Jesus or Barabbas? Part 1

In this part of the sermon: Martin explains the 'interlude' from Luke 23:6-12, describing Jesus' appearance before Herod, Herod's desire to see a miracle, Jesus' silence, and Herod's mocking and sending…

An interlude is defined as a play between the acts of a larger play. This analogy helps explain why Mark omits the Herod incident, focusing on the larger narrative of Jesus' trial before Pilate, while Luke highlights this 'lesser play'.

with me the interlude to the narrative before us and the prelude to the narrative before us as they are recorded in the 23rd chapter of Luke's gospel. And we shall merely underscore the barest facts with very little comment, saying, only as much as is necessary to put this second appearance before Pilate into a proper biblical perspective. First of all, then, the interlude to the narrative before us. An interlude is defined as a play, acts of a larger play. And as Mark is guided to write the account of the trial of our Lord, he chooses to omit the interlude. incident of the brief appearance be...

7:53 - 9:04 Read in full sermon

Driving home: Number one, it provides framework for Jesus to be delivered up to death. Exactly as he predicted in order to save his people.

Barabbas is compared to a criminal on death row in a state like Florida, awaiting execution. This helps listeners understand the severity of Barabbas's condemnation and the nature of the 'Indugentia' amnesty.

And that was called Indugentia. Indugentia was given to someone like a Barabbas, who had always in common ordinary part in a state like Florida on death row, awaiting. Execution. And I do not say that to mock the death penalty, but to commend those who govern in Florida.

19:25 - 19:56 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: This section identifies the two principal parties in the custom's implementation: the innocent Jesus, declared so by Pilate and Herod, and the legally guilty Barabbas, described…

Barabbas is likened to a 'freedom fighter' with 'belt and rifle guns at his side,' striking fear and killing to obtain what he desired. This paints a vivid picture of his violent, murderous character and the type of 'insurrection' he led.

come to mind mark gives us the details of his crime his in conjunction with others had made in search and in that insurrection had committed murder we would call freedom fighters and the

26:46 - 28:02 Read in full sermon

Driving home: There's something frightening about it. And the chill of their sound, And the chill of their sound, And the chill of their sound, And the chill of their sound, And the chill of their sound, Coming into his ears with deaf…

Martin describes the frightening experience of witnessing a Middle Eastern mob chanting a short, terse slogan, drawing a parallel to the deafening force of the crowd's cry for Jesus' crucifixion. This helps convey the intensity and terror of the mob's demand.

The response of the multitude is recorded in verse 14b, But they cried exceedingly, They only had one answer, And that was to turn up the decibels of the cry, That shocked even this more ascetic man, Crucify. And if any of you have seen the cry, And if any of you have seen the cry, And if any of you have seen a Middle Eastern mob, When it all begins to chant, Or when they all begin to chant in one voice, You've seen the tapes of some of the uprisings in the Middle East, And it is frightening when a mob of people, With what they feel is a just and religious cause, Are whipped into a frenzy, And...

39:25 - 40:48 Read in full sermon

Driving home: Is a spanking is the principled application of non full pain in order to develop your character.

A spanking is defined as the 'principled application of non-full pain' by loving parents to develop character, similar to a doctor inflicting temporary pain with a needle to prevent disease. This analogy highlights the stark contrast between a corrective spanking and the brutal, destructive nature of Roman scourging.

But you know a scourging has nothing to do with a spanking children. You know what a spanking. Is a spanking is the principled application of non full pain in order to develop your character. It's when mom and dad under the principles of love and of the word of God apply pain to the nerve endings of your behind.

47:46 - 48:13 Read in full sermon

Driving home: Is a spanking is the principled application of non full pain in order to develop your character.

Martin refers to a transcript of a medical doctor's study on scourging, which he had verified as medically sound. He chooses not to read it due to its graphic nature, emphasizing the horror of the scourging without explicitly detailing it.

Who researched all he could from responsible sources doctor Gary ruled his reddit. And said from a medical standpoint it is sound in its description. I bypass reading that I don't know if I could make it through the reading. And I have chosen rather to give just the simplest facts as they are recorded in one of the commentators on what this means that he was.

48:57 - 49:23 Read in full sermon

Driving home: Is a spanking is the principled application of non full pain in order to develop your character.

Martin quotes Lutheran commentator Lenski's description of Roman scourging, detailing how the victim was stripped, bent over a pillar, tied, and beaten with whips containing lead or bone, resulting in deep gashes and torn flesh. This provides a graphic, historical account of the suffering Jesus endured.

Scourged I read from Lenski the Lutheran commentator just these two relatively brief paragraphs. When pilot failed in his scheme with Barabbas he did not yet give up from Luke twenty three sixteen we learned that in the beginning pilot had offered the compromise to scourge Jesus and to let him go. Now he reverts to this idea and he has Jesus scourged it is quite unwarranted to read to scourging into the record. Mark and Matthew.

49:23 - 49:53 Read in full sermon