1) The document discusses Jesus' fourth statement on the cross "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" referencing Psalm 22. 2) It notes several prophesies from Psalm 22 that correspond to details of Jesus' crucifixion, such as being surrounded by enemies, having his garments divided and lots cast for them, and his bones being out of joint. 3) It suggests that the precise fulfillment of prophecies written hundreds of years before indicates that God cares about the details of salvation and we can fully trust in his word.

1. CrossThe
Necessity, Beauty Glory&
Week 5

2. Mark 15:33-38

3. Review

4. The Cross
Week 1 - The Agony of the Cross
The physical, mental and emotional
state Jesus was in, as he endured the
events leading up to the cross

5. The Cross
Week 2 - The Glory of the Cross
Jesus’ first statement on the cross,
“Father, Forgive them for they know not
what they do.”

6. The Cross
Week 3 - The Promise of the Cross
Jesus’ second statement on the cross,
“Assuredly, I say to you, today, you will
be with me in paradise.”

7. The Cross
Week 4 - The Responsibility of the Cross
Jesus’ third statement on the cross,
“Woman, behold your son. Son, behold
your mother.”

8. The Cross
Week 5 - The Weight of the Cross
Jesus’ fourth statement on the cross,
“My God, My God, why have you
forsaken me?”

9. 9am - 12pm 12m - 3pm
Father, Forgive them…
Assuredly, I say to you…
Woman, behold your son…
My God, My God…
I thirst… It is finished!
Into your hands…

10. 9am - 12pm 3pm
Father, Forgive them…
Assuredly, I say to you…
Woman, behold your son…
My God, My God…
I thirst… It is finished!
Into your hands…

11. Mark 15:33-39

12. Now when the sixth hour had come,
there was darkness over the whole land
until the ninth hour.
Mark 15:3312:00pm-3:00pm

13. What is going on
here?

14. “In the fourth year of the 202nd
Olympiad (A.D. 33) there was ‘the
greatest eclipse of the sun’
Phlegon, Greek historian, in his
chronology (AD 137)

15. and that it became night in the sixth
hour of the day (noon) so that stars
even appeared in the heavens.
Phlegon, Greek historian, in his
chronology (AD 137)

16. There was a great earthquake in
Bithynia, and many things were
overturned in Nicaea.”
Phlegon, Greek historian, in his
chronology (AD 137)

17. This is a physical manifestation of a
spiritual reality:
darkness

18. The Earth goes
dark when it is
supposed to be
light
Physical
darkness
Spiritual
darkness
The holy one is
forsaken when He
has done nothing
wrong

19. The full weight and punishment of sin is
placed on Jesus

20. This means that
for the first time in eternity
there is separation
between God the Father
and God the Son

21. This is
the true weight of sin:
Broken Fellowship with God

22. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out
with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi,
lama sabachthani?” which is translated,
“My God, My God, why have You
forsaken Me?”
Mark 15:343:00pm

23. Statement #1: Prayer
Statement #2: Promise
Statement #3: Proclamation
Statement #4: Cry of
Anguish

24. This is the first time
Jesus does not refer
to God as “Father”.
Mark 15:34
This is the first time
that they have a
severed relationship
“My God, My God
why have You
forsaken me?”

25. “My God, My God
why have You
forsaken me?”
forsaken:
abandoned or
deserted
Mark 15:33
Doesn’t say:
“Why have I been
forsaken?”

26. “My God, My God
why have You
forsaken me?”
Jesus has been
forsaken because
He has become sin.
Mark 15:33

27. For He made Him who knew no sin to
be sin for us, that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him.
2 Corinthians 5:21

28. “My God, My God
why have You
forsaken me?”
Mark 15:33
Notice what Jesus
does NOT cry out at
this dark moment…

29. “My God, My God
why have You
forsaken me?”
Mark 15:33
“My God, My God,
why did you let them
do this to me?

30. “My God, My God
why have You
forsaken me?”
Mark 15:33
This cry is:
1. Toward God
2. Relational not
Circumstantial

31. Psalm 22

32. Bible Timeline
1360 BC 33 ad

33. Judges
309 Years (1360-1051 BC)
Gideon, Samson, Delilah

34. Israel (United)
120 Years (1051-931 BC)
Saul, David, Solomon

35. Israel (Divided and Dispersed)
319 Years (931-612 BC)

36. 208 Years 110 Years

37. 345 Years
47 Years

38. Israel (Divided and Dispersed)
319 Years (931-612 BC)

39. Persian Empire
207 Years (539-332 BC)
(Ezra, Nehemiah, Return to Israel)

40. Pre-Rome & Roman Empire (Up to Christ)
361 Years (Beginning 331 BC to AD 29)

41. Christ’s Public Ministry
3 Years (AD 29 - AD 33)

42. 3 Years (AD
29 - AD 33)

43. Christ’s Public Ministry
3 Years (AD 29 - AD 33)

44. Psalm 22
950-960 BC
AD 33
983 Years

45. How likely is it that David knew
details of the crucifixion of
Jesus?

46. Psalm 22

47. Psalm 22:1
This moment is the
fulfillment of
Psalm 22!
“My God, My God why
have You forsaken me?”
Why are you so far
from helping me, and
from the words of my
groaning?”

