I Find No Guilt

Jesus Arrested

James Stacker writes

Jesus, on this day of shame, tossed, like a ball, from hand to hand—from Annas to Caiaphas, from Caiaphas to Pilate, from Pilate to Herod, with more to follow; and these weary marches in chains and in the custody of the officers of justice, with His persecutors about Him, are not to be forgotten in the catalogue of His sufferings."

Jesus was arrested in the Garden. The mob was Led there by Judas the betrayer working under the power of Satan.

who entered him when he left the upper room the night the disciples, and Jesus were celebrating the passover.

Jesus was then taken to be tried by the Jewish leadership. they accused Him of blasphemy because He said that He was God.

These people wanted to kill Him right there but they were under Roman rule and could not.

the mode of capital punishment by an Israelite was stoning to death.

but it has been prophesied that Jesus would be hung on a cross.

Psalm 22:14–18 LSB

I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It is melted within me. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, And my tongue cleaves to my jaws; And You lay me in the dust of death. For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my feet. I count all my bones. They look, they stare at me; They divide my garments among them, And for my clothing they cast lots.

John 3:14 LSB

“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;

both of these are describing a crucifixion, not a stoning

but they were not so law abiding that they would not stone someone to death. because a few months later they woul stone Steven.

Acts 7:57–59 LSB

But crying out with a loud voice, they covered their ears and rushed at him with one accord. And when they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. They went on stoning Stephen as he was calling out and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

but God’s form of punishment that Jesus was going to endure was the crucifixion

so they had to take Jesus to Pilate the Roman Governor

Jesus Before Pilate

Luke 22 67-71

V 1-2

they had to change the Accusations because the Roman Government did not care if someone wants to call themselves God

they tried to get a charge of sedition against Rome

V 3

Pilate asks about being king

Pilate then comes back out and talks to the people

we will come back to V 4 later

V 5-12

Jesus is sent to Harod ( same Harod that beheaded JTB)

Harod wanted Jesus to do a miracle for Harod. but Jesus would not so he mocked Jesus and sent Him back

V 16-21

the people were in a riot mode and insisting that they crucify Jesus

V 23-25

Pilate gave in and sent Jesus to be crucified.

Pilate Declares Not Guilty

V 3-4

not guilty

for Jesus to be our savior. to be our substitute He cant be guilty of any sin

the leadership made up false accusations

the Passover lamb had to be brought into the home it had to live with the family for 3 days to be sure that it had no defects

then it could become the passover lamb. to be slaughtered to take the place of the first born in every home.

the killing angel that was killing all of the firstborn in Egypt would see the blood on the door and passover that home

V 14-15

again not guilty

Isaiah 53:8–9 LSB

By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off out of the land of the living, That for the transgression of my people, striking was due to Him? So His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

It was prophesied that He would live his whole life without sin

Adam and Eve the first temptation they got they fell

Jesus even after 40 days in the wilderness did not sin

V 22

Not guilty! 3 days observing the sheep

3 times Pilate declared not guilty

Pilate did not find fault

Harod did not find fault

but the people were rioting for the crucifixion of Jesus so Pilate granted their request

V 24

Because it was the Passover it was the custom to release a prisoner. Instead of releasing Jesus their Messiah

another Prisoner was released

V 25

a terrorist was released

because Jesus went to the cross a murderer was set free

because Jesus went to the cross all who put their trust in Jesus is set free

turn to Acts 2 22-24

V 32-36

V 37-41

Many of the people that were in the croud saying crucify Him crucify Him we saved at pentecost

They insisted that Pilate hang Jesus on the cross

and Jesus looking down from the cross saying Father forgive them

Jesus knowing that this was some of the people He came to die for.

What a great God!!

That you or I were ever chosen to be set free from our slavery to sin and death

we was not in the crowd that day

but we are just as guilty as they were

Jesus had all of His people were on His mind as He was standing before Pilate

He being falsely accused so we could be saved