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My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）

My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音） 
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Day 366

The Case Brought By The Council Members

Text: John 18: 31b - 32

THE CASE BROUGHT BY THE COUNCIL MEMBERS

The Sanhedrin Council members had brought up a case to Pontius Pilate, the governor of Judea, early in the morning. Usually, cases are brought to the attention of the governor a long time before it is addressed. In this instance, the Council Members pushed their case against Jesus without prior notice.

Pilate suggested that the case against Jesus should be decided by the Sanhedrin Council. The charges against Jesus were:

1. He did not deny that He was the Christ.

2. He had affirmed that He was the Son of God

These were issues that the Roman Law courts never handled. These religious problems could not be resolved by Roman law!

THE RESPONSE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS

They were upset that Pilate did not appear to be on their side. They insisted that Jesus was worthy of being given the death penalty.

“Therefore the Jews said to him, ‘It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death,’ that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled which He spoke, signifying by what death He would die.”

John 18:31b-32

1. “Therefore the Jews said to him”

a. This was a reference to the Jews who were members of the Sanhedrin Council.
b. This group was hostile to Jesus and all His teachings.

2. “It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death”

a. Rome retained the prerogative to mete out the death penalty.
b. Jewish laws may mete out other forms of punishment, but not the death penalty.
c. The Jews had already decided that Jesus must die.
d. The problem for the Jews was how to get Jesus convicted under Roman law.
e. All religious issues were left to the Jewish Council to resolve.

3. “The saying of Jesus”

a. Jesus had told the Disciples that He would suffer under the Gentiles (Matthew 20:17-19).
i. He would be delivered to them.
ii. He would be mocked.
iii. He would be scourged .
iv. He would be crucified.
b. This prophetic word of the Lord Jesus Christ: It was being fulfilled right there and then.

经文：约翰福音 18：31b-32

公会呈上的案子

清晨时分，公会把一件案子呈上给犹太的巡抚，本丢·彼拉多。通常，案子在被审讯很早之前就得要呈上给巡抚。然而这次，公会没有预先通知巡抚就极力呈上他们对耶稣的指控。

彼拉多建议对耶穌的诉讼应由公会来判决。他们对耶穌的指控包括：

1．祂没有否认祂就是基督

2．衪确认了自己就是上帝的儿子

这些问题都是罗马法院从未处理过的。这些宗教上的难题是不能以罗马人的律法来解决的！

公会的反应

他们感到懊恼，因彼拉多似乎没有与他们同一阵线。他们执意耶穌应被判死刑。

“犹太人说：‘我们没有杀人的权柄。’这要应验耶稣所说自己将要怎样死的话了。”

《约翰福音 18：31b-32》

1. “犹太人说”

a. 这是指在公会里的犹太人
b. 这群人仇视耶稣和衪所有的教训

2．“我们没有杀人的权柄”

a．罗马保留能判定死刑的特权
b．犹太人的律法可以判定其他形式的惩罚，但不能判死刑
c．犹太人已经决定了耶稣必须死
d．犹太人的难题就是怎样利用罗马人的律法去定耶稣的罪
e．所有宗教上的问题都由犹太公会去解决

3．“耶稣所说”

a. 耶稣曾经告诉祂的门徒们，衪将会在外邦人手下受苦《马太福音 20：17-19》
i． 衪将被交到他们手上
ii． 祂将被戏弄
iii．祂将被鞭打
iv． 祂将被钉在十字架上
b．主耶稣基督的这些预言：就要在那时候应验了