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Crucifixion is really a hard way to go!
It was not a Jewish form of execution. The Jews stoned to death; that was their form of handling capital punishment. Blasphemy, idolatry, and adultery were all punishable by stoning.
Crucifixion was the Roman method.
It showed indifference of conquerors upon those being conquered. There was nothing humane about it. Imagine the public indecency of a torn and bleeding body. It was burnt by the sun. It was tormented by a wide variety of insects. There was no privacy. Even the elementary functions of urination and defecation were obvious for the jeering public to see. The person died slowly, usually by strangulation. Such a death was utterly obscene from a Jewish point of view. No legitimate Messiah could ever die in such a fashion.
So, our Blessed Lord didn't just die for humanity. He was killed over a period of hours, the agony defies our imagination, and the ridicule must have been heartbreaking.
Indeed, he paid the price for our redemption.
- Lacy
Crucifixion is really a hard way to go!
It was not a Jewish form of execution. The Jews stoned to death; that was their form of handling capital punishment. Blasphemy, idolatry, and adultery were all punishable by stoning.
Crucifixion was the Roman method.
It showed indifference of conquerors upon those being conquered. There was nothing humane about it. Imagine the public indecency of a torn and bleeding body. It was burnt by the sun. It was tormented by a wide variety of insects. There was no privacy. Even the elementary functions of urination and defecation were obvious for the jeering public to see. The person died slowly, usually by strangulation. Such a death was utterly obscene from a Jewish point of view. No legitimate Messiah could ever die in such a fashion.
So, our Blessed Lord didn't just die for humanity. He was killed over a period of hours, the agony defies our imagination, and the ridicule must have been heartbreaking.
Indeed, he paid the price for our redemption.
- Lacy
