I come home from work at 10:00pm, and I microwave some leftovers for
dinner. As soon as I turn to the table, the bowl falls out of my hand
and directly onto the floor where it shatters into four or five large
pieces. Fortunately, there were only two shards, so it was easy to clean
up. Thus, I write without my dinner.
Between commercials during
each episode, I have commented about the series on Facebook. Afterward, I
use my comments as notes or an outline for my blog post. Each blog post
is written after days of consideration. Originally, I wanted to make it
immediate, but life issues delayed it until Thursday. Then, I realized
it was much better to just wait.
The Pharisees claim to uphold a
strict and ridged adherence to the Law, but they tend to break the Law
when it serves their own self-interests. Even though the Pharisees have
convicted Jesus of blasphemy, Caiaphas remains troubled about what to do
with Him. The law is clear: stone him. However, he does not want to
stone Jesus for fear of His supporters rioting. Pilate has the authority
and power to kill Jesus; if the people protest and riot, they would be
massacred. If Pilate kills Him, it would absolve him of guilt in eyes of
the people. Furthermore, the people would be too terrified of a
massacre to protest, so there would still be peace.
Caiaphas goes
to Pilate and informs him of a dangerous criminal threatening Rome and
Judaea. Pilate considers this the High Priest's problem and states
bluntly, "then kill Him."
Caiaphas: it would make us impure for Passover.
Pilate: then kill Him after Passover. Read More>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
