Spurgeon once said - when you come to Psalm 22, take off your shoes. You're on holy ground. He was right. Psalm 22 describes the very experience of Christ on the cross. Expecially, it describes His experience of being forsaken / abandoned by God. We must not weaken this statement. Christ was was not chastened on the cross, He was utterly forsaken as He took God's full wrath on sin. In this way, Christ took our hell so we would never know hell, Christ was forsaken so that we might never be forsaken.
3 things need to be clear:
Psalm 22 is not about David first and then Christ. Psalm 22 was inspired entir3ely about Jesus.
Jesus is not quoting Psalm 22 on the cross. Psalm 22 is quoting Jesus. Although Psalm 22 came first in earthly time, God's decree precisely how Jesus would atone for human sin is from all eternity - long before Psalm 22. This is true of all prophecy. Micah's prophecy that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem simply quoted from God's eternal decree. The decree came fist, prophecy is always after.
Jesus is speaking in Hebrew, not Aramaic - remember Psalm 22 is quoting Jesus, not in Aramaic, but in Hebrew. Scripture uses Aramaic where needed - Psalm 22 is Hebrew. (אֵלִי) My God - pronounced "Aa-Lee" (אֵלִיָּ֫הוּ) Elijah - pronounced "Aa-lee - ya- hoo" Notice the exact same sound in "My God" and the beginneing of "Elijah." This is why the people thought Jesus was calling Elijah.
Psalm 22 does say "They Pierced my hands and feet." Yes, masoretic Hebrew modified the text to read "like a lion." However, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Septuagint, and the Targums all from 200+BC use "Pierced."
Psalm 22 describes in detail death by crucifixion 1000 years before hand.
Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter.
Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. As low as $30/day.
I am thankful for the privilege of being able to help care for the souls of God's people wherever they may be. Even being a very small part of applying the healing balm of the gospel to a lost world is a blessing beyond imagining.
Being married to my wife, Pam, for 42 years, we...
