Recently I have been reading in Job, and had to pull over in Job 26 for a while. The chapter consists of one of the many responses Job gives to his friends who think they know why he is suffering. Continue reading “How Can We Understand?”
The King of the Jews
The King of the Jews
On this last day of March, and in the time of waiting between Christ’s death and resurrection, I’m drawn to the allusions to Jesus as “The King of the Jews” during his trial, beating, and crucifixion. At the time, this title was used as an accusation by the Jewish leaders against him to make him seem to be a danger to the Roman government it was then used in mockery which culminated in this inscription being nailed above his head on the cross in three languages. In the midst of his mistreatment they even put a crown of thorns on his head and a purple robe on his shoulders. All this time the title “The King of the Jews” was used to cause harm to Jesus, but it was unknowingly describing exactly who Jesus was: The King.