Substitution

Barabbas is Released - Mark 15:6 – 15:15 (commentary)

Pontius Pilate hits on a brilliant idea which he thought would get him out of this no- win situation. He knew that Jesus was innocent, but he was on the hot seat between the Jewish leaders and what he knew to be the prisoner’s innocence. Every year it was customary for him to release …

Pilate Hands Jesus Over to be Crucified - Luke 23:13 – 23:25 (commentary)

Pilate wanted to release Jesus, but the crowd continued to demand His death; so he sentenced Him to die (vv. 13-25). Today we might say that he did what was politically correct. No doubt Pilate did not want to risk losing his job, and as we have indicated previously, it w …