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ILLUS – Justice and Pictures

1. Justice or mercy?
2. In many ways, life is like a courtroom.
3. And tonight, we will study the greatest trial in human history; the trial of Jesus Christ.
4. We will look at the evidence against Jesus along with the verdict that should have been rendered but was not.
5. But then we will discover an unnerving twist to the greatest trial in human history; how the trial of Jesus actually put all of us on trial.
6. We will look at the mounting evidence against us and the verdict that justice demands.
7. One day a verdict will be rendered. Justice or mercy?
8. As we will see, the choice is ours.

Matthew 27:1-2, 11-26

I. Jesus on Trial

• This is one of the most important sections not only of this Gospel, but of the Bible itself; the trial that led to the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
• But Matthew’s recording of Jesus’ trial is brief. In fact, Jesus endured six trials in all as well as mocking, beatings, and scourging before a nail was hammered into His flesh.
• Let’s do a quick overview of the six trials.
• The night in which Jesus was betrayed, He was first taken to the house of Annas, the former high priest. (John 18:12-14, 19-23)
• Though deposed in A.D. 15, Annas still wielded great influence over Israel’s ruling council.
• Jesus was taken to his house first, so that his son-in-law and high priest, Caiaphas, had time to call the Council together for a second trial in the middle of the night. (26:57-67)
• Caiaphas was the official Roman-appointed high priest. He strongly opposed Jesus’ message and ministry.
• That next morning, a brief third trial was held to reaffirm the verdict from the night before since it was illegal to hold a trial at night. (27:1)
• The Jews then brought Jesus before the Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate, because they did not have the authority to execute people. (John 18:31)
• When Pilate realized that Jesus was from Galilee, a region outside of his jurisdiction, he sent Jesus to Herod Antipas, the ruler of that region. (Luke 23:6-12)
• Herod was pleased to see Jesus and wanted to see Jesus perform a miracle, but Jesus would not comply.
• Herod also knew that Jesus was a political “hot potato” because He was popular.
• So, Herod sent Jesus back to Pilate to avoid additional turmoil since he was still dealing with the backlash from executing John the Baptist.
• The sixth trial before Pilate is recorded in Matthew 27:15-26; where we will spend the bulk of our time.

Transition – Now, with six trials, there must have been overwhelming evidence against Jesus.

A. What was the evidence against Jesus?
1. Matthew 26:59 is a shocking read. “Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, so that they might put Him to death.”
2. Israel’s leaders had one goal, to kill Jesus at any cost.
a. They paid money to seize Jesus.
b. They held court at night and during a feast, which was illegal.
c. They even entertained false testimony, which was against the Law of Moses, the very Law they were required to uphold.

Exodus 20:16, You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

3. Though falsely accused, Jesus remained silent in fulfillment of Messianic prophecy.

Isaiah 53:7, He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth; like a lamb that is led to slaughter, and like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, so He did not open His mouth.

4. When the false witnesses were unable to provide incriminating evidence against Jesus, two finally came forward and declared, “This man stated, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.’” (26:61)

a. When did Jesus say that? In John’s Gospel we’re told that Jesus said this at the start of His ministry, before the Passover, after He had cleansed the Temple for the first time.

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