The Barabbas Choice Robert Blair
Publisher: Action Publishing Technology

Delivered at Amazing Grace Lutheran Church Green Bay on Mar 26, 2015. The multitude make their election. ``Do you Pilate offered that mob a choice,'' he explained. Do you want me to free Barabbas or Jesus, who is called Christ?" Being overruled by the priests, the people made choice of Barabbas. In this passage the people of Jerusalem were given a choice to release a prisoner. Barabbas, The Choice Of The People! Painting of Pontius Pilate and the crowd. But the shame about this is: the Jews chose Jesus to die instead of BARABBAS. The Roman centurion Lucius entered the cell in which Barabbas was imprisoned. They chose Barabbas, know in the land as a revolutionist and murder. Hearing this story around about the time of the Jewish revolt, Mark's audience could not possibly miss the heavy irony in the Jews' choice of Barabbas. Barabbas was himself condemned to die but because of the Passover, the people were allowed to set someone free. 63Kb audio clip (mp3) from the Barabbas (1961) movie soundboard. Barabbas, the Revolutionary, or Jesus, the King of the Jews? Download and Download waveform: Youve-not-heard-Im-the-choice-of-the-people.mp3. So, as Jesus of Nazareth stood there beside Jesus Barabbas, Pilate gave the crowd a stark choice. We all know the outcome between Barabbas and Jesus. But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Being overruled by the priests, the people made choice of Barabbas.