Matthew 27: Jesus is crucified as the king of the Jews

Jesus was accused of blasphemy by the high priest, however, this was not a great charge against him in the roman empire.
The Jewish leaders accused him of insubordination to the Roman empire when he was delivered to the governor Pilates.
we read:

11 Jesus was placed before the governor, who questioned him: “Are you the ‘King of the Jews’?”

27-31 The soldiers assigned to the governor took Jesus into the governor’s palace and got the entire brigade together for some fun. They stripped him and dressed him in a red robe. They plaited a crown from branches of a thornbush and set it on his head. They put a stick in his right hand for a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mocking reverence: “Bravo, King of the Jews!” they said. “Bravo!” Then they spit on him and hit him on the head with the stick. When they had had their fun, they took off the robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they proceeded out to the crucifixion.

35-40 After they had finished nailing him to the cross and were waiting for him to die, they killed time by throwing dice for his clothes. Above his head they had posted the criminal charge against him: this is Jesus, the king of the Jews. Along with him, they also crucified two criminals, one to his right, the other to his left. People passing along the road jeered, shaking their heads in mock lament: “You bragged that you could tear down the Temple and then rebuild it in three days—so show us your stuff! Save yourself! If you’re really God’s Son, come down from that cross!”

How could this happen? The Jews were expecting the Messiah for centuries. They were eager to see the Messiah after the exile from Babylon. It is ironic the Messiah came, the crowds saw him as the Messiah, the son of David, but not the Jewish leaders.  They delivered him to the Romans, to be crucified. We Christians understand that the Jews were expecting a Messiah that would set Israel free from his oppressors, while in fact Jesus came to set us free from sin and death. He is the lamb of God that took away our sins.

It is very interesting that the Jews knew that Jesus told he would rise from death after three days, so they asked the Romans to keep Jesus tomb safe from Jesus disciples.