![]() ![]() We can become so accustomed to it that we forget the importance of the death and burial of our Lord. It is too often that we overlook Jesus’ death on the cross. Through Jesus’ suffering on the cross, it brought us peace, and through His wounds, we are eternally healed. He was stricken, afflicted, and crusted for our sins. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.Īs this passage of Scripture tells us, Jesus took up our pain and suffering in order to redeem us. Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah 53:4-5, It is without a doubt that the Lord experienced intense pain on the cross. Through Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection, we have the chance at a new life with Him. Without Christ, we would be on the road to eternal separation from God in hell. This alone should cause us to be extremely grateful and thankful to Jesus. Jesus experienced and felt total separation from the Father so that we would not have to. The Lord endured such a bloody and painful death because of His great love for us. There is no salvation apart from Jesus as He is the way, the truth, and the life ( John 14:6). When we place faith in Jesus, we are given forgiveness of sins, redemption, and eternal life. ![]() Now anyone can be saved by placing faith in Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection ( John 3:16-17). Since we could not fix our severed relationship with the Father, Jesus fixed it for us. It is only by Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection that we could be forgiven of our sins and be restored in a right relationship with the Father. Ever since the fall of mankind, we have been separated from God because of our sins. Despite the fact that Jesus never sinned, He died on the cross for our sins. On the cross, Jesus died for the sins of the entire world. Only Jesus did therefore, He was able to feel the pain and agony of being abandoned and forsaken. Prior to the incarnation, no member of the Trinity took on human flesh and experienced what it was like to be human. Since the Lord was both fully man and fully God, He was able to feel the same emotions, pains, and anguish that we can feel as humans. The Lord was fully God, yet He was also fully man ( Colossians 2:9). Within the field of theology, this is known as the hypostatic union. Even though Jesus knew the Father loved Him, He could not help but feel the pain of death, agony, and abandonment.Īt the time of the incarnation, Jesus became fully man in addition to being fully God. Pain, agony, and abandonment would have pierced through Jesus’ heart and mind.Īnyone would feel forsaken as they hung on the cross with no help in sight. The Lord also could have said this because He did feel forsaken as He hung on the cross. It is best to conclude that Jesus says He was forsaken by the Father because it fulfilled the Psalm 22:1 prophecy. The Lord took on all of the sins of the world and died the gruesome death on the cross. ![]() Jesus knew what He was doing as He died on the cross, yet we can only imagine the pain He would have felt on the cross. From the Lord’s perspective, He would have felt forsaken by His disciples and by the Father. Jesus would have been in pain and in anguish when He spoke these words. Psalm 22:1 says, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?”įrom these passages of Scripture, we are told that Jesus was asking the Father why He had forsaken Him. Jesus said, “Eloi Eloi Lama Sabachthani” on the cross in fulfillment of Psalm 22. While He was on the cross, He cried out, “Eloi Eloi Lama Sabachthani,” which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ( Matthew 27:46). Despite the pain and agony of the cross, Jesus chose to die for the sins of the world because He loves us. Jesus’ death by crucifixion was the worst death that anybody would have to endure. Why would Jesus say He was forsaken by God? 1. Upon first glance, it can be confusing as to why Jesus would say these words. As Jesus was on the cross, around three o’clock, He cried, “Eloi Eloi Lama Sabachthani,” which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” ( Matthew 27:46). ![]()
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