Rev.C.J.McKnight
A GREAT GATHERING OF MEN WISE IN THE LAW. The Sanhedrin in a night session. Chaired by the high priest Caiaphas (depression), well named.. ALL the chief priests, the elders and the teachers of the law gathered together. If ever there was a kangaroo court it was this one. These men were about to commit the worst judgment of all time. Their actions and decision were diametrically in opposition to the Law, and they knew it. Mk. 14:53. They did their best to find evidence against Christ but ended up empty handed. They found none for there was none. How could the One who had come to fulfill the Law, violate the Law? Their object was to kill Him. Mk. 14:55 What a farce. There were many who were willing to bear false witness against Him. Their statements did not harmonize, because they were lies. The Law stated that a false witness was to bear the judgment that was sought against his brother. Deut. 19:16-19 They sought the death penalty, while, under the Law, they themselves should have been judged worthy of death and every one of them knew it. The Law was weakened and defeated by those who knew it best. Rom. 8:3