27:19
Pilate’s wife warns her husband to having nothing to do with Jesus. She recognises that Jesus was innocent and had a dream about Him. People took dreams very seriously in those days. We should also bear in mind that there are several instances in the Bible where God speaks to people through a dream. So why did this happen and why are we told about it? Maybe it is to show that although the things that happened were decreed by God, man still has responsibility. One could say that Pilate was unfortunate to be in the position, but he knew Jesus was innocent, and he was warned to have nothing to do with it. He should have told the religious leaders to get lost, but he did not do so.
27:20-22
Left to their own devices, the crowds may well have chosen Jesus. But the religious leaders persuaded the crowds to go for Barabbas, though it is not clear who they did this. Anyway, the result was that they shouted for Barabbas to be released. More than that, they shouted for Jesus to be crucified.
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