Jesus Crucified Between Two Thieves at GolgothaBibleWorld
15:26Mark 15:26
And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
The inscription over Jesus at his crucifixion stated his accusation as King of the Jews. It belongs to the march from Pilate's judgment hall to Calvary after his condemnation, when the cross prepared for Barabbas was laid upon Jesus and two companions of Barabbas carried their own crosses to die with him. By that time he was too weak to bear the burden, having taken neither food nor drink since the Passover supper, having agonized in Gethsemane, endured betrayal and desertion by his disciples, been taken to Annas then to Caiaphas then to Pilate then to Herod then to Pilate again, and suffered insult, mockery, and scourging twice through the night. Through it all he bore himself with firmness and dignity and spoke only words tending to glorify God, until human nature could bear no more and he fell fainting beneath the cross, and when burdened again he fell again, while no one was willing to bear the humiliating load and the following multitude showed no compassion but taunted him.
As he was led to Calvary, news of his condemnation had spread throughout Jerusalem, so people of all classes and all ranks flocked toward the place of crucifixion. Disciples and believers from the city and the surrounding region joined the throng that followed the Saviour, because the priests and rulers were bound by a promise not to molest his followers if he himself were delivered to them. At Calvary he was crucified on the central cross between the two others, on a rocky hill before crowds of onlookers, with grieving followers in the foreground. On the way to the cross he was mocked as king, dressed in a kingly robe, crowned with thorns, while priests and elders ridiculed his claim and mocked him as King of Israel. There he suffered as the Son of God and the world's Savior, enduring for others and showing the cost of his sacrifice.
His death at Calvary was outside Jerusalem's gate as humanity's substitute, in the place of criminals, redeeming people from the curse of God's law. For the disciples who hoped he would take David's throne, seeing him lifted up on the cross and dying as a criminal brought grief and tested their faith, hope, and courage.
The inscription over Jesus at his crucifixion stated his accusation as King of the Jews. It belongs to the march from Pilate's judgment hall to Calvary after his condemnation, when the cross prepared for Barabbas was laid upon Jesus and two companions of Barabbas carried their own crosses to die with him. By that time he was too weak to bear the burden, having taken neither food nor drink since the Passover supper, having agonized in Gethsemane, endured betrayal and desertion by his disciples, been taken to Annas then to Caiaphas then to Pilate then to Herod then to Pilate again, and suffered insult, mockery, and scourging twice through the night. Through it all he bore himself with firmness and dignity and spoke only words tending to glorify God, until human nature could bear no more and he fell fainting beneath the cross, and when burdened again he fell again, while no one was willing to bear the humiliating load and the following multitude showed no compassion but taunted him.
As he was led to Calvary, news of his condemnation had spread throughout Jerusalem, so people of all classes and all ranks flocked toward the place of crucifixion. Disciples and believers from the city and the surrounding region joined the throng that followed the Saviour, because the priests and rulers were bound by a promise not to molest his followers if he himself were delivered to them. At Calvary he was crucified on the central cross between the two others, on a rocky hill before crowds of onlookers, with grieving followers in the foreground. On the way to the cross he was mocked as king, dressed in a kingly robe, crowned with thorns, while priests and elders ridiculed his claim and mocked him as King of Israel. There he suffered as the Son of God and the world's Savior, enduring for others and showing the cost of his sacrifice.
His death at Calvary was outside Jerusalem's gate as humanity's substitute, in the place of criminals, redeeming people from the curse of God's law. For the disciples who hoped he would take David's throne, seeing him lifted up on the cross and dying as a criminal brought grief and tested their faith, hope, and courage.