3: simon carries Jesus' cross
Matthew 27:32
"As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross."
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It was traditional for convicted prisoners sentenced to crucifixion to carry their own cross to the place of execution.
Jesus was weak and falling constantly because of tiredness torture and dehydration. when Jesus couldn't get back up a Roman soldier summoned Simon out of the crowd and ordered to carry the cross with Jesus. Simon was apparently a visitor to Jerusalem from Cyrene in Eastern Libya, Northern Africa. He was possibly from the large Jewish community there.
This couldn't have been easy as people were throwing things at Jesus, such as rotten fruit, and Simon would have struggled to carry the cross, help Jesus walk and fend off the constant barrage of thrown objects.
Jesus was weak and falling constantly because of tiredness torture and dehydration. when Jesus couldn't get back up a Roman soldier summoned Simon out of the crowd and ordered to carry the cross with Jesus. Simon was apparently a visitor to Jerusalem from Cyrene in Eastern Libya, Northern Africa. He was possibly from the large Jewish community there.
This couldn't have been easy as people were throwing things at Jesus, such as rotten fruit, and Simon would have struggled to carry the cross, help Jesus walk and fend off the constant barrage of thrown objects.
1 There is a green hill far away, Outside a city wall, Where the dear Lord was crucified, Who died to save us all.
2 We may not know, we cannot tell, What pains He had to bear, But we believe it was for us, He hung and suffered there.
3 He died that we might be forgiv’n, He died to make us good, That we might go at last to heav’n, Saved by His precious blood.
4 There was no other good enough, To pay the price of sin, He only could unlock the gate, Of heav’n and let us in.
5 Oh, dearly, dearly has He loved! And we must love Him too, And trust in His redeeming blood, And try His works to do.
2 We may not know, we cannot tell, What pains He had to bear, But we believe it was for us, He hung and suffered there.
3 He died that we might be forgiv’n, He died to make us good, That we might go at last to heav’n, Saved by His precious blood.
4 There was no other good enough, To pay the price of sin, He only could unlock the gate, Of heav’n and let us in.
5 Oh, dearly, dearly has He loved! And we must love Him too, And trust in His redeeming blood, And try His works to do.