Whips and Scourges

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Whips and Scourges

• But he was wounded and bruised for our sins. He
  was beaten that we might have peace he was
  lashed and we were healed!
• Isaiah 535

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The Facts, Please!

• In Bible times, whips and scourges were used to
  flog animals and to punish people. They were
  usually made of a rod, with a lash on one end.

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The Facts, Please!

• The whip that Jesus used two different times to
  cleanse the temple was made of small cords of
  rope.

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The Facts, Please!

• The scourge that the Roman soldiers used to whip
  Jesus had three leather thongs which were
  weighted with sharp pieces of lead or bone. They
  could tear the flesh off both the back and the
  breast of the person being scourged.

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The Facts, Please!

• The Roman method of scourging was to strip a
  person to the waist and tie him in a bending
  position to a pillar. By Jewish law, the number
  of lashes must be no more than 40. Usually 39
  lashes were given to be sure that the people
  doing the scourging did not miscount and give
  more than 40.

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Bible StoryJesus and the Whips

• John 213-17 191-7