27:25,26
The people react foolishly, blatantly accepting the “guilt”, almost glorying in it. “His blood is on us and on our children”. So Pilate released Barabbas, had Jesus flogged and handed over to be crucified. Why have Jesus flogged? This was a gratuitous act of violence, but times were violent. Indeed, most of history has been violent. This was a dark day for mankind, but through the grace and power of God it would become the day of our salvation.
27:27-31
If we look at the Easter accounts we see that everyone is implicated. The religious leaders and Roman authorities in the form of Pilate are the most obvious culprits, but the crowds, the ordinary Roman soldiers and the disciples themselves appear in a poor light. In this section it is the Roman soldiers who mock and abuse Jesus. He is stripped and dressed in a scarlet robe. A crown of thorns is put upon His head, all part of the mocking Him as the “king of the Jews”. He was spat upon and repeatedly struck. The robe was taken off Him and He was dressed in His own clothes again.
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