Why Golgotha? Because of Oseah 9:15
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 7:56 am
Oseah 9.15 is already surely used by “Mark” (author) for the Temple episode (particularly for the deliberate reference to the Zealots, see below):
(Mark 11:17)
So it is no coincidence that Golgotha is at Jerusalem, since just there “all their wickedness” was shown. What was more an example of wickedness than killing Jesus?
“Because of all their wickedness in Gilgal,
I hated them there.
Because of their sinful deeds,
I will drive them out of my house.
I will no longer love them;
all their leaders are rebellious.
I hated them there.
Because of their sinful deeds,
I will drive them out of my house.
I will no longer love them;
all their leaders are rebellious.
And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves
17 καὶ ἐδίδασκεν καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐ γέγραπται ὅτι ῾Ο οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς κληϑήσεται πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔϑνεσιν;ὑμεῖς δὲ πεποιήκατε αὐτὸν σπήλαιον λῃστῶν.
17 καὶ ἐδίδασκεν καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, Οὐ γέγραπται ὅτι ῾Ο οἶκός μου οἶκος προσευχῆς κληϑήσεται πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔϑνεσιν;ὑμεῖς δὲ πεποιήκατε αὐτὸν σπήλαιον λῃστῶν.
(Mark 11:17)
So it is no coincidence that Golgotha is at Jerusalem, since just there “all their wickedness” was shown. What was more an example of wickedness than killing Jesus?