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Pilate: King Herod
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Pilate and Herod Antipas had a long history as political enemies and in the quicksand of this situation, Pilate saw a golden opportunity. By sending Jesus to Antipas, Pilate flattered the king’s ego by showing respect, but Pilate ... had a political motive. He was trying to escape further confrontation with his contentious subjects, the Jews.
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When the Jews brought Jesus to Pilate he first determined if He was any threat to Rome or his control of Judea. Pilate must have already heard of some deeds of Jesus and how the Jewish leaders were upset with Him. Since Jesus did not claim that His kingdom was of this world (John 18:36), Pilate was willing to release him. When the Jews insisted that He die, particularly "because of envy," (Matt. 27:18) Pilate saw a beautiful opportunity to give the Jewish leaders a hard time. Instead of releasing Jesus as he first decided, he sent Him to Herod.
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Pilate, thinking he could arouse compassion from the people for Christ, ordered the soldiers to scourge Him. The soldiers led Jesus Christ to the courtyard, stripped Him, and cruelly beat Him. Then, they arrayed Him in a purple robe (a short purple robe without sleeves and fastened on the right shoulder), placed a plaited crown of thorns on His head, and put in His right hand a reed instead of the royal scepter. They began to mock Him. They knelt down in homage before Him and said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" They spat on Him and, taking the reed, struck Him on His head and face.
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Pilate was astonished at His bearing. Does this Man disregard the proceedings because He does not care to save His life? he asked himself. As he looked at Jesus, bearing insult and mockery without retaliation, he felt that He could not be as unrighteous and unjust as were the clamoring priests. Hoping to gain the truth from Him and to escape the tumult of the crowd, Pilate took Jesus aside with him, and again questioned, "Art Thou the King of the Jews?"
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The coins of Pilate ... have been subjected to overspeculation, and not for their metal content or numismatic value. On his coin of 29/30 CE was a simpulum, a ladle used in sacrifices that was a sign of the Roman priesthood.7 This is unlikely to have been intended to offend the Jews, as would such as the head of Caesar or the Roman eagle. Even such coins as these had become acceptable. The Jewish Temple authorities used the silver Tyrian shekel as the standard of payment, a coin minted by Herod the Great and his successors.8 The obverse of this coin depicts the head of Heracles, the reverse an eagle. When the Jews tested Jesus He said to them, "`Show Me a denarius. Whose likeness (image) and inscription does it have?' And they said, `Caesar's'" (Luke 20:24; also Matt.
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Following the Roman custom, Pilate ordered a sign posted above Jesus on the cross stating "Jesus of Nazareth, The King of the Jews" to give public notice of the legal charge against Him for His crucificion. See Matthew 15:25-27 and Luke 23:35-38. According to John 19:18-22, the chief priests protested that the public charge on the sign should read that Jesus claimed to be King of the Jews. Pilate refused to change the posted charge, most likely emphasizing once again Rome's supremacy in crucifying a Jewish king.
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