Matthew 27:11-14 (ESV)
Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You have said so.” But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he gave no answer. Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many things they testify against you?” But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.
It is hard to not defend yourself when you are falsely accused. Most of us would line up our defense mechanisms and maybe even lash out. Remember, Jesus is the Son of God. He can defend Himself and even call down angels to do it for him. He was, indeed, innocent of sin. He was NOT innocent of the charges filed against Him, however. They were charging that He was telling people that He was the Son of God. That was true. He did say that. That of course was not the real issue. As with most false accusations those who brought Jesus before Pilate (the governing authority at that time) were based upon their knowledge level and their rule of law. It was not based upon God’s law and God’s mindset or God’s rule of law. Jesus came to be crucified. Yes, He could have defended Himself but if He was successful, He would not have been crucified. That that what the very reason He came. Therefore, He remained silent. God used the false justice system of the Jewish leaders and Rome’s representative, Pilate, to crucify the savior of the world. God used the corruption and evilness of man to crucify His Son in order to save man from that very evilness. Jesus remained silent to allow God to complete His plan and raise Jesus from the dead. God allowed His Son to die to defeat the one that has power over death, by His own death:
Hebrews 2:14 (ESV)
Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
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