Luke the beloved physician wrote how Pilate said of Jesus, “I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof you accuse him. No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. I will therefore chastise him, and release him. (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.) And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas. (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.) Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spoke again to them. But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil has he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required”, and in chapter twenty-three and verse twenty-five of his book Luke shared how Pilate, “released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison” where we read:
And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison,
whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
The verse reads, “And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, ...” Luke began with the words, “and the released unto them” or “and Pilate set free to the religious leaders and multitude” “him that for sedition” which means “him, Barabbas, who because, since and on account of insurrection, dissension, strife, controversy and uproar” “and murder” or “and slaughter or slaying” “was cast into prison” which means “was thrown and put in guard, watch and a place where captives are kept”. Luke shared how Pilate “set Barabbas free” to the “religious leaders and multitude” who was kept captive because of his “insurrection and slaughter of people” during an uprising.
The verse continues, “... whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.” Luke added the words, “whom they had desired” which means “which was the person the religious leaders and multitude wanted and craved for Pilate to be set free”; “but he delivered Jesus” or “however, nonetheless, notwithstanding and moreover Pilate released Jesus who was the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate whose name means Jehovah is Salvation” “to their will” which means “to the religious leaders' and multitude desire and passion”. Luke shared how the “religious leaders and multitude” received “Barabbas” instead of Jesus, and Pilate “condemned” “Jesus” according to their desire to have Him “crucified”.
When we meditate upon Luke's words in this verse, we see how Pilate succumbed to the desires of the “religious leaders and multitude”. “Pilate” set “Barabbas” free, and he condemned Jesus to be “crucified”. Jesus knew this was His fate and purpose, and without Him enduring this process, no person would have access to God or be “saved”. Mankind needed to have their sins, which separated them from God, removed, and only Jesus could pay the price for those wrongs. Jesus was condemned, and a known criminal was set free. Jesus, who loves everyone, did all these things to set men free. Those who are wise will yield to Him.
Next time we see Luke shares how Pilate, “Simon, a Cyrenian … on him they laid the cross”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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