Never spoke a man; and never speak a word.;

"He answered him to never a word." --Matthew 27:14 He had never been slow of speech when He could bless the sons of men, but He would not say a single word for Himself. "Never man spake like this Man," and never man was silent like Him.
Spurgeon's Morning and Evening

When Pilate asked Jesus to make some defense for the accusations brought against him, his silence was deafening. He had spoken all he was told to speak by the Father, so he was silent. Wasting no words, and holding nothing back from punishment, the creator silently took on the consequence of all sins. With no contention, beauty wore disgrace and put it to better use than ever designed, to put it away.

God is ever resolved, both in his nature and his methods. He will always speak to the point, and then be silent. Though his silence is near deafening in it's effect. In Hosea 5:15, after the Lord has spoken through his prophet about the nations of Isreal and Judah warning of their error, he withdraws. In the end it seems that the Lord is silent because his meaning is to clear for words. In verse 15 "I will return again to my place Till they acknowledge their offense. Then They will seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek me."

It's beautiful to me how the Lord shows us his nature strong, but on further contemplation we realize the tender heart and selfless love he has for us. It gives me security in knowing the resolved passion our Father had to speak beauty and then to show beauty. Even now, we are revealed new things about his carachter every day, if we will look and listen.