Jesus on the road to Golgotha (2) [Luke 23:26-32] During the Wednesday prayer meeting last week, under the heading “Jesus on the road to Golgotha (1),” we meditated on the first thing that happened on the way to Golgotha, Simon of Cyrene, who was forced to carry the cross for Jesus. Look at Luke 23:26 – “ As they led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.” When Simon of Cyrene came up to Jerusalem, a Roman soldier was conscripted, captured, and forced to carry the cross. This cross is a horizontal stick and a vertical stick (wood), and there are two theories. A vertical cross was erected on the execution ground, and a horizontal stick (cross) was carried, which is said to weigh about 20 kg. Of course, it...
