While humanity was crucifying Jesus, they were also being crucified with Christ.

Humanity’s problem with sin began with a man and a tree and the problem of humanity (sin) was cured by a man on a tree. While the law certainly came through Moses, it was the actions of Adam that would ultimately cause Israel to cry out for rules. Legalism isn’t just about keeping rules, but it also obsesses over breaking. This is the essence of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil…it’s a symbol of keeping the scales balanced if you will. The tree God ever wanted for us to eat was LIFE…no balance to it. Jesus came to give life on top of life. Those who came before Him were thieves and robbers. Jesus had to hang on a tree (the cross) because the human problem of sin based/law based focus started on a tree.