Barabbas and Jesus
two sons of the father
standing before Caesar
Pilate only the proxy
representing Roman power
the crowd, the mob shouting
“give us Barabbas”,
a common criminal set free
a revolutionary, insurgent
while the king was sentenced
Death to the Messiah
God, Emmanuel
Edited September 25, 2013
“Set Free While He Was Sentenced – v3”
March 17, 2010
“Set Free While He Was Sentenced”
Season of Lent
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