world would
  eat this point up today for always)
• Declares the record of Jesus above reproach.
• Exposed the extent of a hateful motive and
  murderous plot of Jewish leaders !!!!!!!!

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The Trial Before Pilate

• Jesus is Examined Mt 2711 14
• 7) Did Jesus confess to being the king of the
  Jews?
• Yes (illustrate)
• 8) How does Jesus respond to the accusations of
  the chief priests and elders?
• He answered nothing, not even a word.
• Pilate, having no malice at all against him, was
  desirous he should clear
• himself, urges him to it, and believes he could
  do it Hearest thou not?
• Pilate will ask them (crowd) three times (Lukes
  account) why
• There was no need of his replying. He was
  innocent, and they offered no proof of guilt.
• Governor (Pilate) is greatly amazed. 1 Pt 223
  Psalm 3812-14 (read)
• Jesus used no harsh language. He showed no
  anger. He called for no revenge. He prayed that
  they might be forgiven.
• CQ would this be effective preaching material?
• Acts 832-35 Philip eunuch
• It is at this point that Pilate hears about
  Galilee and asks if Jesus is Galilean Lk 235-12
  (read in class)

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The Trial Before Pilate

• Jesus is Examined Mt 2711 14 CONTINUED
• 9) What messianic prophecy in Isaiah are you
  reminded of wrt vv 12-14?
• Isaiah 537
• He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he
  opened not his mouth as a lamb that is led to
  the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its
  shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.

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The Trial Before Pilate

• Pilate, Barabbas, Pilates Wife, Chief Priests
  The Mob Mt 2715 25
• 8) Who and what was Barabbas?
• Insurrectionist wanted for murder (Mark 157)
• 9) Pilate knows the real reason for their phony
  charges (v18b). Why might Pilate have
• thought Jesus would be chosen, by the crowd,
  to be set free?
• a. Just 6 days prior a multitude marched into
  Jerusalem with Him hailing Him as king.
• b. Perhaps thought the multitude would rescue
  Him.
• c. Sharp contrast between Barabbas and Jesus.
• d. Underestimated their hate.
• 10) Why does Pilates wife admonish him in the
  handling of Jesus?
• She has had a terrifying dream.
• According to tradition, Claudia Procula, a Jewish
  proselyte let that innocent man alone
• Matthew does not say if the dream was
  supernatural or not. In any case it heightens and
  puts the light on His obvious innocence so
  innocent that even a pagan woman can see it.

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The Trial Before Pilate

• Pilate, Barabbas, Pilates Wife, Chief Priests
  The Mob Mt 2715 25
• CONTINUED
• 11) When Pilate loses control and is too weak
  (without courage) to do the right thing,
• what act does he perform to excuse himself
  of their intentions?
• he took water, and washed his hands before the
  multitude, saying, I am
• innocent of the blood of this righteous man see
  ye to it.
• 12 a) What accountability did the Jews accept in
  v25?
• And all the people answered and said, His
  blood be on us, and on our children.
• b) Speaking for the Jewish nation, what did
  the high priest accuse the apostles of in Acts
  528?
• Acts 527 And when they had brought them, they
  set them before the council. And the high priest
  asked them,
• 28 saying, We strictly charged you not to teach
  in this name and behold, ye have filled
  Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring
  this man's blood upon us.