J42 The Plot Against Jesus Poem by Simple Simon

Many people believed Jesus,
When the dead Lazarus,
Four days after, came alive,
From the burial-cave.

But those, who were jealous,
They complained against Jesus.
So, Chief Priests and Pharisees,
Met the Council to discuss.

“If we let him go in this way,
All will believe him one day,
Then Romans will take action
And try to destroy our nation.”

“Our temple, they’ll pull down.
It’s better to kill this one man,
Than destroying one nation
How fast this can be done? ”

This, when the High Priest said,
For a chance, they all waited,
To arrest Jesus next time,
During his visit to Jerusalem.

He happened to be the Priest,
Of that year, the one highest,
Who said, “Jesus will die
For the Jews, as I foresee.”

“His death will bring,
Under one compact wing,
All the scattered people,
To come and settle.”

From that day on
They made a plan
To kill Jesus when
And where he was seen

So, secretly Jesus went,
To a place in the desert,
Named Ephraim town,
With a plan of his own.

For the Passover Festival,
It was time for the people,
To perform the ritual
Of purification, as usual.

For Jesus, they searched
In the crowd that gathered.
They ordered his arrest
When found, at any cost.