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The Suffering Servant – Psalm 22

David wrote these words 1,000 years before Jesus was born. This is the most graphic picture of crucifixion in the Bible. The question is: did David actually experience these things or has the Spirit of God given him these things as a prophecy of things to come? I believe it is a prophecy concerning the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and His resurrection from the dead.

He was abandoned by the Lord – vs 1,2

   Why have You forsaken Me? – Mark 15:34  Jesus never asked a question that He didn’t know the answer!

      Because I, Barry Alan Brown, am a sinner!

      Isaiah 53:6 And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all

      Isaiah 53:10 When You make His soul an offering for sin

      Hebrews 9:28 Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many

   What would have happened if God would have helped Him?

      If Jesus hadn’t shed His blood on the cross, I would have no way of salvation.

      Ephesians 2:1 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins

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

   What did He mean by; You do not hear?  

      God heard but did not respond.   

He was anticipating deliverance – vs 3-5

   God is holy, so He always does what is right

   God deserves praise for all He has done

   God is trustworthy to deliver and keep His promises

He was despised by the people – vs 6-8

   Made to feel like a worm, not a man – placed no value on Him

   He was laughed at and mocked

      Matthew 27:39-43 And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, “You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross.” Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said, “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. He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

He was tempted by discouragement – vs 9-11

   He knew the plan and purpose for His coming

      Luke 18:31-33 Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished. For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon. They will scourge Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again.”

   There was none to help Him

      Mark 14:27 All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: I will strike the Shepherd, And the sheep will be scattered.’     Mark 14:50 Then they all forsook Him and fled.

He was surrounded by the wicked – vs 12-18

   They acted like wild animals – violent men without compassion

   They abused His body – enjoyed His pain

   They cast lots for His clothing – Mark 15:24

He was strengthened by faith – vs 19-21

   He prays for companionship, strength and deliverance

   God answers Him – by raising Him from the dead   Acts 2:24,32; 3:15,26; Rom. 4:24; Eph. 1:20

He was filled with praise by the future – vs 22-31     He looks ahead!

   I will declare Your name to My brethren and praise You – Heb. 2:12

   Those who fear Him, He will hear

   Joy, obedience and satisfaction for those who seek Him

   All the nations will turn to the Lord and worship Him – in the millennium kingdom

   For the kingdom is the LORD’s and He rules over the nations

   All people will bow before Him; dead or alive – judgments to come

   God’s story of redemption will never end

   “That He has done this” – “It is finished!”