November 17: Kill Her, Kill Her!
Luke 23:8-12
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8 Now when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly glad, for he had eagerly desired to see Him for a long time because of what he had heard concerning Him, and he was hoping to witness some sign (some striking evidence or spectacular performance) done by Him.
9 So he asked Him many questions, but He made no reply.
10 Meanwhile, the chief priests and the scribes stood by, continuing vehemently and violently to accuse Him.
11 And Herod, with his soldiers, treated Him with contempt and scoffed at and ridiculed Him; then, dressing Him up in bright and gorgeous apparel, he sent Him back to Pilate.
Matthew 27:20-23
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20 But the chief priests and the elders prevailed on the people to ask for Barabbas, and put Jesus to death.
21 Again the governor said to them, Which of the two do you wish me to release for you? And they said, Barabbas!
22 Pilate said to them, Then what shall I do with Jesus Who is called Christ?
23 They all replied, Let Him be crucified! And he said, Why? What has He done that is evil? But they shouted all the louder, Let Him be crucified!
Matthew 27:26-30
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26 So he set free for them Barabbas; and he [had] Jesus whipped, and delivered Him up to be crucified.
27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the palace, and they gathered the whole battalion about Him.
28 And they stripped off His clothes and put a scarlet robe (garment of dignity and office worn by Roman officers of rank) upon Him,
29 And, weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on His head and put a reed (staff) in His right hand. And kneeling before Him, they made sport of Him, saying, Hail (greetings, good health to You, long life to You), King of the Jews!
30 And they spat on Him, and took the reed (staff) and struck Him on the head.
John 19:4-6
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4 Then Pilate went out again and said to them, See, I bring Him out to you, so that you may know that I find no fault (crime, cause for accusation) in Him.
5 So Jesus came out wearing the thorny crown and purple cloak, and Pilate said to them, See, [here is] the Man!
6 When the chief priests and attendants (guards) saw Him, they cried out, Crucify Him! Crucify Him! Pilate said to them, Take Him yourselves and crucify Him, for I find no fault (crime) in Him.
John 19:12-15
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12 Upon this, Pilate wanted (sought, was anxious) to release Him, but the Jews kept shrieking, If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar! Anybody who makes himself [out to be] a king sets himself up against Caesar [is a rebel against the emperor]!
13 Hearing this, Pilate brought Jesus out and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called the Pavement [the Mosaic Pavement, the Stone Platform]—in Hebrew, Gabbatha.
14 Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover, and it was about the sixth hour (about twelve o’clock noon). He said to the Jews, See, [here is] your King!
15 But they shouted, Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him! Pilate said to them, Crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar!
Matthew 27:24-25
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24 So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but rather that a riot was about to break out, he took water and washed his hands in the presence of the crowd, saying, I am not guilty of nor responsible for this righteous Man’s blood; see to it yourselves.
25 And all the people answered, Let His blood be on us and on our children!
"Dear Jesus, for many years I skimmed over this horrifying account. Even as a child, I tried not to think about the horrors You endured. For me. FOR ME! A selfish, rotten sinner such as myself. This morning, I am overwhelmed by Your suffering for me. When I am falsely accused and disrespected, I am shocked and offended. When lies are spread about me, I'm hurt! When I'm "stabbed" in the back, I have a little (no, big) pity party for myself. And yet I've never been treated in the manner in which You were treated in my life. Never has anyone dressed me in a fancy robe, placed a crown of thorns on my head and mocked and spit on me. I've never been stripped and beaten. No one has repeatedly struck me on the head yet. I've yet to experience a crowd of people screaming at me, "Kill her! Kill her!" I guess what I'm saying is I have nothing to complain about. I have nothing to feel sorry for myself about. Thank You for this reminder. All I can really say, as lame as it sounds, is thank You and I love You. I ask for Your forgiveness for all the times I have whined and moaned about being treated poorly. I ask this in Your Holy name, Jesus. You are worthy of my best praise 24/7, no matter how my day is going. In Jesus' precious name I pray these things, AMEN."
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