Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The lamb of Passover

John 19:1-16
Roman soldiers mocked Jesus.
Pilate said to the Jews "Look I  find no basis for a charge against him". As soon as the chief and their official saw him, they shouted,"Crucify! Crucify!"
Jews aid "We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the son of God."
Jesus answered to Pilate, "You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin."
It was the day of Preparation of Passover Week, about the sixth hour.
Pilate said to the Jews,"Here is your king.", But they shouted,"Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!" The chief priests answered,"We have no king but Caesar."
Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.
Why?
The Jews didn't accept Jesus as their king, they afraid the king Caesar and obey him.
Pilate knew Jesus is innocent but the Jews shouted "Crucify", so Pilate scared the crowd but didn't care the righteousness in judge.
Preparation day before the Passover: The lambs were killed that day, to be eaten at the the Passover meal and sunset. There is a deep significance in Jesus dying on the day the lambs were killed, he held his Passover meal a day early(with no lamb).
How?
Jesus is the lamb of Passover, so that we may escape the angry of the Lord. Jesus's blood erases our sin once and completely. He was dying for us.
Don't just follow the Laws, but follow the Jesus, sometimes we will misunderstand the meaning of the Bible, involved our wrong interpretation. May the Holy Spirit guides my reading and my behavior on His way.


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