Mark 15: 1 – 5
July 8, 2020
Jesus Delivered to Pilate
And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.” And the chief priests accused him of many things. And Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer to make? See how many charges they bring against you.” But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.
I do not know where the name “a kangaroo court” came from but as you look at what the chief priests and elders and scribes you must see the definition of a kangaroo court: an unofficial court held by a group of people to try someone regarded, especially without good evidence, as guilty of a crime or misdemeanor.
The Illegal Trial before the Sanhedrin had to happen in a private place, not as required by law, where there would be only the witnesses they wanted. “Thus, for the first stage of the Jewish trial, Jesus is taken speedily to the home of Caiaphas on the Western Hill of Jerusalem, near the "upper room." (This trial was illegal, as trials were never to occur in a private home, but in a public place where witnesses could be found.) His enemies (again, illegally because witnesses could not be called at night) attempt to find an indictment against Jesus that could be taken to Pilate.” (Quote from Christianity.com)
Jesus did say to Pilate, “You have said so.” Do you find it of importance that when asked by the high priest Are you the Messiah, Jesus answered, “I am.” It is one of those questions where your answer is just as good as mine. Could it be that Pilate, being a gentile, had no understanding of the King, the Jewish people had been looking for so many years? And the high priest was well aware of who the Messiah was?
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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