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13<\/sup><\/strong><\/span>Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people, <\/strong><\/span>14<\/sup><\/strong><\/span>and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him. … <\/strong><\/span>20<\/sup><\/strong><\/span>Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. <\/strong><\/span>21<\/sup><\/strong><\/span>But they kept shouting, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" <\/strong><\/span>22<\/sup><\/strong><\/span>For the third time he spoke to them: "Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. … <\/strong><\/span>4<\/sup><\/strong><\/span>Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews, "Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him."<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Jesus is the true Pascal Lamb, sacrificed for you and me!<\/p>\n The word translated “examined<\/span>” is the Greek word anakrin\u014d<\/em><\/span>, which is a compound word made up of ana<\/em><\/span>, used here as an intensifier meaning “repeatedly” and krin\u014d<\/em><\/span>, meaning “to judge.” It specifically refers to a thorough legal examination.<\/p>\n “Wanting<\/span>” in Luke 23:20<\/strong><\/span> is translated from thel\u014d<\/em><\/span>, which is most often translated “will.” But it implies more than just a wish or a desire, it implies a determination. Hence, it implies that Pilot was determined to release Jesus.<\/p>\n In Exodus chapter thirteen the LORD gave Moses instructions regarding the Passover. On the tenth of the first month, they were to select a lamb without spot or blemish. On the fourteenth of the month, they were to kill the lamb and sprinkle its blood on the two side posts and the top of the doorway. This was to be the sign to the destroyer to “pass over” the house and not kill the first born within the house. Any family in Egypt which did not have the blood sprinkled on the door posts of their home would wake up in the morning to find their first born son dead.<\/p>\n After the Israelites entered the Promised Land and built the temple, they rigorously followed this ritual. Each year on the 10th<\/sup> of Nisan (the 1st<\/sup> month), they selected the paschal lamb, leading it through the streets of Jerusalem to the temple. As it entered the temple, the people waved palm branches in all four directions and sang “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” laying palm branches before the lamb. This lamb was kept under observation until the fourteenth of the month when it was declared to be without spot or blemish. Then it was sacrificed by one of the priests for the sins of the people.<\/p>\n On the 10th<\/sup> of Nissan, Jesus entered the gates of the city to the cries of “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” while palm branches were laid in His path. On the 14th<\/sup> of Nissan, Jesus was judged by the Sanhedrin and no fault was found in Him except that He claimed to be the Christ, the Messiah. Pilot then gave Him a thorough legal examination and declared, “I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him.” Then, even though Pilate was determined to set Him free, the Jewish religious leaders, including the chief priests, insisted on having Him crucified.<\/p>\n Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, was declared to be without spot or blemish and His blood was shed to pay for your sins and mine. Has that blood been applied to your sins?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In God's service, for His glory,<\/strong><\/p>\n Copyright ©<\/span> 2012 Will Krause. All rights reserved<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 13Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people, 14and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. 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