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1 | Why was simon | Matt 27:32 | jily | 220108 | ||
Why was simon ask 2 carry th cross | ||||||
2 | Why was simon | Matt 27:32 | BradK | 220109 | ||
Hello jily, Matt 27:32 "As they were coming out, they found a man of Cyrene named Simon, whom they pressed into service to bear His cross." (NASB) Scripture doesn't specifically tell us "why" Simon was asked. However, the word used (Gr. eggareusan) suggests that he was "forced" or "compelled" to do so. Robertson notes,... "So the soldiers treat Simon of Cyrene (a town of Libya) as a Persian courier [aggaros] and impress him into service, probably because Jesus was showing signs of physical weakness in bearing his own Cross as the victims had to do,..." [A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament] I hope this helps, BradK |
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3 | Doesnt it have a symbolic meaning | Matt 27:32 | jily | 220110 | ||
Thanx Bradk.doesnt it have a symbolic meanin 2 our lives mayb we shall all carry th cross as Christ did? | ||||||
4 | Doesnt it have a symbolic meaning | Matt 27:32 | DocTrinsograce | 220113 | ||
Hi, jily... You have to be very careful about reading symbolism into narratives. Any time there is symbolism, it will be interpreted by other passages of Scripture. We lack the authority to create such interpretations ourselves. In Him, Doc |
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