Jesus Crucifixion.

 Here's a powerful poetic reflection on Christ's crucifixion, anchored in Scripture and the revelation of **Jehovah Nissi** (The Lord My Banner) from Exodus 17, fulfilled at Calvary:

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**"The Banner on the Hill"**  

*(A Crucifixion Poem Through the Lens of Jehovah Nissi)*  

**1. The Hill of the Skull (Golgotha)**  

_"There they crucified Him"_ (John 19:18)  

On Zion's ridge where shadows fell,  

The Son became the crimson shell -  

Not Moses' rod now lifted high,  

But God's own Lamb condemned to die.  

Your cross, the pole; Your blood, the dye -  

Jehovah Nissi raised against the sky.  

**2. The Staff Becomes the Cross**  

_"As Moses lifted up the serpent..."_ (John 3:14)  

No longer wood to sweeten bitter streams,  

But bitter wood to ransom ruined dreams.  

The healing staff became the tree  

Where healing flowed to you and me.  

Your outstretched arms - our banner's span -  

Enfolding every broken man.  

**3. The Soldiers' Gambling**  

_"They divided My garments..."_ (Psalm 22:18)  

They cast their lots beside Your feet,  

Unknowing whom their hands would meet -  

The Weaver of the priestly robe,  

Now stripped to clothe a dying globe.  

Your naked shame, our victory's sign:  

Jehovah Nissi in blood-red line.  

**4. The Inscription Overhead**  

_"Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews"_ (John 19:19)  

Pilate's scorn became God's creed,  

A banner truth for all to read:  

Though Satan's hordes seemed then to win,  

This was the hour You crushed his sin.  

Three tongues proclaimed what hell denied -  

The King reigns from the cross He died.  

**5. The Victor's Cry**  

_"It is finished!"_ (John 19:30)  

The staff that split the Red Sea wide  

Now breaks the grave for all inside.  

Your final breath tore temple's veil -  

The banner-bearer did not fail!  

Death's army flees at resurrection's dawn -  

Jehovah Nissi leads us on!  

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**Key Scripture Connections:**  

1. **Location**: Matthew 27:33 (Golgotha), Luke 23:33  

2. **The Cross as Banner**: John 12:32 ("lifted up"), Numbers 21:8-9 (bronze serpent)  

3. **Military Imagery**: Colossians 2:15 (disarming powers), Psalm 60:4 (banner for truth)  

This poem intentionally links Exodus 17's battle imagery with Calvary's victory. The crucifixion occurred outside Jerusalem's walls (Hebrews 13:12) at a public execution site near a road (John 19:20) - a strategic "banner placement" for all to see God's salvation.