Bible Question:
What do this verse mean? My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? |
Bible Answer: Like most of the posts are reflecting, Jesus took on all the sins of the whole world, all those from the past, present and future. It was probably the first and only time of His existance that he was without His Father. No wonder He prayed so earnestly in the garden "that this cup pass from me." It was NOT something He was looking forward to. I also think maybe it's difficult for a human being to comprehend exactly what Jesus was feeling at this moment because it's quite certain no human being could have ever endured what He endured at that moment. We have no way to understand the true depth of His angony, of His being away from His Father. So this passage might be reflecting that difficulty in this attempt to communicate Jesus' feelings but the language of human beings is totally inadequate for this full meaning. We truly do have much for which we should be thankful, far more than we could ever realize, at least on this side of Heaven. Good question and God bless. |