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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
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PILATE
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Procurator
of
Palestine
A.D. 26-35. Unlike former governors he fixed the headquarters of the
army
at
Jerusalem
instead of
Caesarea
. They brought their standards with them, which gave great
offense
. The Jews went to him in crowds, and on his finding that they would rather suffer
death
than give way, he ordered the standards to be removed. He also hung up in his
palace
at Jerusalem some gilt shields on which were the
names
of
heathen
gods
. These were removed by an order from Tiberius. He proceeded to use the “
Corban
or Sacred Fund,” raised by the
redemption
of
vows
, to form an aqueduct for the public benefit; but this caused an insurrection, which he crushed in
blood
.
Scripture
also records that he had mingled the blood of certain Galileans with their sacrifices (
Luke 13:1
1
There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. (Luke 13:1)
). His wickedness culminated in the trial and condemnation of the
Lord
. After declaring more than once that he found no fault in Him, and receiving the warning from his wife, and having the
conversation
with the Lord, which led to his
seeking
to release Him—yet to deliver Him up to be crucified at the mere clamor of the Lord’s enemies, shows his extreme meanness of character and his unrighteousness. His
washing
his hands before the multitude, and saying, “I am
innocent
of the blood of this just person: see ye to it,” is evidence that he had a bad
conscience
, he senselessly condemned himself by his own lips. Like
Judas
, it had been well for him if he had never been born, though alas, the Jewish rulers, who delivered up the Lord after having seen His
miracles
and heard His words, had the greater
sin
(
Matt. 27:2
2
And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. (Matthew 27:2)
;
Acts 4:27
27
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, (Acts 4:27)
;
1 Tim. 6:13
13
I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; (1 Timothy 6:13)
).
In consequence of complaints by the
Samaritans
,
Pilate
was summoned to
Rome
to answer the charges before the emperor. He was banished, and ended his
life
by his own hand. Pilate is a signal instance of the way
Satan
leads his dupes into sin, and then goads them to their own
destruction
.
There is extant a report of Pilate to the Emperor as to the miracles and death of Christ, laying all blame upon the Jews, also an account of the “
ACTS OF PILATE
,” but they are now accounted to be spurious.
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“Study to show thyself approved unto God, … rightly dividing the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
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