Who actually carried out the crucifixion of Christ if Acts blames Israel for it?
Rome actually carried out the crucifixion, for Pilate issued the decree to crucify Him, even though he may not have liked to. Acts lays the blame on the nation of Israel, yet the fuller picture is that Israel and the Romans together turned against the Anointed.
Les explains that although the Book of Acts lays the blame on the nation of Israel for crucifying Christ, Rome carried it out. Pilate was the one who made the decree to crucify Him, even though he may not have liked to. So it was Israel and the Romans together who turned against the Anointed, which means Christ and His Messiahship. They said, Let us break their bands asunder and cast away their cords, rejecting God's sovereign rule. After Christ came to proclaim that He was the King and ready to set up the Kingdom, Jew and Gentile alike said, No way, we'll not have this man to rule over us. Then God the Father in heaven responds, and He shall laugh and hold the nations of the world and Israel in derision.
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
More Questions
Why was Jesus crucified according to Acts 2:23?
Jesus was delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, yet was taken and crucified by wicked hands.
How could God plan the crucifixion and still hold the Jews responsible for killing Jesus?
The crucifixion of Jesus did not take God by surprise; it was decided by His counsel and foreknowledge before it happened, yet those who did it acted with wicked hands, so their responsibility was not cancelled.