Jesus Silence During his Trial

The chief priests accused Jesus of many things but he answered nothing. Here as human beings we would stand up for ourselves and try to defend ourselves. Silence and solitude as a means of getting closer to God. In Christs ministry here on earth he always talked to people and answered their questions. Many times the pharisees, elders and scribes wanted to arrest him and find fault. They did this by asking questions and he always answered. He never kept silent to anyone but despite all this they still rejected him. There comes a time when Christ has done everything to reach hearts but they don't let him in. The last resort he can give them is silence. Silence is powerful and it is a sign of judgment.If we feel the silence and this silence does not lead us to Christ then nothing else will. In Jesus trial he did not answer a word to Herod or try to defend himself against accusations. These men had already hardened their hearts and had already chosen to kill Jesus. No word from his mouth would change their minds. Every word Christ said
was meant to draw people closer to him and to change hearts and when he said nothing it meant that no word would change them. His silence was for the chief priests and pharisees who had rejected his saving grace.

When we use silence on our fellow being this can pierce hearts. It means that the person we are not talking to is not worthy of communication. Every time we use silence on someone it means we are pronouncing judgment on them that they are not worthy to be talked to. If a brother or sister annoys you and makes you angry do not use silence on them, Jesus says we have to point out their fault. Keeping quiet until they shape up is not the right way to treat someone who has wronged us.
No matter who that person is, we should find a way to make peace because silence is not good. If someone else does not talk to us and turns a deaf ear towards us, it is our duty to talk to them.

Questions;

1. Why did Pilate marvel at Jesus silence.

Answers;

1. Pilate marveled because he deeply knew that Jesus was innocent. He also knew that Jesus was sure he was innocent yet he did not understand why Jesus would let people kill him knowing he was innocent. Imagine this, the chief priests tried to have Jesus killed because they claimed that he
was saying he was the King of the Jews. Pilate asked Jesus if he was the King of the Jews meaning the earthly King of Jews at that time and Jesus clarified everything but telling Pilate he did not mean an earthly Kingdom but rather a heavenly one. Pilate understood Jesus explanation and found no fault in him. Then he told the chief priests Jesus is innocent but when they realized they had to reason to accuse him, they started to falsely accuse him. Pilate saw their envy because Jesus was well known among the people and more people were starting to love him. They desired this position and power Jesus was having among the people. So Pilate noticed all the false accusations and he knew that Jesus also understood well that he had done nothing. Yet Jesus did not defend himself. So he told Jesus aren't you going to say anything now that you see they are falsely accusing you( paraphrasing) and he answered nothing. This marveled him.