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#72 - Joby Martin // Why Did Jesus Quote a Psalm While Dying?
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Joby Martin
Welcome to the Daily Blade. The word of God is described as the sword of the spirit, the primary spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil. Your hosts are Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson, and they stand ready to equip men for the fight. Let's sharpen up.
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Kyle Thompson
All right. Welcome to day four. We're going to cover two of the last seven sayings of Christ on the cross. The first one is John, chapter 19, verse 28. The Bible says, And after this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said to fulfill the scripture, I thirst. A jar full of sour wine stood there. So they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. Now, I don't have time to fully explain this because we got a lot to cover today, but one of the things that we see here is that Jesus was fully God, but he was also fully man. That the king of kings and the Lord of lords got thirsty. And so he said, I thirst to fulfill the scripture. Now I want to jump to Matthew chapter 27 to cover the next thing that he said in Matthew, chapter 27, beginning in verse 45. The Bible says this. Now, from the sixth hour, there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice saying, this is Aramaic, Eloi, Eloi lamash avaktani, which is my God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Now, for the longest time, I used to think, well, that's a bum deal. If God ever needed to put his eyes on Jesus, this would be the moment. And for sure, God is punishing Jesus for the sin of the world. There is no doubt about it. But essentially what is happening here is there is a rabbinical tradition called a remez, and it was a way to teach people. Everybody here would have had the psalms memorized. And what Jesus is doing is quoting the first verse of Psalm 22 so that when the mind of the people heard, my God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Then the rest of the lyrics of that psalm or song will begin to play through their mind. And what's happening is. Psalm 22 is a messianic prophecy about what was happening right now. I wish I had time to unpack it, but I'm going to read it for you. And as I read through Psalm 22, you will see the places where the prophecy is coming true while Christ is on the cross. Psalm 22 says, My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why Are you so far from saving me from the words of my groaning? Oh, my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest. Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. In you our fathers trusted. They trusted you, delivered them to you they cried and were rescued. In you they trusted and were not put to shame. But I am a worm and not a man. Scorned by mankind and despised by people. All who see me mock me. This is happening in this very moment that Jesus is being mocked. They make mouths at me. They wag their heads, quote. He trusts in the Lord, Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, for he delights in him. The thief on the cross said, save yourself and save us with you, that some of the soldiers rail out at Jesus. If you are who you say you are, then why don't you call down warriors to save you? This is happening word for word. Verse 9. Yet you are he who took me from the womb. You made me trust you at my mother's breast. This is only true of Jesus. He's the only one that had a relationship with God from birth on you was I cast. From my birth and from my mother's womb you have been my God. Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is none to help. Many bulls encompass me. A bull was one of the like mascots of Rome. Many bulls encompass me. Strong bulls of Bashan surround me. They open wide their mouths at me like ravening and roaring lion. A lion was a picture of the Caesar of Rome. I am poured out like water and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax and it is melted within my breast. The only way this would happen is we know that Jesus heart is going to be pierced with a spear and blood and water flow from his heart. My strength is dried up like a potsherd and my tongue sticks to my jaw. What if in that very moment Jesus pushes up and says, I thirst. You lay me in the dust of death, for dogs encompass me. A company of evildoers encircle me. They have pierced my hands and feet. You see, crucifixion won't be invented for another 300 years. And Psalm 22 was written a thousand years before Jesus was ever crucified. They have pierced my hands and feet. I can count all my bones. They stare and gloat over me. They divide my garments among them, and for my clothing they cast lots that was happening that day. But you, O Lord, do not be far off, O you My help. Come quickly to my aid. Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life, from the power of the dog. Save me from the mouth of the lion. You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen. I will tell of your name to my brothers. Well, how are you going to tell anything if you die on the cross? The reason is because three days later he's going to be resurrected from the grave. I will tell of your name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation. I will praise you, you who fear the Lord. Praise him, all you offspring of Jacob. Glorify him and stand in awe of him, all of you offspring of Israel. For he was not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted. And he has not hidden his face from him, but has heard when he cried to him. From you comes my praise in the great congregation. My vows I will perform before those who fear him. The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied. Those who seek him shall praise the Lord. May your hearts live forever. How are you going to live forever? By putting your faith in the resurrected Christ. All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord and all the families of the nations. How? Because Jesus said, go into all the nations and preach the Gospel. All the families of the nations shall worship before you. For kingship belongs to the Lord. He rules over the nations. All the prosperous of the earth shall eat and worship before him shall bow. And all who go down to dust, even the one who could not keep himself alive, posterity shall serve him. It shall be told of the Lord to the coming generations. They shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn. Daily Blade listeners, this is us and here's what we proclaim. That he has done it. Or literally, it is finished. Listen. Crucifixion did not happen to Jesus. It was prophesied a thousand years before and Jesus was fulfilling his call to do what His Father told Him to do. Amen.
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Joby Martin
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