May 17【每日活水】你听谁的声音?

 

路加福音23:13~25

耶稣被判死刑

13 彼拉多传齐了祭司长和官府并百姓, 
14 就对他们说:「你们解这人到我这里,说他是诱惑百姓的。看哪,我也曾将你们告他的事,在你们面前审问他,并没有查出他什么罪来; 
15 就是希律也是如此,所以把他送回来。可见他没有做什么该死的事。 
16 故此,我要责打他,把他释放了。」 
(有古卷加:17 每逢这节期,巡抚必须释放一个囚犯给他们。)
18 众人却一齐喊着说:「除掉这个人!释放巴拉巴给我们!」 
19 巴拉巴是因在城里作乱杀人,下在监里的。 
20 彼拉多愿意释放耶稣,就又劝解他们。 
21 无奈他们喊着说:「钉他十字架!钉他十字架!」 
22 彼拉多第三次对他们说:「为什么呢?这人做了什么恶事呢?我并没有查出他什么该死的罪来。所以,我要责打他,把他释放了。」 
23 他们大声催逼彼拉多,求他把耶稣钉在十字架上。他们的声音就得了胜。 
24 彼拉多这才照他们所求的定案, 
25 把他们所求的那作乱杀人、下在监里的释放了,把耶稣交给他们,任凭他们的意思行。

13 Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people,

14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him.

15 Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death.

16 Therefore, I will punish him and then release him.” [17]

18 But the whole crowd shouted, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”

19 (Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

20 Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again.

21 But they kept shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!”

22 For the third time he spoke to them: “Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him.”

23 But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed.

24 So Pilate decided to grant their demand.

25 He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will.

 

内容观察

1. 当彼拉多表示要释放耶稣时,众人作何反应?(18,21.23节)

2.彼拉多听到众人的要求,最后做了什么决定?(24~25 节)

 

思考与默想

 

3.彼拉多为什么决定释放巴拉巴,而判耶稣死刑?
 

个人感受

4.看到彼拉多明知耶稣无罪,却因为众人的要求而做出错误的决定,我有什么感想?
 

决心与应用

5.我何时曾在做重大抉择时,选择聆听世界的声音而不是神的声音?

6.为了提升自己的判断力,做出蒙神喜悦的选择和决定,我决定要怎么做?

把他钉十字架(21节):十字架刑罚是罗马最残忍、最屈辱的的刑罚,因其有着极强的示范效果,因此能够起到杀一儆百的作用。

灵修指南

已经被彼拉多和希律查明无罪的耶稣,最后又回到彼拉多那里,又一次受他的审问。彼拉多叫来众祭司长、官长和百姓,表示自己并没有找出耶稣的罪,想责打后释放祂。然而众人不肯,他们更愿意释放杀人作乱的巴拉巴。彼拉多连续三次说耶稣是无罪的,希望能释放祂,然而这更激起了众人的抗议,最终他们的声音得了胜利,耶稣被彼拉多判处死刑。彼拉多终究因为众人的催逼,而否定了自己的判断。他本是站在需要做出公正裁决的位置,却因为害怕众人的骚动,而没有尽到自己的责任。在我们的日常生活中,每天都面临选择和决定,我们要省察自己是根据神的标准,还是根据世俗的标准而做出选择。盼望我们侧耳聆听神的声音,做出讨神喜悦的选择。
 

内室祷告

愿我侧耳倾听神的声音,做出讨神喜悦的选择和决定。

 

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