Thursday, February 22, 2018

Psalm 22

My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?
Why are You so far from helping Me,...

That He has done this. vv.1,31

Read chapter 22
The very first verse of this Psalm is well known as it was spoken by Jesus on the cross as we have recorded in scripture (Matthew 27:46 & Mark 15:34).  The last verse of this Psalm "has done this" can also be translated "It is finished."  We also see these words recorded by Jesus while on the cross in John 19:30.  It's possible that Christ recited this whole Psalm in HIs last breaths on the cross by seeing recorded the beginning and end of this Psalm.  Throughout this Psalm we can see the truths and prophesy of Christ's death.  and all that happened, from teh shouts people yelled at him, to the dividing and gambling of His clothes, to description of death by crucifixion of all His bones being out of joint (crucifixion wasn't even a conceived idea at this point in history of David's writing).  The Psalm also ends with praises of the glorious riches of the kingdom to come.  Just like it didn't end at the crucifixion  but He rose and conquered death and with that brings many into eternal life.  How does this Psalm prove that Jesus is the promised Messiah?  What other details do you see came true and which ones are we still waiting to be fulfilled?

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