The Spiritual Sufferings of Jesus

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The Spiritual Sufferings of Jesus
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My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Ps.
221)
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The pain of being forsaken by God

• My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far
  from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.
  (Psalm 221)
• O my God, I cry by day, but Thou dost not answer
  and by night, but I have no rest. (Psalm 222)

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• Yet Thou art holy, O Thou who art enthroned upon
  the praises of Israel. (Psalm 223)
• In Thee our fathers trusted They trusted, and
  Thou didst deliver them. To Thee they cried out,
  and were delivered In Thee they trusted, and
  were not disappointed. (Psalm 224-5)

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A perfect fulfillment

• And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a
  loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
  that is, My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken
  Me? (Matthew 2746)

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A perfect fulfillment

• And some of those who were standing there, when
  they heard it, began saying, This man is calling
  for Elijah. And immediately one of them ran, and
  taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine, and
  put it on a reed, and gave Him a drink. But the
  rest of them said, Let us see whether Elijah
  will come to save Him . (Matthew 2747-49)

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The pain of being the object of hatred, ridicule,
and scorn

• But I am a worm, and not a man, a reproach of
  men, and despised by the people. (Psalm 226)
• All who see me sneer at me They separate with
  the lip, they wag the head, saying, Commit
  yourself to the Lord let Him deliver him Let
  Him rescue him, because He delights in him.
  (Psalm 227-8)

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• Yet Thou art He who didst bring me forth from the
  womb Thou didst make me trust when upon my
  mothers breasts. Upon Thee I was cast from
  birth Thou hast been my God from my mothers
  womb. (Psalm 229-10)

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A perfect fulfillment

• And those passing by were hurling abuse at Him,
  wagging their heads, and saying, You who are
  going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in
  three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of
  God, come down from the cross. In the same way
  the chief priests also, along with the scribes
  and elders, were mocking Him, and saying, He
  saved others He cannot save Himself. He is the
  King of Israel let Him now come down from the
  cross, and we shall believe in Him. He trusts in
  God let Him deliver Him now, if He takes
  pleasure in Him for He said, I am the Son of
  God. (Matthew 2739-43)

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The importance of Jesus spiritual sufferings

• Brings us a greater awareness of His sacrifice
  for us
• I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of
  God, to present your bodies a living and holy
  sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your
  spiritual service of worship. (Romans 121)

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The importance of Jesus spiritual sufferings

• Gives us greater assurance of His ability to
  sympathize with our sufferings
• For since He Himself was tempted in that which He
  has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of
  those who are tempted. (Hebrews 218)

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• For we do not have a high priest who cannot
  sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has
  been tempted in all things as we are, yet without
  sin. (Hebrews 415)
• Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from
  the things which He suffered. And having been
  made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him
  the source of eternal salvation, (Hebrews 58-9)

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God had not really forsaken Jesus. He had just
postponed deliverance until after His death!