Shalom,


Matthew 27:1-2:


1 WHEN IT was morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people held a consultation against Jesus to put Him to death; 

2 And they bound Him and led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate the governor. 

Yesterday we saw a picture of the ruins of the house of Caiphas. Within that house were underground caverns that were only accessible through a narrow hole. They would tie a prisoner with a rope and lower them into this pit, where their feet just barely touched the ground and there was no light whatsoever. This is where they would have kept Jesus between interrogations and overnight until He was taken to Pilate. Below are two pictures of this area taken from the excavated ruins of the house.

 This is the pit from the top where Jesus would have been lowered from.

This is the view from below. We were able to enter the cavern because it was opened during the excavations. 


Can you even imagine this? We'll cover this more  in the future when we talk about Psalm 88!


Shalom in Him!