Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
The Peril Before Pilate
Text: John 19: 13
THE PERIL BEFORE PILATE
Pilate was not a very religious man. He was more concerned about his political career than he was interested in saving Jesus from death.
“When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha.”
John 19:13
1. “When Pilate therefore heard that saying”
a. Pilate understood what the Jews were saying.
b. The Jews were giving a veiled threat:
i. They were threatening to send reports to Caesar.
ii. In their report they would say that Pilate was no friend of Caesar.
iii. They would say that he was not efficient in dealing with a Man who made Himself King.
iv. They would say that Jesus spoke against Caesar but Pilate released him.
c. Pilate knew what would happen next.
i. He would be recalled.
ii. He would have to face an inquiry.
iii. He knew that there was corruption in Rome and officials could be bribed to speak against him.
iv. He could lose his job and his career would have ended.
v. He could also be imprisoned or even be executed.
2. “He brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement”
a. Pilate was now ready to give his judgment on the case that was presented to him.
b. The judgment seat was where he gave the official verdict.
c. The Pavement (Hebrew: Gabbatha)
i. This was an open courtyard.
ii. It was a paved courtyard.
iii. It was a large courtyard.
iv. The Jews were familiar with this.
v. They called this courtyard “Gabbatha”. (The meaning is slightly different.
The place was an elevated place, hence it was called “Gabbatha”.)
vi. They waited for Pilate to ascend the judgment seat to give his official verdict as the Roman governor of Judea.
经文：约翰福音 19：13
彼拉多眼前的危险
彼拉多不是一个虔诚的信徒。比起从死亡中拯救耶稣，彼拉多更加关心自己的政治事业。
“彼拉多听见这话，就带耶稣出来，到了一个地方，名叫铺华石处，希伯来话叫厄巴大，就在那里坐堂。”
《约翰福音 19：13》