Mt. 27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Yeshua into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him.
Mk. 15:16 Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison.
Fulfilled Prophecy: They stripped Him before the stares of men (Psalm 22:17, 18)
Mt. 27:28 And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
Mk. 15:17a And they clothed Him with purple.
Mt. 27:29a When they had twisted a crow of horns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand.
Mk. 15:17b And they twisted a crown of horns, put it on His head..
Mt. 27:29b And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
Mk. 15:18 And began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
Fulfilled Prophecy: He would be smitten and spat upon (Isaiah 50:6).
Mt. 27:30 Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and cracked Him on the head.
Mk. 15:19 Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him, and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him.
The fear of the Romans was not without justification. As a popular Messianic movement, Yeshua and His followers were growing in numbers. The Romans maintained an ardent policy of putting down all Jewish Messianic movements. Rome ruled the land, and even controlled the Jewish priesthood. The door of the holy office of the High Priest could only be opened and closed by Roman appointment. Rome held the sacred vestments of the High Priest under lock and key. Rome’s supreme power over the province and its people could only be maintained through strong force. Crucifixion as a means of capital punishment gives gruesome evidence of the Roman policy of fear which was used as a political weapon in every corner of the empire. The Messianic concept in Israel was a religious and political ideology that could not be tolerated in a land under Roman domination.
The persuasive military presence was a reminder that the day of independence was over. Freedom of religious conviction was severely limited. Jewish political autonomy was only a vague memory. The idea of a future Deliverer produced great hope in the hearts of many in the Jewish nation. A second Moses was supposed to appear (Deut. 18:15-18) and bring liberation. In any case, according to the policy of Imperial Rome, the Messianic belief of the Jews had to be strictly monitored and strongly suppressed. History proves that Rome was willing to use its powerful legions, military strength, and brutal force to suppress Jewish Messianic hopes. Consequently, the intense fear of Roman military intervention as a reaction to belief in Yeshua was not without foundation.
Source: Deut. 18:15-18
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