Pilate Washing his Hands

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. (Ps 51:14)

Introduction - sympathy

I. Pilate hates the Jews

Caesarea

The flag incident

The shield incident

The exchange in John 18:30

II. Pilate between a Rock and hard place

Rock

Hard place

III. Pilate still has a Sense of Roman Justice

Luke 23:4

Luke 23:14

Luke 23:22

IV. Pilate a man with Guilt

Pilate’s wife

John 18:34

Pilate washes his hands

Application 1: Misery

Deny it

Dismiss it

Bury it

Counter-balance it

Despair

Application 2: What to do?

Peter

Christian