In the text of this sermon, the Jews, having tried Jesus by the Sanhedrin at the home of Caiaphas, the high priest, they too Him to the Roman Procurator, Pilate. They wanted Pilate to execute Him because the Jews were forbidden by the Romans to do so. There are many interesting details unnoticed by English readers that give this incident greater clarity. It was God's plan to have His divine Son offered as the Passover Lamb to redeem His people as stated in Acts 2:22-24.