Playlist: Scourging (topic)
The Price of Your Life
Sermonette byFilms try to depict the suffering and death of Jesus Christ, but have all fallen short of presenting the full dimensions of the event—the price of our sin.
You Are My Witnesses That I Am God
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIn the midst of the events surrounding the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the scourging He endured holds profound significance. Pilate, in an attempt to evoke pity from the mob and avoid crucifying an innocent Man, ordered Jesus to be scourged. As recounted in John 19:1-5, Pilate took Jesus and had Him scourged, …
Jesus Christ, the Bearer of Sin
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeChrist's scourging, the "stripes" of Isaiah 53:4-5, is part of the prophesied physical trauma He bore when the Father laid our iniquities on Him, fulfilling the role of the azazel in Leviticus 16. The Messiah was stricken, wounded, bruised, and crushed, which shows that sin incurs more than the death penalty. It also brings …
His Bones Were Not Broken
Sermon by Ted E. BowlingScourging is treated as the first stage of the Roman effort to maximize Christ's pain and humiliation, in contrast to the Passover lamb, whose throat was slit to minimize suffering. Jesus was beaten with a whip of several braids embedded with iron balls or sharp pieces of sheep bone. The executioner used it to induce shock and …
John (Part Twenty-Seven)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughPilate's scourging of Jesus (John 19:1) is presented as the last in a series of attempts to avoid condemning Him. After trying to hand the case back to the Jews, send it to Herod, and release Jesus under the Passover custom, Pilate compromised by having Him scourged, hoping the Jews would be moved to pity and drop the charge of …
Christ's Death, Resurrection, and Ascension
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJesus perfectly fulfilled the Old Testament types, slain as the Passover Lamb, resurrected with the cutting of the wavesheaf, and ascended to His Father at the time of the waving of the sheaf.
Jesus Christ's Trial (Part Three)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsPilate's attempt to be neutral in a decision that would have required courage backfired on him, causing him to utterly fail in leadership.
Behold Your King!
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsJesus' sinless and faithful life qualifies Him as King of Kings, in contrast to the kings of Israel who seriously fell short God's requirements.
Acts (Part Seventeen)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughPaul, by circumcising Timothy, demonstrates a reluctance to flaunt his religious liberty, preferring instead to exercise cautious conservative expediency.