The priests easily manipulate the crowd

- A week earlier they were praising Jesus as He entered on Palm Sunday

- Corrupt leaders are capable of inducing a bad choice

Even though they chose Barabbas, they still had to make a decision about Jesus

- You don’t get rid of Jesus just because you choose another god

- Even today, the crowd will choose almost anything other than Jesus

"His blood be on us and on our children" was a prophetic statement, though they didn't know that at the time.

- In AD 70 the city of Jerusalem was completely destroyed

- The blood of Jesus was shed for them and their children

Jesus still died for the priests and for the crowd.