The Bible teaches that Jesus
- suffered poverty, temptations, persecution and loneliness during the entire time of His earthly life.
- at the end of His earthly life particularly, suffered untold agony of body and soul.
- died on the accursed tree of the cross.
Matt. 8:20: The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head.
Heb. 4:15: He was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Matt. 26:40: What! could ye not watch with Me one hour?
Luke 22:44: And being in agony He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Matt. 27:46: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli lama sabachthani! why has Thou forsaken Me?”
Joh. 19:30: He bowed His head and gave up the ghost.
Gal. 3:13: It is written, Cursed is everyone that hangeth on a tree.
Rejected by God, Jesus suffered the eternal torments of hell in our behalf.
Assignment: Read about Jesus’ life of tribulation: Matt. 2 and the Passion history: for example, Matt. chapters 26 and 27.