LUKE 23:21

 But they kept shouting, "Crucify Him!  Crucify Him!" - Luke 23:21

I've asked a lot of people (ok, two people) why the PEOPLE would yell, "Crucify Him!"  

Well, Paul L. Maier, in "Commentary: The most overlooked verse in the Bible" explains that these were not the same PEOPLE who were saying Hosana as Jesus came into Jerusalem for Holy Week.  They were Jewish, but they were probably more on the side of the religious leaders who wanted Jesus crucified.  Side note - there were probably a good amount of religious leaders in the crowd of PEOPLE that were yelling, "Crucify Him."  

Since Jesus was brought in late at night, only the Jewish PEOPLE who the religious leaders would have even known about this.  Obviously, they would have already have sided with their point of view, and it's highly likely that the religious leaders planted them there to have a louder voice on their side. It's also highly likely that these PEOPLE worked for the temple, and therefore, the religious leaders.  (The temple had 10,000 guards.)

Many times I've written in here how this whole Good Friday doesn't make any sense.  But, the people yelling, "Crucify Him!" does.  They were people who were yelling it based on political views, ulterior motives and faith in what their religious leaders told them to do.

I guess the point to us all is to be careful who we listen to.