Let's think about this scene a little. More than it being the story of Barabbas gaining his freedom, it's about the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, abdicating all authority to those he was placed in charge of.
His wife had warned him to have nothing to do with the rabbi from Nazareth, and his own interrogation of the prisoner confirmed that Jesus had committed no capital offence. And yet...
He tried as hard as he could to let Jesus go free, even offering him as the traditional Passover prisoner release. And yet...
He had Jesus beaten to within an inch of his life, something not usually done in connection with a crucifixion, in hopes of gaining sympathy for him from the crowd. And yet...
The crowd chanted. The crowd threatened to report Pilate to Caesar.
The crowd prevailed.
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Truth is...The majority is not always right.
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