Matthew 27:11–26
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We have arrived at the central political confrontation in human history. It is not Caesar versus Pompey, or the Allies versus the Axis, or the West versus the Soviets. Here, in the praetorium of a middling Roman governor, ultimate reality is put in the dock. The Creator of the universe stands bound before His creature. The Word who spoke all things into existence stands silent before a man whose next breath depends entirely upon His sustaining grace. We must not read this account as though it were merely an ancient tragedy or a miscarriage of local justice. This is the collision of two totalizing claims to authority. Pilate, the governor, represents the authority of man, the authority of the sword, the authority of political expediency. He is the man in the middle, trying to navigate the treacherous currents of mob sentiment and imperial favor.