48. Psalm 22:2
O My God, I cry in the
daytime, but You do
not hear;
And in the night
season, and am not
silent.

49. Psalm 22:2
O My God, I cry in the
daytime, but You do
not hear;
And in the night
season, and am not
silent.
This specific cry is
made during the
daytime, but when
it is dark.

50. Psalm 22:6
But I am a worm, and
no man;
A reproach of men, and
despised by the people.

51. Psalm 22:6
But I am a worm, and
no man;
A reproach of men, and
despised by the people.
He is despised and
rejected by men,
a Man of sorrows
and acquainted
with grief.
Isaiah 53:3

52. Psalm 22
David Isaiah
290 Years
703 Years
AD 33

53. Psalm 22:6
But I am a worm, and
no man;
A reproach of men, and
despised by the people.
He is despised and
rejected by men,
a Man of sorrows
and acquainted
with grief.
Isaiah 53:3

54. Psalm 22:7
All those who see Me
ridicule Me;
They shoot out the lip,
they shake the head,
saying…
The rulers sneered…
The soldiers mocked
him…
Luke 23:36

55. Psalm 22:8
“He trusted in the
LORD, let Him rescue
Him;
Let Him deliver Him,
since He delights in
Him!”

56. Psalm 22:8
“He trusted in the
LORD, let Him rescue
Him;
Let Him deliver Him,
since He delights in
Him!”
Likewise the chief
priests also, mocking
with the scribes and
elders, said…
Matthew 27:41

57. Psalm 22:8
“He trusted in the
LORD, let Him rescue
Him;
Let Him deliver Him,
since He delights in
Him!”
“He saved others,
Himself He cannot save.
If He is the King of Israel,
let Him now come down
from the cross, and we
will believe Him.”
Matthew 27:42

58. Psalm 22:14
I am poured out like
water,
And all My bones are out
of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted within Me.
Poured out = “dying”
Crucifixion

59. Psalm 22:14
Pericardium
Small sac around the heart
Myocardial Contusion
Damage to the heart
muscle that causes blood
and fluid loss
I am poured out like
water,
And all My bones are out
of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted within Me.

60. Psalm 22:14
Pericardial Effusion
Sac filled with blood and
fluid and breaks open
Intense Fluid Loss
Causes this mixture to be
thick and wax-like
I am poured out like
water,
And all My bones are out
of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted within Me.

61. Psalm 22:14
“But one of the
soldiers pierced His
side with a spear, and
immediately blood
and water came out.”
John 19:34
I am poured out like
water,
And all My bones are out
of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted within Me.

62. Psalm 22:15
My strength is dried up
like a potsherd,
And My tongue clings to
My jaws;
You have brought Me to
the dust of death.
Utterly spent, dying
Massive Blood Loss
causes intense thirst from
lack of fluids, causing a
severely dry mouth

63. Psalm 22:16
For dogs have surrounded
Me
The congregation of the
wicked has enclosed Me.
They pierced My hands
and My feet;
Crucifixion
was not even invented
until the Persian empire

64. Psalm 22
David Persia
500+ Years

65. Psalm 22:17
I can count all My bones.
They look and stare at Me.
Sabbath Laws
did not permit victims to
be on the cross during
Sabbath.
Soldiers crushed the
shinbone to speed up
death.

66. Psalm 22:17
I can count all My bones.
They look and stare at Me.
Then the soldiers came
and broke the legs of
the first and of the
other who was
crucified with Him.
John 19:32

67. Psalm 22:17
I can count all My bones.
They look and stare at Me.
But when they came
to Jesus and saw that
He was already dead,
they did not break
His legs.
John 19:33

68. Psalm 22:18
They divide My garments
among them,
And for My clothing they
cast lots.
And when they
crucified Him, they
divided His garments,
casting lots for them to
determine what every
man should take.
Mark 15:24

69. How Likely is it that David knew
details of the crucifixion of
Jesus?

70. Situational Details:
Happens in the day, yet
it is in darkness
Amidst a spirit of
ridicule
Medical Details:
Poured out to death
Heart like wax
Bones out of joint,
but not broken
Jesus’ specific
forsaken cry

71. Surrounded by enemies
Divided garments and cast lots for them
Pierced hands and feet
Ridicule specifically
concerning “worthless”
trust in God
Dry mouth and tongue
Situational Details: Medical Details:

72. For He made Him who knew no sin to
be sin for us, that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him.
2 Corinthians 5:21

73. Does God care about the details?
Can we trust him?
Can we trust in His Word?