Good Friday Devotional: John 19.1-16

Good Friday Devotional:

In the first part of chapter 19, Jesus is tortured and mocked as a king. He was given a crown of thorns and a purple robe. In these verses there is a primary dialogue between Pilate and the Chief Priests and officers. The Chief priests say to “crucify Him” and Pilate says, 3 times, “I find not guilt in Him.” The Chief Priests wanted Jesus crucified and gone. Read verse 15. The Chief Priests make it clear that they have no king, but Caesar, a clear spit in the face of God. The irony in this is that the dialogue between and 19.21 is about Jesus as King or His kingdom, being mentioned 11 times.

For this devotion let’s look at Jesus as King and sacrificial lamb which God gave for the sins of the worlds. The first part of says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son...”

For this devotion let’s look at Jesus as King and sacrificial lamb which God gave for the sins of the worlds. Read the first part of .

For this devotion let’s look at Jesus as King and sacrificial lamb which God gave for the sins of the worlds. Read the first part of .

As a King has a crown, so Jesus was given a crown of thorns. says, “And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called the name of that place, “The LORD will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.”

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.

Just as Abraham was about to sacrifice his son, Isaac, God gave him a ram which was caught by its horns in a thicket. Horns in the Bible represent a king or kingdom

Just as Abraham was about to sacrifice his son, Isaac, God gave him a ram which was caught by its horns in the thorns of the thicket. It was God’s given sacrifice as a propitiation for sins. Horns in the Bible represent strength or a king; Jesus is both our strength and King.

As David notes about Christ in , “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”

my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,

Jesus was mocked as a king. He was scourged, beaten, had a crown of thorns placed on His head. And through it all He remained strong for our salvation, as our King who took upon Himself our sins.

my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.