john 18:28 commentary

in a private house, but in the temple, in the court of it, and Pilate extorts the malign intention of the Jews, and dares them to disobey Roman law. Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and the herd. (t) Misn. & Bartenora in ib. Jerusalem, and could not come up thither, (which was not the case that they might eat the passover; pure and undefiled; not the passover lamb, for that they had eaten the night before; but the "Chagigah", or feast on the fifteenth day of the month. John 18:1-14 Jesus’ Betrayal by Judas. 26 One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? It is easy to observe the consciences of these men, who were always wont to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; they scruple going into the judgment hall, which belonged to an Heathen governor, and where was a large number of Heathen soldiers; but they could go along with these into the garden to apprehend Christ, and spend a whole night in consulting to shed innocent blood: no wonder that God should be weary of their sacrifices and ceremonious performances, when, trusting to these, they had no regard to moral precepts: however, this may be teaching to us, in what manner we should keep the feast, and eat of the true passover, Christ; not with malice and wickedness, as these Jews ate theirs, but with sincerity and truth: besides, a sanhedrim, when they had condemned anyone to death, were forbidden to eat anything all that day (h); and so whilst scrupling one thing, they broke through another. 28. [The notes broken off there at Mr 14:54 are here concluded]. (a) Maimon. (y) Maimon. beginning of the month, and so accordingly the feasts in it, by And they themselves went not into the judgment hall.—They sent Jesus in under guard of the Roman band, while they remained outside. Read John 18 commentary using Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). Nor is there anything in this text, that is an objection to Christ and the Jews keeping the passover at the same time; since by the passover here is meant, the "Chagigah", or feast kept on the fifteenth day of the month, as it is sometimes called: in Deuteronomy 16:2 it is said, "thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and the herd": now the passover of the herd, can never mean the passover lamb, but the passover "Chagigah"; and so the Jewish commentators explain it; "of the herd", says Jarchi, thou shalt sacrifice for the "Chagigah"; and says Aben Ezra, for the peace offerings; so Josiah the king is said to give for the passovers three thousand bullocks, and the priests three hundred oxen, and the Levites five hundred oxen, 2 Chronicles 35:7 which Jarchi interprets of the peace offerings of the "Chagigah", there called passovers; and so in 1 Esdres 1:7-9 mention is made of three thousand calves, besides lambs, that Josias gave for the passover; and three hundred by some other persons, and seven hundred by others: the passage in Deuteronomy, is explained of the "Chagigah", in both Talmuds (c), and in other writings (d); so besides the passover lamb, we read of sacrifices slain, , "in the name of" the passover, or on account of it (e); and particularly of the calf and the young bullock, slain for the sake of the passover (f): and now this is the passover which these men were to eat that day, and therefore were careful not to defile themselves, that so they might not be unfit for it; otherwise had it been the passover lamb in the evening, they might have washed themselves in the evening, according to the rules of , or "the daily washing", and been clean enough to have eat it: besides, it may be observed, that all the seven days were called the passover; and he that ate the unleavened bread, is said by eating that, to eat the passover; and thus they invite their guests daily to eat the bread, saying (g), "everyone that is hungry, let him come and eat all that he needs, "and keep the passover".''. with them, (Myamj Mw'keh 1. now having matters and causes relating to life and death, in The sarcasm in styling Him the Christ, and as such demanding of Him the perpetrator of the blows inflicted upon Him, was in them as infamous as to Him it was stinging. Jesus Before Pilate - Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor. Our Lord says a few things about the nature of His kingdom that should prove very helpful for us today. The only passage which has led to a contrary opinion is this in John; but here the word passover does not, of necessity, mean the paschal lamb. Excursus F: The Day of the Crucifixion of our Lord. 4. Here… In Lu 22:67, 68, some other words are given, "If I tell you, ye will not believe; and if I also ask you, ye will not answer Me, nor let Me go." KILLED", ( Luke 22:7 ) . this way, does not seem necessary, on account of his death, feast, and could at his pleasure anticipate it, because the In Pilate’s Court - Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Praetorium, and it was early morning. lamb is slain and eaten, only a commemoration made of the 27 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew. c. 5. sect. He takes Jesus into the inner judgment hall of his palace, thinking probably that a very short inquiry will suffice. When Peter had denied him, one of the officers had smote him, the 7, 8. A Latin word, proetorium, transcribed. and not the former: but it does not appear that there was such a John 19 - In-depth verse-by-verse commentary and Bible study of John chapter 19 in plain English. The Others suggest, that this difference of observing the passover by Christ and the Jews arose from fixing the beginning of the month, and so accordingly the feasts in it, by the or appearance of the moon; and that our Lord went according to the true appearance of it, and the Jews according to a false account: but of this, as a fact, there is no proof; besides, though the feasts were regulated and fixed according to the appearance of the moon, yet this was not left to the arbitrary will, pleasure, and judgment of particular persons, to determine as they