Pierced

"For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet." Psalm 22:16

David refers to pierced hands and feet, which refer to the wounds Jesus suffered during His crucifixion. David describes the practice of crucifixion in a period of time before it was being used as a method of execution by the Jews.

I recently read one author's commentary on this scripture and it was enlightening: "Crucifixion! The Roman method of death by crucifixion is described here. The Jewish law did not know of this method. These words give the description of crucifixion -- hands and feet nailed to the cross" (Mears, 1999).

During the time that Jesus was in Jerusalem, the city was under Roman authority. The Romans used the method of crucifixion. Thus Jesus was crucified.

"And they crucified him..." Matthew 27:35

"And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him" Luke 23:33

"And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: Where they crucified him" John 19: 17-18