John 18:12-40 | What's the connection?

Many scholars have noted a very interesting take on this passage. It is a common expression that we have adopted with Christ being our Passover Lamb. This section brings that to life a little bit more. We see something take place in Exodus 12 with the lamb that would be offered for sacrifice.

Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you. 3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying: ‘On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household. 4 And if the household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the persons; according to each man’s need you shall make your count for the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. 6 Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight.
-Exodus 12:1-6

The lamb had to be spotless and without blemish. It had to be a perfect lamb. In order to know for certain that it was spotless, it had to be rigorously investigated. Let's look at the language Paul uses to describe Jesus' death.

7 Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.
-1 Cor. 5:7

Jesus is our Passover Lamb. This moment of trial is Him being examined and being found fit to be offered for the sins of the world. Of course none of His accusers knew that was taking place. They were simply trying to put Him out at any means necessary. None of the accusations held water, however. They all fell flat. Before Annas, Caiaphas, and Pilate no accusation remained. It is important to remember that every law is established by the mouth of two to three witnesses. John does a great job at highlighting this by expressing the three not finding fault and needing to move him along. Nevertheless, as we all know, the innocence of Jesus does not spare Him the brutality to come.

What connections are you making?