The Scourging of Jesus: Mark 15:15-21
““15) Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.” 16) The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman cohort. 17) They *dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him; 18) and they began to acclaim Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19) They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him. 20) After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.” Mark 15:15-20
The rejection by His own Jewish people was shameful, but in these verses the Roman soldiers added their own mockery, insults and humiliation. These soldiers represented the Gentile world.
First, His bear back was scourged by the soldiers at the whipping post. His back was laid open and bleeding. Numerous verses including 1 Peter 2:24 say; by His wounds or stripes we were healed. It was here at the whipping post our healing was purchased and provided.
You will never have faith in the healing compassion of Jesus Christ until you understand what He paid to triumph over the curse of human sickness and disease. By His stripes we are healed. This was literally His blood transfusion for human healing. Like salvation, healing has to be received by faith.
Then Jesus was stripped of both cloths and dignity. They slapped Him, beat Him, spit upon Him and mocked Him. They then put a crown of thorns on His head and bowed before Him in jest saying “Hail, King of the Jews.. As they bowed, they hit the crown with a reed as if striking a piñata. With each blow the thorns pieced deeper into Hid skull.
The brutality inflicted on Him by the Roman soldiers amplified the hatred of the Jewish people by the Romans soldiers. They despised the Jews.
How many times was Jesus beat, spit upon or slapped? Mark reports a whole Roman Cohort carried out the abuse. A Roman century was 100 soldiers. A cohort was 450 soldiers. No matter which number you pick, the abuse was unimaginable.
The wrath of the Roman soldiers was so severe that he was literally beaten and bruised beyond recognition. By the time He reached the site of the crucifixion exhaustion had consumed Him. He was a bruised and bloody mass of human flesh.
This explains why He could not carry His own cross. His body was starting to shut down! The spikes in His hands and feet added insult to injury. In the process of the events described by Mark and the other gospel writers, all of humanity was guilty of mocking, beating, rejecting and crucifying the Son of God!
And so true Passover Lamb was sacrificed for the sins of the world! ““16) For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17) For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” John 3:16-17
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
““15) Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.” 16) The soldiers took Him away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium), and they *called together the whole Roman cohort. 17) They *dressed Him up in purple, and after twisting a crown of thorns, they put it on Him; 18) and they began to acclaim Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19) They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him. 20) After they had mocked Him, they took the purple robe off Him and put His own garments on Him. And they *led Him out to crucify Him.” Mark 15:15-20
The rejection by His own Jewish people was shameful, but in these verses the Roman soldiers added their own mockery, insults and humiliation. These soldiers represented the Gentile world.
First, His bear back was scourged by the soldiers at the whipping post. His back was laid open and bleeding. Numerous verses including 1 Peter 2:24 say; by His wounds or stripes we were healed. It was here at the whipping post our healing was purchased and provided.
You will never have faith in the healing compassion of Jesus Christ until you understand what He paid to triumph over the curse of human sickness and disease. By His stripes we are healed. This was literally His blood transfusion for human healing. Like salvation, healing has to be received by faith.
Then Jesus was stripped of both cloths and dignity. They slapped Him, beat Him, spit upon Him and mocked Him. They then put a crown of thorns on His head and bowed before Him in jest saying “Hail, King of the Jews.. As they bowed, they hit the crown with a reed as if striking a piñata. With each blow the thorns pieced deeper into Hid skull.
The brutality inflicted on Him by the Roman soldiers amplified the hatred of the Jewish people by the Romans soldiers. They despised the Jews.
How many times was Jesus beat, spit upon or slapped? Mark reports a whole Roman Cohort carried out the abuse. A Roman century was 100 soldiers. A cohort was 450 soldiers. No matter which number you pick, the abuse was unimaginable.
The wrath of the Roman soldiers was so severe that he was literally beaten and bruised beyond recognition. By the time He reached the site of the crucifixion exhaustion had consumed Him. He was a bruised and bloody mass of human flesh.
This explains why He could not carry His own cross. His body was starting to shut down! The spikes in His hands and feet added insult to injury. In the process of the events described by Mark and the other gospel writers, all of humanity was guilty of mocking, beating, rejecting and crucifying the Son of God!
And so true Passover Lamb was sacrificed for the sins of the world! ““16) For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17) For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” John 3:16-17
Daily Bible Commentary By Terry Baxter: Cofounder of GoServ Global
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