Mark 15:22 “And they brought Him to the place Golgotha, which is translated, Place of a Skull.”    This was called the place of the skull because it looks like a skull. But, more than that, it was evidently a place of death. Jesus and the thieves were just a few of those executed here.…

Mark 15:21 “Then they compelled a certain man, Simon a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus, as he was coming out of the country and passing by, to bear His cross.”    We know the names of all of these men presumably because they were converted later. Often we see that the skin color…

Mark 15:20 “And when they had mocked Him, they took the purple off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him out to crucify Him.”    His own clothes were not what they could have been. He deserves the best this world can offer. He is the King, he is the Creator. Yet…

Mark 15:19 “Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him.”   Of course the striking would hit the crown they made of thorns. This marred his appearance and rendered him unrecognizable to those who didn’t know him well. The spitting once again…

Mark 15:18 “and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!”    These men enjoyed some parts of their job. Unfortunately, that’s not a good thing. The taunting was likely worse on this occasion because the powers of darkness thought this was a victory. How wrong they were! Heavenly Father, thank you for the…

Mark 15:17 “And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head,”    Most of the time we make a big deal out of how big and sharp the thorns were. We talk about how much it hurt. But, we have to remember another facet here that…

Mark 15:16 “Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison.”    Having a notable Jewish teacher there was quite interesting to the Roman soldiers. Nobody wanted to miss out. Obviously, the whole garrison was hardly needed. But, yet more corruption and cruelty comes forth here.…

Mark 15:15 “So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified.”    He wanted to gratify the crowd. Justice must never be doled out in this manner. Pleasing the crowd can be a good thing in some cases, but the carrying…

Mark 15:14 “Then Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has He done?”But they cried out all the more, “Crucify Him!”    This is a theme we see throughout the ministry of Christ. He could not be found guilty of any evil. And why? Because he is perfect. Who else could claim this? Nobody. It…

Mark 15:13 “So they cried out again, “Crucify Him!”    You can hear the hate in this answer. And yet, many would come to regret this choice. And, a portion were coaxed into this to begin with. Heavenly Father, we love you and want to serve you all of our days. Deliver us from this…