Egg #7 Nails in the Cross

So they took Jesus, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the place of the skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on either side, and Jesus between them.

-John 19:16b-18

 

The soldiers made Jesus carry a heavy wooden cross to the top of a hill. Using nails much larger than these, they nailed Him to the cross, which must have hurt very much. He died a few hours later.

 

The Bible tells us that Jesus was stronger than any man. The soldiers couldn't have killed Jesus if He had not let them. He could have fought off the soldiers. Why didn't He?

 

Because God loves people so much, He was willing to let Jesus be punished for our sins-the things we do or the ways we act that don't please God. And even though it hurt Jesus badly, He was willing to do what God the Father asked. Jesus loves us, too.