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 . . .  I am a worm and not a man, A reproach of men and despised by the people. All who see me sneer at me; They separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying, <\/em>\u201cCommit yourself<\/em> to the Lord; let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.\u201d  (Psalm 22:6-8, NASB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psalm 22, written by King David, is “A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise.”  It’s prophetic as it foretells the agony that Jesus would feel upon being abandoned by His Father and  His companions, the disciples;  and rejected by the people of Jerusalem.  Indeed, Jesus quoted the psalm’s first line as He hung on the cross, shortly before He died:  “My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?”  (v. 1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was true that Jesus had become “a reproach of men and despised by the people.”  The Sunday prior, He had made His triumphal entry into the city of Jerusalem.  The people shouted “Hosanna!” and covered His path with their cloaks and palm branches.  It was triumphant indeed.  And here, days later, the people wanted Him crucified, the punishment of the most heinous of criminals.  They “sneer[ed] at” Him; “separate[ed] with the lip”; and “wag[ged] the head.”  These were, and are, common insults in the Middle East, and our Lord endured them to accomplish His mission.  In His humanity, His heart was broken. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psalm 22:6-8 image.  Found at https:\/\/slideplayer.com\/slide\/14376399\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As predicted in the psalm, people wondered why God didn’t save Him.  At the foot of the cross, the chief priests and the Temple scribes mocked Him, saying, “He saved others; He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. He trusts in God; let God rescue Him now, if He delights in Him; for He said, \u2018I am the Son of God.\u2019”  (Matthew 27:42-43)  Even “the robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.”  (v. 44)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Christ came to His earth fully God and fully man.\u00a0 In His humanity, He suffered from the abandonment of His Father and the disciples, and rejection by the people.\u00a0 He was brokenhearted.\u00a0 He endured not only the physical pain of torture and crucifixion, but the mental anguish of the rejections.\u00a0 He endured all this punishment and pain willingly, and He did so for me and for you.\u00a0 It was all part of His Father’s plan to save us from our sins.\u00a0 Would you acknowledge Jesus’ sacrifice today?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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