When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And when he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him, and he was hoping to see some sign done by him. So he questioned him at some length, but he made no answer. The chief priests and the scribes stood by, vehemently accusing him. And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Then, arraying him in splendid clothing, he sent him back to Pilate. And Herod and Pilate became friends with each other that very day, for before this they had been at enmity with each other. (Luke 23:6-12 ESV)
Everyone looked at this situation for what they could get out of it. The Jewish leaders wanted to get rid of Jesus as competition. Herod wanted to get a look at this elusive wonder-worker. Pilate saw a way to get brownie points with Herod that he could turn in later for a favor. And all of them got their jollies beating on Jesus. All at Jesus' expense. What do we hope to get at Jesus' expense? Something He offers us freely? Or something else we realy don't need?
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