The Great Substitute: Mark 15:6-15
“6) Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. 7) The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection. 8) The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them. 9) Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10) For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. 11) But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead. 12) Answering again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” 13) They shouted back, “Crucify Him!” 14) But Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!” 15) Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.” Mark 15:6-15
This part of the story is even more tragic. In an attempt to rescue Jesus, Pilate decided to offer mercy to Jesus during the festival and release Him. It was an annual custom.
Instead the crowd demanded the release of a notorious criminal named Barabbas. He was guilty of a Capital crime. And in return, they cried out in unison to crucify Jesus.
We now have a picture of the gospel. The innocent died in the place of the guilty. Jesus died that Barabbas might live and be set free.
This is a picture of 2 Corinthians 5:21; “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
But Jesus died in the place of far more people than merely Barabbas. He died for the sins of all humanity. He died for you and for me. He was the “substitute payment” for human sin.
We now have the picture of Jesus as the Passover Lamb fully developed. (John 1:28) Whoever puts saving faith in Jesus are forgiven and set free from their guilt of sin. They are born-again. They become children of God based on faith in Jesus their substitute payment for sin. (See John 3:16-21)
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
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“6) Now at the feast he used to release for them any one prisoner whom they requested. 7) The man named Barabbas had been imprisoned with the insurrectionists who had committed murder in the insurrection. 8) The crowd went up and began asking him to do as he had been accustomed to do for them. 9) Pilate answered them, saying, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10) For he was aware that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy. 11) But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to ask him to release Barabbas for them instead. 12) Answering again, Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Him whom you call the King of the Jews?” 13) They shouted back, “Crucify Him!” 14) But Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify Him!” 15) Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.” Mark 15:6-15
This part of the story is even more tragic. In an attempt to rescue Jesus, Pilate decided to offer mercy to Jesus during the festival and release Him. It was an annual custom.
Instead the crowd demanded the release of a notorious criminal named Barabbas. He was guilty of a Capital crime. And in return, they cried out in unison to crucify Jesus.
We now have a picture of the gospel. The innocent died in the place of the guilty. Jesus died that Barabbas might live and be set free.
This is a picture of 2 Corinthians 5:21; “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
But Jesus died in the place of far more people than merely Barabbas. He died for the sins of all humanity. He died for you and for me. He was the “substitute payment” for human sin.
We now have the picture of Jesus as the Passover Lamb fully developed. (John 1:28) Whoever puts saving faith in Jesus are forgiven and set free from their guilt of sin. They are born-again. They become children of God based on faith in Jesus their substitute payment for sin. (See John 3:16-21)
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
Sent from my iPhone
