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John 19:1-16
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Pilate Hands Jesus Over To Be Crucified
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“Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.
Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.” When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
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As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”
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But Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.”
The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.”
When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. “Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?”
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Jesus answered, “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.”
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From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.”
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When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha). It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon.
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“Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.
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But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”
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“Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.
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“We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.
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Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.”
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Now, the Stone Pavement, also known as “Gabbatha,” which means raised stone,” was a Roman build out on the Northwest corner of the Temple. It had a raised area where Pilate would sit to judge and a stone pavement where the accusers, accused, and witnesses would stand. Archeological recovery of this building showed a roman game etched onto one of the stones.
The Jews said that Jesus Claimed to be the Son of God.
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But did Jesus really say that himself?
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Matthew 3:13-17,
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“Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
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Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he (*John or Jesus*) saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
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Did John the Baptist or Jesus see the Spirit of God descending on Jesus and hear the voice?
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Mark 1:9-11,
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At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
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Luke 3:21-22,
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“When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”
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So, from Luke’s gospel, everyone there saw the spirit and heard the voice.
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John 1:29-34,
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“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”
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Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.” (Many manuscripts read “Son of God.”)
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So, from John’s perspective, John the Baptist is testifying about this. Saying God’s chosen one is just as good as saying “God’s Son” as we will see later.
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Mark 5:6-7,
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“When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. 7 He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!”
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So, even the impure Spirit calls Jesus “Son of the Most High God.” This is confirmed in Luke.
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Luke 8:28,
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“When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell at his feet, shouting at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torture me!”
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So, even the spirits recognize Jesus as the son of God.
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Matthew 17:1-5,
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After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
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Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
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While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”
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Who heard the voice this time?
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This is confirmed in Mark.
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Mark 9:7,
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“Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”
This is confirmed in Luke.
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Luke 9:35,
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“A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.”
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John 14:13,
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“And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”
Is he saying Son of God or Son of Man?
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John 5:26-27,
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“For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man.”
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Maybe Jesus means Son of Man, when he says “Son?”
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Nevertheless, God called him his Son and many people testified to this. You can’t get a better testimony than that. Jesus did acknowledge that he was called the Son of God.
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Matthew 16:13-17,
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When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
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Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.”
When Jesus refers to himself as “the son of Man” he refers to this verse in the Old Testament:
Daniel 7:13-14,
“In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man,[a] coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.”
God’s Son is spoken of in the Old Testament as well.
2 Samuel 7:11-14,
‘The Lord declares to you that the Lord himself will establish a house for you: 12 When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be his father, and he will be my son.”
Psalm 2:7,
“I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:
He said to me, “You are my son;
today I have become your father.”
Proverbs 30:4,
“Who has gone up to heaven and come down?
Whose hands have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a cloak?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name, and what is the name of his son?
Surely you know!”
Isaiah 7:14,
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
Isaiah 9:6,
“For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Hosea 11:1,
“When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.”
So, GOD said that Jesus is God’s Son.
The Jews claimed to have no king but Caesar.
Let’s see what the Old Testament said.
Micah 5:2,
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
though you are small among the clans of Judah,
out of you will come for me
one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,
from ancient times.”
Psalm 2:6,
“I have installed my king
on Zion, my holy mountain.”
Zechariah 9:9,
“Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!
Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,
righteous and victorious,
lowly and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
1 Samuel 8:6-7,
“But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord. And the Lord told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.”
Now on to the gospel of John.
John 1:47-49,
“When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
“How do you know me?” Nathanael asked.
Jesus answered, “I saw you while you were still under the fig tree before Philip called you.”
Then Nathanael declared, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel.”
John 12:12-13,
“The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,
“Hosanna!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Blessed is the king of Israel!”
John 18:33-37,
“Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?”
“Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?”
“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?”
Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place.”
“You are a king, then!” said Pilate.
Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
Now, here we are in John chapter 19 verses 14 to 15.
“It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon.
“Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.
But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”
“Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.
“We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.”
Once again, the Israelites reject their king.
Finally Pilate gave in and handed over to them to be crucified.
So, they thought they could reject their king?
Daniel said ALL NATIONS worshipped him.
Ha! The stone that the builders rejected became the cornerstone.
This song is by the Loma Linda Academy.
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