Wednesday of Holy Week finds the plot to kill Jesus picking up steam. From the very beginning, the Jewish religious leaders set out to get Jesus.
Jesus claimed to be the Messiah -the Chosen One and he also claimed to be the Son of God. This caused great concern to the religious leaders, as Jesus was young, not formally trained, and came outside of their established religious traditions. Inside Jerusalem the Sanhedrin met. The Sanhedrin was a religious court, where the spiritual leaders gathered to make their decisions.
Fear drove this group. Because it was Passover, the city was jammed with pilgrims and the political tension was at an all time high. The Jewish religious leaders feared that Jesus would spark a political rebellion -which would incite the Roman Army to enter the City.
In order to avoid the greater potential threat of an invading Roman Army, the Sanhedrin decided it was more expedient to get rid of Jesus.
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