We left our story from last Sunday when Pilate found out that Jesus is a Galilean. So Pilate sends Jesus to King Herod because Galilee is Herod’s jurisdiction. Herod also finds Jesus innocent and sends Him back to Pilate.
Now Pilate has an even bigger problem on his hands.
From a political perspective, Pilate’s been formally warned by Rome about his administrative style.
Needless to say, another uprising from the Jews would not look good on Pilate’s record.
Then all of a sudden, Pilate had an