Mark 15:16 And the soldiers led Him away within the courtyard, that is, the praetorium, and called together the whole cohort. 17 And they clothed Him in purple and wove a thorny crown and put it around His head. 18 And they began to salute Him: Rejoice, King of the Jews! 19 And they beat His head with a reed and spat at Him. And kneeling down, they bowed before Him. 20 And when they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the purple and put His garments on Him. And they led Him out to crucify Him. Isa 53:7 He was oppressed, and it was He who was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to the slaughter And like a sheep that is dumb before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth. 8 By oppression and by judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who among them had the thought That He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due?
Mark 15:16 says, "And the soldiers led Him away into the courtyard, which is the Praetorium. and they called together the whole band of soldiers." The Praetorium was the governor's official residence. Verse 17 says, "And they clothed Him in purple, and having woven a thorny crown, they placed it upon Him." Thorns are a symbol of the curse (Gen. 3:17-18). The Lord Jesus became a curse for us on the cross (Gal. 3:13). In 15:17 a thorny crown, signifying royalty, was used as a mockery of the Slave-Savior (v. 20). In verses 18 and 19 the soldiers continued their mockery of the Lord Jesus. After they had mocked Him, "they stripped Him of the purple and put His own garments on Him. And they led Him out that they might crucify Him" (v. 20). The Lord here, as the Passover Lamb to be sacrificed for our sins, was brought like a lamb to the slaughter, fulfilling Isaiah 53:7- 8. (c) Living Stream Ministry.
Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee, Life-study of Mark, pp. 403. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. Please visit us at www.emanna.com. Send comments to: [email protected].
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