Title: Look at this person
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< Behold this man (John 19:1-7)
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< Dear friends! The text we read this morning is about our Lord being tried in Pilate's court. Pilate took Jesus, whipped him, put a crown of thorns on his head, and put him in a purple robe. He also mocked, “Peace be with you, King of the Jews,” and spit in his face and beat him with the palm of his hand. And Pilate brought Jesus to the crowd before the court and cried out, "Look, this is the man!" A precious truth is contained in these words of Pilate who exclaimed, “Look at this man.” It is also a word that we need to deeply engrave today. This morning, I want to share grace with you under the title of "Look! This person" while examining the text of the text.
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“Behold this man” means to look at the special person prophesied in the Bible, not just one of many people.
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I. this man whipped
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< “Then Pilate took Jesus and whipped him” (verse 1). The Lord was whipped. Governor Pilate is a very smart man. He is a very competent judge who majored in law. When Pilate questioned Jesus, he knew that Jesus was innocent. I knew that Jesus was being accused purely because of Jewish envy. So Pilate tried to release Jesus. But the Jews want a death sentence. Pilate flogged Jesus and flogged Jesus with a plan to satisfy the Jews who were trying to kill him and release him.
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That is, it was intended to substitute flogging for the Jews who wanted the death penalty. This flogging is terrifying. In order to be whipped, criminals are stripped of their clothes, tied to a pole, and beaten without mercy. This whip was made of iron tendon, and the end of the whip was attached with iron or sharp bone fragments. It is a very terrifying punishment that bruises wherever the whip was hit, and the flesh rips and bleeds. It is said that there are cases where it is true that they die. So this flogging is not practiced on Romans. A terrible punishment inflicted only on slaves and non-Romans.
Dear all! Our Lord was beaten by this dreadful and painful whip. The body of the Lord was not sanctified. My whole body was bruised and torn. Red blood flowed from the ruptured and torn areas. When Pilate said, "Look at this man," he said, "Look at Jesus." Why was Jesus whipped? The Bible speaks clearly. Isaiah 53:5 says he did it for me. Jesus was beaten for my transgressions and my sins, and Jesus was beaten for my peace and my healing. The Lord became the sacrifice of the lamb of atonement.
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II. this person who was ridiculed
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< The Lord was ridiculed beyond words. It is crowned with a crown made of thorns. It's a round trip with purple clothes on. In fact, it is said that he wore an old roundtrip. The reed is held in the right hand and is called the King's Scepter. Then they kneel before him and pretend to worship him. Then they spit in the face of the Lord and hit them with the palms of their hands. “Peace be with you, King of the Jews,” he mocked. “What kind of king are you? If you are a king, try to rule as a king.” He mocked. It is an extreme insult and ridicule to spit and slap on the face of a king like this. Our Lord was mocked at this. You suffered an insult that was hard to bear physically and mentally. Pilate mocked and inflicted suffering on Jesus in this way, in an attempt to please the people who accused him.
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Dear all! This morning, I pray that God will further enlighten our spiritual eyes and eyes of faith. May we see the glory of the Messiah in this Jesus of Nazareth who is being ridiculed and humiliated for his miserable appearance in Pilate's court. I bless you to see the glory of the King of Kings. I am convinced that this Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ who died on the cross for me, was resurrected, ascended to heaven, and finally returns as the King of Kings, the King of Judgment.
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Ⅲ. this man of patience
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“He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb to the slaughter, and a sheep that is silent before its shearers, he did not open his mouth” (Isaiah 53:7), as the prophet Isaiah said The Lord did not open his mouth when he was tried in court. You didn't say anything. He patiently endured all insults and hardships. You made no excuses. You didn't disassemble or fret. You weren't afraid at all. He was very casual and very arrogant. In the courtyard of the high priest Caiaphas, a council was gathered and the so-called Inquisition took place.
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False witnesses testify falsely, saying, “They said that they would demolish the temple and build it in three days.” The high priest interrogates this matter. But the Lord did not answer. (Matthew 26:57) He was tried before the governor Pilate. The high priests and elders sued. But Jesus made no excuses. When the governor Pilate saw this, he said that he was amazed. It is human nature to make excuses. But the Lord did not make excuses even though it was unfair. And when he was judged before Herod, he did not answer anything.
Dear all! Now we must be patient because of the Lord. I pray that you will remember the Lord who endured to save me and become a saint who learns to be patient and persevere by imitation.
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< Dear friends! We should pray this morning to open our spiritual eyes. I pray that you will become truly grateful saints before the Lord who was whipped, ridiculed, and endured for me. I pray that you will become saints who truly pledge their devotion and loyalty to the Lord.