This verse is from Zechariah it is a prophecy that refers to a future day when believing Jews will see the Lord coming back to the earth.
Zec 12:10 "And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
Spears were used many times in the Old Testament in war, but it is only mentioned once in the New Testament. In John 19:34, it talks about how a Roman soldier pierced the side of Jesus because he was already dead, so they didn't have to break his legs. He used a spear because it had a longer reach than a sword. And, as it says in verse 36: "These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken," and, as another scripture says, "They will look on the one they have pierced."
The Romans pierced the side of Jesus with a spear to see if he was dead while on the cross and they found that yes he was.
AnswerJohn's Gospel tells of the Roman soldier piercing Jesus' side with a spear. The author seems to have known more about Jewish and Roman customs in the first century than did any of the other gospel authors. He knew that the soldiers would break the legs of crucified men if they wanted to hasten death in order to avoid leaving the bodies on the crosses during the Jewish Sabbath. However, he wanted to draw a parallel between Jesus and the paschal lamb, which must be perfect and have no broken bones; he probably also wanted to make his post-resurrection appearances of Jesus easier to explain. So, he had the soldiers break the legs of the other two men on the crosses, but only pierce Jesus' side with a spear.
it was called a spear
The Spear of Destiny (Holy Lance, Lance of Longinus, Spear of Longinus) have name for lance that pierced the side of Jesus when he hung on the cross.
According to the Bible, a Roman soldier pierced Jesus' side with a spear while he was on the cross. This event is described in the Gospel of John, chapter 19, as occurring to ensure Jesus was dead before his body was removed from the cross.
When Jesus was on the cross no knife was used by the roman soldier , he used his spear.
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Yes. The Aztec had a wide range of weapons and their ivnetion of what they called the atlatl, a spear thrower, gave them greater force for throwing spears. The Spaniards that conquered the Aztecs feared the atlatl, as the tremendous force it gave to the spear resulted in the spear piercing the Spanish metal armor.
The roman soldier put a spear in the side of Jesus and only water came and not blood, so they knew he died.
It may be when they stuck a spear in his side, after he died on the cross, to prove he was dead.
No. Iron rusts but it is not biodegradable.