“1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. 4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. 5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!”
Tidbits from the Lesson ..
Crucifixion damaged no major organ of the body, thus death resulted (eventually) from suffocation, exposure, fatigue, hunger, thirst, even shame!
I have recently learned that Pilate’s words “Behold the man” are weighted with Biblical meaning and precedent!
As examples …
Isaiah 40:9 … O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, BEHOLD YOUR GOD!
1 Samuel 9:17 … And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, BEHOLD THE MAN whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.
(Even the Minor Prophets are represented …)
Zechariah 6:12 … And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, BEHOLD THE MAN whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD.
Later, after presenting Jesus in this fashion … “BEHOLD THE MAN” … Pilate will soon say, verse 14, “Behold your King!” (An oral proclamation!)
Later he will write “King of the Jews,” a visual proclamation!
Interesting!
Jesus is spotless, sinless, and even His accusers knew such! John actually presents us a seven-fold Declaration of that Innocence …
Judas (Matthew 27:4)
Pilate (John 18:38, 19:4 and 19:6)
Herod (Luke 23:15)
Pilate’s Wife (Matthew 27:19)
Dying thief (Luke 23:41)
The Centurion (Luke 23:47 … When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.)
Others at the Cross (Matthew 27:54 … Matthew 27:54 … Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.)
The Love of God shown at the Cross truly … passes human knowledge!
Ephesians 3:19 … And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Now, if possible, watch the entire Lesson …
— Dr. Mike Bagwell
.