The Jewish Leaders Unjustly Try Jesus, Part 1 (TMF:636)

Monday, May 01, 2017
Peace to Live By: The Jewish Leaders Unjustly Try Jesus, Part 1 (TMF:636) - Daniel Litton
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       “Then Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple and elders, who had come out against him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness” (Luke 22:52, 53, ESV). That last verse here is the key, for Jesus said, “this is your hour, and the power of darkness.” He had already testified to the Jewish leaders that they were of their father, the devil, and worked to do his wishes. And here again was Satan’s wishes in full bloom, for Jesus was being arrested. We can see the violence and malice of the Jewish leaders when Jesus went from trial to trial, in a hurried up, illegal way in order to have him put to death. As we are in Luke chapter 22, let’s go ahead and look at Jesus before the Jewish council. Let’s pick up in verse 66: “When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered together, both chief priests and scribes. And they led him away to their council, and they said, “If you are the Christ, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, and if I ask you, you will not answer. But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God” (Luke 22:66-69, ESV).