Post by foxjj on Dec 18, 2022 16:50:28 GMT
Why Jesus Was Condemned
The Temple in Jerusalem was the center of the Jewish religion where sacrificial offerings were made by the priests on a daily basis to Yahweh, which is one of the Jewish names of God. The Temple was huge, made of large stones, and built by King Herod. It was so big that it took over 40 years to complete. It was here that the Jewish high council known as the Sanhedrin, would hold their meetings sometimes chaired by the High Priest.
After Jesus was arrested He was brought before the Sanhedrin in a night time trial. He was accused of blasphemy because He called Yahweh His Father making Himself equal to God. The other problem that the the Jewish leadership had concerning Jesus, was His popularity where some of the people were beginning to believe that He was the promised Messiah. From the beginning of the Jewish faith God had promised to send an Anointed One, which means Messiah.
There were different understandings of what Messiah would be, to some he would be an anointed priest, while to others he would be an anointed king bringing freedom to the Jewish nation. To the Roman way of thinking, Messiah meant a king. The Jewish people were under Roman occupation and if anyone had a political following they became a threat to the Romans.
Because of His popularity and healing ministry, Jesus had gained a large following. Consequently the Sanhedrin, been the governing body of the people, were concerned that the Roman’s would bring punishment upon the people if they did not take care of any political problems. Therefore the trial of Jesus was both a religious, and a political trial.
The sad point is that the High Priest, along with the rest of the council and priests, knew the Scriptures which spoke clearly of the signs which Messiah would perform as God’s Anointed. These signs were all fulfilled in the 3 year ministry of Jesus. However, Scripture also said that Messiah would be betrayed and killed by the people that He came to save. The amazing truth of this is that it was God’s will that Jesus would die as a sacrifice for sin, and rise again as explained in Isaiah:
“Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
After he has suffered,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.
Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.” (Isaiah 53:10-12)
This was God’s plan as John 3:16 also declares: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Today, let us praise The Lord for His sacrifice on our behalf.
John Joseph Fox.
The Temple in Jerusalem was the center of the Jewish religion where sacrificial offerings were made by the priests on a daily basis to Yahweh, which is one of the Jewish names of God. The Temple was huge, made of large stones, and built by King Herod. It was so big that it took over 40 years to complete. It was here that the Jewish high council known as the Sanhedrin, would hold their meetings sometimes chaired by the High Priest.
After Jesus was arrested He was brought before the Sanhedrin in a night time trial. He was accused of blasphemy because He called Yahweh His Father making Himself equal to God. The other problem that the the Jewish leadership had concerning Jesus, was His popularity where some of the people were beginning to believe that He was the promised Messiah. From the beginning of the Jewish faith God had promised to send an Anointed One, which means Messiah.
There were different understandings of what Messiah would be, to some he would be an anointed priest, while to others he would be an anointed king bringing freedom to the Jewish nation. To the Roman way of thinking, Messiah meant a king. The Jewish people were under Roman occupation and if anyone had a political following they became a threat to the Romans.
Because of His popularity and healing ministry, Jesus had gained a large following. Consequently the Sanhedrin, been the governing body of the people, were concerned that the Roman’s would bring punishment upon the people if they did not take care of any political problems. Therefore the trial of Jesus was both a religious, and a political trial.
The sad point is that the High Priest, along with the rest of the council and priests, knew the Scriptures which spoke clearly of the signs which Messiah would perform as God’s Anointed. These signs were all fulfilled in the 3 year ministry of Jesus. However, Scripture also said that Messiah would be betrayed and killed by the people that He came to save. The amazing truth of this is that it was God’s will that Jesus would die as a sacrifice for sin, and rise again as explained in Isaiah:
“Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.
After he has suffered,
he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.
Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.” (Isaiah 53:10-12)
This was God’s plan as John 3:16 also declares: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Today, let us praise The Lord for His sacrifice on our behalf.
John Joseph Fox.