OUR FATHER WHO GAVE HIS ONLY SON TO SAVE US

As the working day started that morning, the Lord Jesus was still in the custody of the chief priests of Israel 

A meeting was held by the religious leaders to discuss what steps to take now that they had Jesus in their hands.  They wanted to put Him to death but under Roman law, they could not do so unless a Roman court condemned Jesus.

They strategized how they would manipulate the system to make sure that they could have Jesus killed as soon as possible.

Having settled on a plan of action, they retrieved Jesus from their holds, tied Him up hand and foot and took Him to Pontious Pilate who was the Roman governor in authority over Judea at the time.

The Messiah sent by God to the people of Israel was rejected by His own people and was presented to a gentile ruler for judgement.

Matthew chapter 7 verses 1 - 2 records the begining of the manipulation of the system starting with binding Jesus with fetters so that He looked like a dangerous criminal when He appeared before Pilate.

1 When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death. 2 And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

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