The Death and Resurrection of Jesus: The Mob, Part 1 - SERMON NOTES

Intro: (1) series recap (2) Passover recap (cf. Ex. 12:5 → 1 Cor. 5:7, 1 Peter 1:19)

Rejected (18:38-40):
(1) v.38 → Pilate convinced Jesus has done nothing wrong (2) v.39 → custom of releasing one prisoner at Passover (3) “King of the Jews” → used in petty way to indicate how ridiculous the religious leaders are being (cf. Mark 15:10) (4) v.40 → growing crowd rejects release of Jesus, opts for Barabbas (cf. Mark 15:11) (5) Barabbas → “son of the father,” convicted of robbery, insurrection, murder → kind of “savior” they wanted (6) LESSON → Jesus rejected so that we could be accepted (cf. scapegoat) (7) Jesus with us in our rejections (cf. rejection letters)

Abused (19:1-4):
(1) v.1 → Pilate sees opportunity to appease crowd, begins to carry out unjust abusive actions toward Jesus (2) flogging done with whip made of leather strips with bone and metal on the ends (3) v.2-3 → mocked by soldiers for claiming to be a king (4) crown of thorns (date palm), purple robe like those worn by royalty, mocked and slapped (5) v.4 → Pilate once again proclaims no guilt (6) LESSON → sinful humanity attacks beauty that exposes us (cf. John 1:9-11, Is. 53:2,5) (6) child destroying sand castle → hurt people hurt people (7) Jesus with us in our physical struggles

Condemned (19:5-6):
(1) v.5 → Pilate’s presentation of Jesus likely an attempt to show leaders/crowd how ridiculous they’re being at being threatened by such a pitiful looking creature (2) ultimate display of humility by Christ (cf. Philipp. 2:8) (3) his appearance likely very difficult to look at (cf. Is. 52:14) v.6 → their response is to escalate their desire for his death (cf. 1 Cor. 2:6-10) (4) Pilate continues to want nothing to do with any of it (5) “behold the man” (cf. Zech. 6:12-13) (6) LESSON → Jesus will bring triumph through suffering, in doing so redeems suffering

Conclusion: (1) monster at end of this book (2) app to believers/unbelievers