Cries from the Cross My God, My God. Why Have You Forsaken Me? Why did God forsake Jesus when He was on the cross?

Why has the Holy Spirit preserve Jesus cry in the original language ‘Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani?

How did Jesus make this statement and why?

Apart from Jesus Christ, name another person(s) that God has ever forsaken? 2 Corinthians 5:21 Matthew 27:45-49 Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing Luke 23:33-34 Words expected, Jesus taught forgiveness and came to bring forgiveness, –no surprise

Truly I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.” Luke 23:42-43 Words expected, Jesus came that we might have forgiveness, and one day go to heaven, - no surprise

Woman, behold, your son!  “Behold, your mother! John 19:26-27 Words expected, Jesus fully obeyed the Law, the fifth commandment, honour your father and mother, Jesus obeyed it in life and death - no surprise

Eli, Eli, lema sabaktanei?” “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Matthew 27:46 Words not expected, a surprise Words introduce wonders Three Wonders The Darkness around the cross The Loneliness of the Saviour on the cross The Blindness of the people before the cross The Darkness around the cross

Now from the sixth hour darkness fell upon all the land until the ninth hour. Matthew 27:45(NASB)

What kind of darkness was it? Supernatural darkness from God Why was there darkness as Jesus hung between heaven and earth? Sympathy from creation

Well might the sun in darkness hide And shut its glories in When Christ, the mighty maker, died For man the creatures sin

When the first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve sinned, it affected all creation Genesis 3:14-18 Adam’s sin Affected all Creation -Genesis 3 Toil, sweat, struggle with thorns, pain, suffering Death The wages of sin is death -Romans 6:23 Through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all mankind –Rm 5:12 Creation is suffering, sin and death are reigning in the world -Rm 5:14-21 Creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now -Rm 8:22 In Adam all die -1 Corinthians 15:22

Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross brought redemption To mock Jesus, soldiers put crown of thorns on his head Crown show Jesus was bearing creation’s pain as well as man’s sins Creation shall be delivered from bondage and travail one day There will be no more disease, disaster and death Solemn atmosphere of God’s judgment on sin

Most solemn moment in the history of the world The Just One died for the unjust, innocent Lamb of God shed his blood for guilty sinners In Egypt, ninth plague Thick Darkness, before the final judgement, killing of the first born In Egypt, ninth plague Passover -when the lamb was slain to protect the first born of Israel

Three hours of darkness before the lamb of God died God was announcing “this is an hour of solemn judgement” Jesus said “Now in the judgement of this world; now the ruler of this world shall be cast out (John 12:31)

Solemn because Jesus was bearing the sins of the world Jesus defeated Satan, the prince of this world God put a curtain around the Cross

Historical Example -Annual day of Jewish atonement -Leviticus 16 Only time the high priest went into the Holy of Holies The high priest went alone Brought the blood of the sacrifice, sprinkled it on the mercy seat and before the ark of the covenant Only God saw it

Three hours darkness showed secrecy around on the cross Jesus was completing an eternal transaction with the Father, the work of salvation -John 17:4 Jesus alone could do it and Jesus went alone Only God saw it After three hours of darkness and silence, Jesus cried with a loud voice “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me” -Matthew 27:46 Jesus was sinless, yet He was made sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him -2 Corinthians 5:21