JESUS – HIS KILLERS WERE ENVIOUS OF HIM

 

Complete humility was the nature of this young Rabbi from Nazareth. His name was Jesus – Jesus who claimed to be Christ, the Messiah which the Jews had been expecting. Yes, the long awaited Saviour. The same came unto His people but was rejected by them. Not only did they reject Him, they slaughtered Him like a year old lamb. Approaching His death was not to Him a fear at all, for He knew He was born to die for mankind. The prophets of the Scripture had prophesied and spoken of His fate long before the conception of His earthly parents. He definitely knew why He was born – to deliver His own people from the tyrant who torments them, Sin. But His own people rose up against Him. They killed Him because of their pride and envy.

3 POSSIBLE REASONS WHY THE JEWISH LEADERS INSISTED ON KILLING JESUS

And those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together…Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, in order that they might put Him to death; and they did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward…And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He made no answer.” (Matthew 26:57, 59-60; 27:12)