MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAS THOU FORSAKEN ME?

By R. W. Touchton

We've often heard this verse in Psalms 22:1 and again and again. . . 

Matt 27:46  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? That is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Have you ever read this passage, the entire PSALMS 22?

It is a prophecy of the Messiah’s persecution. The New King James Bible calls the entire chapter: The Suffering, Praise, and Posterity of the Messiah. However, many Christian teachers say that God could not look on sin as Jesus/Yeshua was taking on the sins of the world at the time of the Crucifixion. Why did not the Father look on sin, since this was Their plan from the beginning?

Let's look at the life of Jesus. He never referred to THE LORD (Jehovah) as his God, but "MY FATHER", in spite of the teachings of some teachers. For instance, in John 17:1 (The real Lord’s Prayer)  Jesus said these things; then, lifting his eyes to heaven, he said, Father, the time has now come; give glory to your Son, so that the Son may give glory to you: 

In this chapter, He’s praying to his Father that he has done the work of the Father who sent him into the world (all but making the blood covenant at the next Passover. He is praying also for his disciples (v15) and the people who believe in HIM (Jesus/Yeshua) (v20) by their words (The Bible), as He makes His prayer all-inclusive for God’s people through Jesus/Yeshua.  

(v15)  My prayer is not that you will take them out of the world, but that you will keep them from the Evil One. This prayer is all-inclusive for all the above. Take them not out of the world, but protect them from the Evil One. God has always protected His people from the Evil One, who would destroy God’s people if given the chance.

And in Luke 23:34, the same Christ on the Cross says: "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do."

So Jesus/Yeshua was referencing this prophecy in PSALMS 22, the entire suffering of their Messiah. The New King James Version  of the Bible lists the heading is listed as:

The Suffering, Praise, and Posterity of the Messiah

The Gospels of Matthew & Mark state that at the crucifixion of Jesus' mouth, he quoted the famous Psalms of David as if to say this is that time.  In which case, all Jews would know that this is the time at hand that the prophecy had come to pass, that the creation of redemption before the foundation of the world now rests on the head of Jesus/Yeshua.