Jesus keep me near the cross is it unscriptural
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When Jesus cried out the first verse of this Psalm, he was also calling out his dependence upon God and his gratitude for the benevolence of God ( Psalm 22:3-5, 9-11, 19-31). Laments are notable in that not only do they describe an unbearable situation in which the author finds himself, they also declare a universal dependence upon the Lord and gratitude is offered for the grace of God.
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Psalm 22, though a Messianic Psalm, is also classified as a lament (another category of Psalm). How amazing is it that across the approximately 1,000 years difference between King David’s vision-recorded in Psalm 22-and the recorded actions of the death of Jesus, should be so similar?īut wait, there’s more. Matthew 27:35 tells us that Jesus’ garments were divided up and the new owners were decided by casting lots. Psalm 22:18 states that the clothing of the author was divided up and the oppressors were “casting lots” (a game of chance) for the possession of it. Matthew 27:35-44 and Mark 15:29-32 both say that the people mocking Jesus claimed that if God loved him so much, then God should save him in that moment. In Psalm 22:6-8, it says that David’s enemies are mocking him, specifically because he trusts in the Lord that the Lord would rescue him. We can examine it and find tie-ins to the crucifixion narrative. Jesus only shares the first verse of the Psalm, but because of the scriptural literacy of Jesus’ day, most people would have assumed he was referring to the entire Psalm. This Psalm is held to be a messianic psalm and one where the author (King David) appears to be sharing in some vision of what will happen to the Lord’s Messiah.
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When Jesus cries out this phrase, it is a reference to Psalm 22. It was necessary for the fullness of God’s love for humanity to be realized and it tells us how much God values us. Why would God do that to his own son? As it is something that we would not do to our own children, it is odd that the source of all love would turn away from his own son, yet this is exactly what has happened in this moment. The English Standard Version of the Bible relates it like this: “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’įorsake means to turn away from or withdraw from. The phrase is found in both Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34.