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So he released Barabbas for them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.
Matthew 27:26
Play the audio below and listen to the crack of the whip.
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole cohort around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head. After mocking him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes on him.
Matthew 27:27-31a
Reflect
“Man of Sorrows!” what a name. For the Son of God, who came. Ruined sinners to reclaim.
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Bearing shame and scoffing rude, In my place condemned He stood; Sealed my pardon with His blood.
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Guilty, vile, and helpless we; Spotless Lamb of God was He; “Full atonement!” can it be?
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
from the hymn: Hallelujah! What a Savior! by Philip P. Bliss
