Why did Jesus cry out, “My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)
If He was God, shouldn’t He have known this moment was coming?
The answer is found in both prophecy and substitution.
Jesus was quoting Psalm 22:1, a messianic psalm written centuries earlier. In His agony, He was fulfilling Scripture and pointing to its ultimate fulfillment... Himself.
But more than that, in that moment, He was bearing the full weight of humanity’s sin. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “He became sin for us.” The Father didn’t stop loving the Son, but the Son endured the judgment sin deserves in our place.
Jesus wasn’t confused or caught off guard, He was fully aware and fully surrendered. In that moment, He bore the judgment we deserved so that we would never have to be separated from God for eternity.
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THE BEAT by Allen Parr
Why did Jesus cry out, “My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)
If He was God, shouldn’t He have known this moment was coming?
The answer is found in both prophecy and substitution.
Jesus was quoting Psalm 22:1, a messianic psalm written centuries earlier. In His agony, He was fulfilling Scripture and pointing to its ultimate fulfillment... Himself.
But more than that, in that moment, He was bearing the full weight of humanity’s sin. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “He became sin for us.” The Father didn’t stop loving the Son, but the Son endured the judgment sin deserves in our place.
Jesus wasn’t confused or caught off guard, He was fully aware and fully surrendered. In that moment, He bore the judgment we deserved so that we would never have to be separated from God for eternity.
If you've been wanting to grow deeper in your faith and learn more about God from a deep theological standpoint, all of our bible courses taught at a seminary level are 50% off today and tomorrow.
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