Dr. J. Vernon McGee's Notes and Outlines

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John 19
If Jesus was innocent, Pilate should have released Him; if He was guilty, he should have crucified Him—beating Him was a miscarriage of justice (verse 1). He thought it would satisfy Jesus' accusers (verses 4-5). If you had seen jesus it would have broken your heart—He was beaten beyond recognition. He did not even look human (Isaiah 52:14).

Hebrew was the language of religion; Greek was the language of culture, philosophy, and learning; Latin was the language of law and power. The superscription was written in the 3 languages for the 3 great sections of humanity (verse 20). Here is a man who was a carpenter, unheard of beyond the boundaries of that little land out in the hinterlands of the Empire. He dies on a cross as a criminal. And His gospel, the fact that He died for others, is to be preached throughout the world. More than 2000 years later, in a world of turmoil, this is still the hope of the world, the only hope for humanity.

Notice it is "when" they had crucified Jesus (verse 23), past tense. Not one of the Gospel writers gives the details. And God pulled down a veil of darkness for 3 hours while the transaction was taking place between the Father and the Son.

They shot dice for His garment (verse 24) to fulfill a little detail of prophecy (Psalm 22:18). That day while He was hanging on the cross, 28 prophecies were fulfilled. What was finished (verse 30)? Your redemption and mine was finished. By crucifying their own Savior, trying to observe the Passover that speaks of Him, they are fulfilling prophecy. Compare John 19:36 with Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; Psalm 34:20; and John 19:37 with Zechariah 12:10 and Revelation 1:7.

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