My God, my God, why?

The Word for today:
Psalm 22:22-31


Psalm 23 is the single most famous, most memorized, most beloved poem in all of literature.  But it is even more meaningful when it is placed in its true context--as the middle "panel" of a triptych which spans Psalms 22, 23, and 24.

A triptych is a  display which stretches across three panels.  Here's an example, called "Cross, Shepherd, & Crown" which presents the inter-relationship of Psalms 22, 23, & 24:

We will, over the next couple days, consider these three Psalms as a triptych which displays the past, present, and future of an eternal relationship with Jesus Christ.

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Psalm 22--the cross

Psalm 22 is the holiest ground in scripture.  It is a vivid picture of the day Jesus died.  What is most striking is that it is the only picture of the cross taken from Jesus' point of view:

My God, my God, why?

 I will type no more today.  I leave you with the Lamb of God, in the Holy of Holies.

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