Emphasis Preaching Journal
The cross in the desert
Commentary
An older church member might see my title and take issue with it. "There is a green hill far away," he says, recalling the old Cecil Alexander song for children about the cross of Christ. If it's a green hill, then it must not have been in the desert!
In fact, the cross on which Jesus died was not in a desert. Rather, the hill called Golgotha was located just outside the ancient city of Jerusalem. It may have been rocky and craggy, but it was not in the midst of a desert.
In fact, the cross on which Jesus died was not in a desert. Rather, the hill called Golgotha was located just outside the ancient city of Jerusalem. It may have been rocky and craggy, but it was not in the midst of a desert.
