Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音)
Presentation Of Jesus To The Jews
Text: John 19: 14 -15a
PRESENTATION OF JESUS TO THE JEWS
Pilate had no love for the Jews who had brought the case concerning Jesus in the wee hours of the morning. There was nothing about the case that was pleasant. The encounters with the Jews each time he presented Jesus to them met with derision, anger and veiled threats.
“Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, ‘Behold, your King!’ But they cried out, ‘Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!’”
John 19:14-15a
1. “The Preparation Day of the Passover”
a. This would be on a Friday.
b. Careful preparation had to be made.
c. Thus, the Jews would not enter the Praetorium lest they are defiled.
2. “And about the sixth hour”
a. The trial before Pilate took place in the wee hours of the morning.
b. In Roman time the sixth hour would be 6.00 am.
3. “And he said to the Jews”
a. This would be the fourth time Pilate addressed the Jews.
b. On the first three occasions, he declared that he had found no fault in Jesus.
4. “Behold, your King”
a. He did not personally believe the charge of the Jews.
b. This was said to mock the Jews who threatened him.
5. “But they cried out”
a. The Jews were infuriated.
b. They knew that Pilate mocked them.
c. But nothing would deter them from their intent to see Jesus crucified.
6. “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him”
a. There was vehemence.
b. There was fury.
c. The demand that Jesus be done away with was insistent.
d. They wanted Jesus crucified!
经文:约翰福音 19:14-15a
把耶稣带出来见犹太人
彼拉多一点都不喜欢那群在凌晨把耶稣的案件交给他的犹太人。这起案件从任何角度看来都令人不悦。每当彼拉多把耶稣带到犹太人面前时,都会遭到他们的讥讽、怒气和隐晦的威胁。
“那日是预备逾越节的日子,约有午正。彼拉多对犹太人说:‘看哪,这是你们的王!’ 他们喊着说:‘除掉他!除掉他!钉他在十字架上!’”
《约翰福音 19:14-15a》