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1 | GOD TURNED HIS BACK ON JESUS WHEN JESUS | Bible general Archive 2 | Aixen7z4 | 94757 | ||
I suppose we are willing to think that God did forsake Jesus on the cross because we know he was taking our place and we know that that is what we deserved. He had to suffer, not only in his soul (Mt 26:38) but also in his body (Mt 27:35) and in his spirit. He had to die, and spiritual death means separation from God (Ephesians 2). Clearly, if God the Father turned his back on Jesus, it was only for a moment. He would soon receive him into glory. A friend of mine believes Psalm 24:7ff was sung for him in Heaven when he returned. I do not know. One other thought. I wonder if Jesus was uttering the phrase of the forsaken from Psalm 22 in order to show the hearers that he was fulfilling the prophecy. It may be that it was the prophet who had uttered that phrase because he knew that Christ would use it. Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had shown to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to die on a cross, he had uttered it. In any case, God did not send any angels to protect him. He did not strike his attackers dead. He stood by, so to speak, while they crucified him, in our place. It must have seemed that God had not only forsaken him but that God himself had turned on him, to punish him for our sins. |
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2 | GOD TURNED HIS BACK ON JESUS WHEN JESUS | Bible general Archive 2 | EdB | 94765 | ||
Aixen7z4 You said, "In any case, God did not send any angels to protect him. He did not strike his attackers dead. He stood by, so to speak, while they crucified him, in our place. It must have seemed that God had not only forsaken him but that God himself had turned on him, to punish him for our sins." Your absolutely right and understand that Jesus knew this was going to happen since creation, since Jesus is the Word and Word explained the crucifixion in Psalms 22 Jesus always had that knowledge. Also remember the Human Jesus understood and knew since the time he was able to read Psalm 22 and the prophet Isaiah. In fact Jesus demonstrated this knowledge at the age of 12 when he amazed the teachers with His knowledge and understanding of scripture. Nothing of the crucifixion surprised Jesus He knew exactly what and how it was going to turn out. In fact since God is not limited by time Jesus while in heaven saw himself on the cross both before he step through the womb of a virgin to live among us on earth and now in eternity past. To think Jesus announced in surprise that Why did you forsake me limited Jesus’ deity for neither he nor God were surprised by the events of the day. EdB |
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3 | GOD TURNED HIS BACK ON JESUS WHEN JESUS | Bible general Archive 2 | Aixen7z4 | 94773 | ||
Yes. That's right. It seems that his "Why ..." did not require an answer, but expressed the depths of his suffering and the mystery of it all, to us. Let us hope that many who read of it here appreciate it, in some measure reflecting what he felt. | ||||||