Barabbas

Barabbas

Pilate’s three attempts to release Jesus:

a.     Release a as a symbol 

b.     Have Jesus

c.     Sending Jesus to  

Truth is a . 

There is nothing , and every detail teaches a that we should pay attention to. 

More verses tell the story of than about Jesus’s betrayal by  

The custom of releasing a prisoner symbolized the from Egypt at the first Passover. 

Releasing a prisoner illustrates the of God. 

Pilate tried to appease his own and the world at the same time. 

Jesus laid on the lives of his followers; did not and would not. 

Barabbas means “ of a father.” 

Barabbas expected to be for his crimes

Barabbas knew what death by was like (to some degree). 

Barabbas is the only person who can say Jesus died in his place. 

Countless can say that Jesus died in their place for their sins.