should think proper; but the sanhedrim, or chief council of the nation sat, at a proper time, to hear and examine witnesses about the appearance of the moon; and accordingly determined, and none might fix but them (y); and as this was doubtless the case at this time, it is not very reasonable to think, that Christ would differ from them: besides, it was either a clear case, or a doubtful one; if the former, then there would be no room nor reason to keep another day; and if it was the latter, then two days were observed, that they might be sure they were right (z); but then both were kept by all the Jews: and that the time of this passover was well known, is clear from various circumstances; such and such facts were done, so many days before it; six days before it, Jesus came to Bethany, John 12:1 and two days before it, he was in the same place, Matthew 26:2 and says to his disciples, "ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover", &c. Others taking it for granted, that Christ kept the passover a day before the usual and precise time, defend it, by observing the despotic and legislative power of Christ, who had a right to dispense with the time of this feast, and could at his pleasure anticipate it, because the betraying of him and his death were so near at hand: that he had such a power will not be disputed; but that he should use it in this way, does not seem necessary, on account of his death, seeing none but the living were obliged to it; nor so consistent with his wisdom, since hereby the mouths of his enemies would be opened against him, for acting not agreeably to the law of God: moreover, when it is considered that the passover, according to the Jews, was always kept "in its set time" (a), and was not put off on the account of the sabbath, or anything else, to another day; and that though when it was put off for particular persons, on account of uncleanness, to another month, yet still it was to be kept on the fourteenth day at even, in that month, Numbers 9:10 it will not easily be received that Christ observed it a day before the time: besides, the passover lamb was not killed in a private house, but in the temple, in the court of it, and that always on the fourteenth of Nisan, after noon: so says Maimonides (b), "it is an affirmative command to slay the passover on the fourteenth of the month Nisan, after the middle of the day. Commentary on John 18:28-32 (Read John 18:28-32) It was unjust to put one to death who had done so much good, therefore the Jews were willing to save themselves from reproach. 4. It has been supposed by many that he anticipated the usual time of observing it one day, and was crucified on the day on which the Jews observed it; but this opinion is improbable. The very day of keeping the ordinance was specified in the law of Moses, and it is not probable that the Saviour departed from the commandment. Pesacb. Many fear the scandal of an ill thing, more than the sin of it. doubtful one; if the former, then there would be no room nor commemorative passover kept by the Jews, in our Lord's time, and What think ye?—"Say, what verdict would ye pronounce.". Then he was taken to the headquarters of the Roman governor. All rights reserved. John 18:36-37. Pesachim, c. 6. sect. Sanhedrin, c. 13. sect. FIRST STAGE OF THE ROMAN TRIAL. [] His accusers didn’t go inside because it would defile them, and they wouldn’t be allowed to celebrate the Passover. (See Le 24:16). a proper time, to hear and examine witnesses about the appearance Not necessarily, therefore, in a bad sense, like μολύσω, to besmear or besmirch with filth (1 Corinthians 8:7; Revelation 3:4). Oholot, c. 18. sect. (u) Maimon. but that they might eat the passover—If this refer to the principal part of the festival, the eating of the lamb, the question is, how our Lord and His disciples came to eat it the night before; and, as it was an evening meal, how ceremonial defilement contracted in the morning would unfit them for partaking of it, as after six o'clock it was reckoned a new day. These are questions which have occasioned immense research and learned treatises. that Christ kept the passover a day before the usual and precise appearance of it, and the Jews according to a false account: but Many fear the scandal of an ill thing, more than the sin of it. "are unclean" F20; yea, if they were the houses of Originally, the general's tent. Rev., palace. 25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They themselves did not enter the governor's headquarters, so that they would not be defiled, but could eat the Passover. But that they might eat the passover.—Comp. The passage of arms between the priests and the governor. whilst the temple stood: and supposing there was such an one John 19, William Barclay's Daily Study Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, as set of 17 volumes on the New Testament, the result of Barclay's dedicated work should be defiled; See John 18:28. Forerunner Commentary Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown John Wesley's Notes Matthew Henry People's Commentary (NT) Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) Scofield: Definitions: Interlinear: Library: Topical Studies: X-References: Commentaries: No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for John 18:28. and they are said to eat: "and the first day of unleavened bread, This seems to have been uttered before giving His direct answer, as a calm remonstrance and dignified protest against the prejudgment of His case and the unfairness of their mode of procedure. But as the usages of the Jews appear to have somewhat varied at different times, and our present knowledge of them is not sufficient to clear up all difficulties, they are among the not very important questions which probably will never be entirely solved. The word translated "passover" means properly the paschal lamb which was slain and eaten on the observance of this feast. Truth? ” ( John 18:37 ) and Pilate said, I am not lest they be! 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