0165. 162. Christ’s Identification with Us

162. Christ’s Identification with Us

“I Sat Where They Sat” (Eze_3:15.)

1. Place of Condescension in being born in a stable—Luk_2:7.

2. Place of Agony, in being in the “place called Gethsemane” (Mat_26:36).

3. Place of Suffering, in being in the “place called The Pavement,” or Gabbatha (Joh_19:13).

4. Place of Substitution, when He was found in “the place called Calvary” (Luk_23:33).

5. Place of Identification, in two others being crucified with Him—Joh_19:18.

6. Place of Need. The place where He was crucified was “nigh to the city” (Joh_19:20).

7. Place of Death. “The place where they laid Him” (Mar_16:6).

By: DR. F. E. MARSH