His Mysterious Experience v 8&9
1. The Mystery of this Trial - v. 8 "He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken."
(a) No Witness
(b) No Waiting - Arrested (at midnight) - taken to Annas, 1 am. - then to Caiaphas (High Priest) and Sanhedrin, tried and condemned for blasphemey 6am - then to Pilate, charged with sedition (a different charge), scourged and crucified, now Roman trial to pass on death sentence
John 11 v. 46 - 57 "But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad. Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves. Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should show it, that they might take him."
Matthew 26 v. 3 - 5 "And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,"
Luke 22 v. 1 - 3 "Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve."
(c) No Wavering - despite:-
(1) Annas - Caiaphas judged seperately -
Deuteronomy 16 v. 16 - 19 "Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty: Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee. Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous." "judges" plural
(3) Caiaphas - tried to get Jesus to incriminate himself
(4) No bill of indictments
(5) Sanhedrin was only to investigate charges not instigate them
(6) Law of witnesses disregarded -
Deuteronomy 17 v. 6 "At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death."
Deuteronomy 19 v. 18 & 19 "And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you."
(7) Jesus abused during hearing
(8) Hearing over in just one day (always judgement was next day)
(9) Roman Trial - charge changed to sedition -
Luke 23 v. 2 "And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King."
(10) Sentenced despite being innocent "I find no fault in this man."
(11) Retried by Pilate and crucified
From oppression and from judgement He was hurried away
2. The Mystery of His Death
Isaiah 53 v. 4 "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted."
2 Corinthians 5 v. 21 "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
Matthew 20 v. 28 "Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many."
Joseph in Genesis 50 v. 20 "But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive."
His Death was:-
(a) Villainous - i.e. wrong
(b) Vindictive - i.e. jealousy of Jews
(c) Violate - i.e. broke every rule in Jewish law
(d) Violent - i.e. rush to execution
(e) Vicarious - i.e. in our place
(f) Victorious - i.e.
Hebrews 2 v. 14 & 15 "Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage."
3. The Mystery of His Burial - v. 9 "And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth."
Josephus "He that blasphemeth God, let him be stoned, and let him hang upon a tree all the day, and let him be buried in an ignominious and obscure manner."
John 19 v. 38 - 42 "And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand." - Joseph of Arimathea
(a) The Tribute of the Tomb - v. 9 "And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth."
(b) The Testimony of the Tomb - Jesus really died and was buried - no swoon
(c) The Triumph o'er the Tomb - Revelation 1 v. 18 "I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."
1 Corinthians 15 v. 1 - 4 "15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"
1 Corinthians 15 v. 55 - 57 "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
