His Final Words: "Why Have You Forsaken Me?"
by David Chadwick
Jesus is the Word. Made flesh. Who dwelled among humanity (John 1:14). His words will go down for all of time as the most significant words ever spoken. They perfectly reflect the divine heart of God for the world.
Here is another example of some of Jesus's final words on the cross. In Matthew 27:46, he said, "My God, my God why have you forsaken me?"
Jesus was quoting from Psalm 22, a Messianic psalm. Many scholars believe that as a rabbi, Jesus may very well have quoted, at least under his breath, the entire psalm. Much of what happened to him on the cross was prophesied…
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