To a Roman, it is crazy to boast about someone who was accused of insurrection and killed? And to a Jew also for, “cursed is everyone hung on a cross”.
Tag Archives: crucifixion
Hope in disappointment | Matthew 26:30-35
Jesus predicts the others will also desert Him. But then…in the midst of such great disappointment, He gives them hope. He will meet them again in Galilee.
Is it me? | Matthew 26:17-25
Each disciple, in turn, asks if they are the guilty ones. For the 11, they seem to honestly search their souls and their actions – had they betrayed their Lord?
Transition to crucifixion | Matthew 26:1-2
Jesus has presented His disciples (and us) with a very detailed picture of what the end times will be like. It’s two days to go until Passover starts.
To the Skull, Calvary | John 19:17-22
Where did they take Him? To the Place of the Skull. Did you know that “Calvary”, is actually a transliteration of the Latin calvaria meaning “place of a skull”?
Judgment of the world | John 12:31-33
What judgement is Jesus talking about? The judgment Jesus is talking about is God the Father judging the sin of all mankind in Him, Jesus, on the cross.
In the dark | John 12:16-19 (NLT)
The disciples didn’t make the connection of OT prophecy to what was happening before them. They seem to have been mostly clueless to Jesus’ true, full identity.