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It is interesting to note the contraditions and ironies of many passages in Matt. 27. Below is a list of some contradictory ironies:
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Verses 3-10: The the chief priests and elders refused to take the money back, or place it in the treasury, (yet that is likely where the money came from) so they used it to purchase something for the people.
 
  
Verses 3-10: Also, the potters field is called "The field of blood" meaning the field of Jesus' blood or the field of Judas' blood?
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== Exegesis ==
 
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There are many ironies in Matthew 27. Several of these ironies are noted in the various exegesis sections of Matthew 27.  
Verses 11-14: Christ acknowledges the authority of Pilate - re-written in common English:
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:So they say you are the King of the Jews, are you?
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:I am whatever you say I am, as you are the boss.
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Cross reference to John 19:1-21 where Pilate has written "This is Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The Jews." The chief priests asked Pilate to change this to read "He said I am King Of The Jews." Pilate refused, stating, "What I have written, I have written" if almost legally giving Christ a Kingdom on Earth, if just for a brief moment - as a mockery of the priests.
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Verse: 14: Why does a non-response cause Pilate to "marvel?" Is it because Christ does not deny? Does Pilate consider this both an acknowledgement and a denial of the accusations?
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Versus 15-23: Barabbas literally translated means "son of the father" (bar=son of, abba=father). Christ was ''the'' Son of the Father.
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Verse 19: Pilate's wife "suffered many things" because of Christ? Christ alleviates sufferings.
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Verse 24: Pilate washes his hands of the blood of Christ. Christ washes our sins (the works of our sins) through his blood.
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Verse 25: "Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children." Exactly the point of the Atonement. They didn't know what they were asking - in duality. His blood is what makes them and their children (if they repent) to be cleansed. As well as them asking for his blood to condemn them.
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Versus 27-31: The soldiers (although mocking) did acknowledge him as a king.  
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Verse 32: Simon was "compelled" to carry Christ's cross. However, we give our crosses(sins, sufferings, etc.) to Christ who helps us carry ours. We are never compelled to carry our own, let alone others.
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Verse 33: Golgotha is the place of a skull. Interesting place to die, although common at the time.
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Verse 42: Would they really have believed at this point - after all the other miracles they saw?
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Verse 45: There was darkness at his death - which gave light to all mankind.
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Verse 51: How can a hanging veil tear from the top down? That is a miracle in itself.
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Verses 52-53: What is the holy city referred to? Jerusalem? The city of God in the Celestial Kingdom? The dead (who are unclean by the Law of Moses) entering a "holy" (sanctified and clean) city?
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Verse 66: Was the stone meant to keep people out, or people in?
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Verses 3-10: The chief priests and elders refused to take the money back, or place it in the treasury, (yet that is likely where the money came from) so they used it to purchase something for the people.
  
 
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Exegesis

There are many ironies in Matthew 27. Several of these ironies are noted in the various exegesis sections of Matthew 27.

Verses 3-10: The chief priests and elders refused to take the money back, or place it in the treasury, (yet that is likely where the money came from) so they used it to purchase something for the people.

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