The place where they brought Jesus to put Him to death, was a place called "Golgotha", which in Aramaic means "Place of the skull."Another name for it in Latin is "Calvaria" (or) "Calvary."in the Greek, the word "Krainion" is the word for this terrible place.
It was known as the "Place of the skull" because it was the common place for criminals to be executed. Their bones and skulls were put out of the way, so the people of Israel would not touch them, and become defiled.
Not only was Jesus' death humiliating as He was crucified between two criminals, being numbered with them, but the extreme pain of this kind of execution, was so agonizing, one cannot fathom it, even for a moment.
Jesus took the nails for us. Those nails were meant for us, because we deserved to be punished for our sins. So when it comes time for us "to take our nails" (referring to our suffering) why do we refuse the cross, we are called to bear? One may say: "I'm not the Son of God, how could I ever endure the suffering He experienced?"
Jesus said that He would never leave us alone. His strength is available for us when we go through times of suffering. When we wait upon Him, He will strengthen our heart (Psalm 27:14).
If we love the lord Jesus with all of our heart, this love will compel us to endure with gladness any trial that comes our way. In essence rejoicing (in our nails) is our way of displaying our "faith, hope, and love"
(1 Corinthians 13:13) GP
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