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put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they kneeled
down before Him and mocked Him, saying, ‘Hail, King of the
Jews!’” They put a crown of thorns on His head and in mockery
they said, “Hail, King of the Jews!” But that’s actually a praise;
“Hail, King of the Jews!”

Matthew 27:37, “And they put up above His head the charge against
Him which read, ‘This is Jesus the King of the Jews.’” Over his
head they put the cause of His death but listen to what they said,
“This is Jesus the King of the Jews.” They didn’t try to praise Him
but they ended up praising Him.

Matthew 27:42, “He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is
the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we
shall believe in Him.” They tried to mock Him and they said, “He
saved others; save Himself!” But in that mockery they confessed
that He saved others. God turned the mockery into praise.

Matthew 27:43, “He trusts in God; let Him deliver Him now, if He
takes pleasure in Him; for He said, “I am the Son of God.’” They
said, “He says that He trusts in God and God delights in Him,” but
they were mocking Him. But they also confessed that He trusts in
God and He saved others and God delights in Him. They said that
He said He was the Son of God. As they tried to mock Him they
said, “He’s the King, He saved others, He trusts God, God delights
in Him, and He’s the King of the Jews.”

I don’t know if you are familiar with Friedrich Krummacher, a
German reformed theologian. He was meditating on this passage
and he said, “They stoned His cross with roses.” They tried to throw
stones but, instead, they just honored the Lord.

One that has become precious to me is Matthew 27:25, “And all the
people answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
You know what they meant when they said, “His blood be on us and
our children.” I pray that for my family. I ask the Lord to put His