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Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani

Date: Apr. 3, 2021

Passage

Mark 15:33-47

The Death of Jesus

33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” 36 And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” 37 And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. 38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39 And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

40 There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. 41 When he was in Galilee, they followed him and ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.

Jesus Is Buried

42 And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died. And summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. 45 And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph. 46 And Joseph bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.

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Key Verse: Mark 15:34b

34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

1. Forsaken by God (33-41)

From noon, darkness covered the whole land until three in the afternoon. It was a sign of God's mourning or judgment. On the cross, Jesus was bearing our judgment. In his anguish, he cried out, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' Because of our sins, Jesus experienced the horror of God's abandonment. 'God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God' (2 Cor 5:21). As Jesus breathed his last, the curtain of the temple-symbolizing the separation of God and man-was torn in two. God accepted Jesus' sacrifice and opened the way for us to have forgiveness and eternal life. Jesus' separation from God brought us peace with God.

2. Place in the tomb (42-47)

Joseph went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. He wrapped it in linen and placed it in a tomb. Jesus' burial fulfilled Scripture: 'He was assigned a grave with the wicked and with the rich in his death' (Is 53:9). God the Son lowered himself all the way to the tomb, the destiny of sinners. Nevertheless, his burial was necessary for his resurrection.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, thank you so much for your sacrificial death on the cross for sinners like us.

One Word: Salvation through forsaken Jesus

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We Are Your Sheep, Lord

Psalm 79:1-13

Key Verse: 79:13

But we your people, the sheep of your pasture,
will give thanks to you forever;
from generation to generation we will recount your praise.

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