45 Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was
darkness over all the land. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying,
“Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You
forsaken Me?” 47 Some of
those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling
for Elijah!” 48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it
with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink. 49 The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah
will come to save Him.” 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
Commentary
Vs. 45 “Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.”
This darkness then being brought on by God the Father demonstrates that the Lord Jesus Christ is now bearing the punishment for our sins. For three hours then Jesus, and Jesus alone, is not only bearing the punishment of our sins, but also humanities alienation from God the Father that our sin brings. It is then very appropriate that darkness overtakes the whole land while this is occurring.
Vs. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
The finial moments of Jesus being on the cross are now recalled, when in the ninth hour Jesus cries out with a loud voice saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” His Word here then foretold in Psalm 22:1 is His crying out to God as God the Father withdraws from His Son so that He can now bear all our sins unto death on the Cross as the Scripture says must occur. It is the most poignant moment in history when God the Son forsaken by God the Father cries out in a cry that only they as One can fully comprehend.
Vs. 47-50 47 Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” 48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink. 49 The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.” 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
Now in Jesus’ darkest hour some of the people there when they heard that thought Jesus was calling out to Elijah to save Him. There ignorance and spiritual blindness and callousness is hard stomach. And yet that is all they wanted to see, not the suffering Savior dying on the cross for them, but a sign from heaven, in this case a revered prophet, Elijah. Others though seeing that Jesus was dying, now bring Him a sponge soaked in sour wine, hoping that it would sustain Him a little while longer on cross. However, those who want to see if Elijah will come and save Him now rebuke them and tell them to leave Jesus. During it all then not one of then considers Jesus Christ’s suffering and death on the Cross for them and for all. Instead they are only wanting to see either “a sign” from heaven, or the suffering of an innocent Man, the Son of Man increase unto death. The final act though in this sordid world scene will not be by them, but by the Holy Son of God who now yields His mortal spirit to death, something which He foretold that He would do (John 10:17-18).
Commentary
Vs. 45 “Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.”
This darkness then being brought on by God the Father demonstrates that the Lord Jesus Christ is now bearing the punishment for our sins. For three hours then Jesus, and Jesus alone, is not only bearing the punishment of our sins, but also humanities alienation from God the Father that our sin brings. It is then very appropriate that darkness overtakes the whole land while this is occurring.
Vs. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
The finial moments of Jesus being on the cross are now recalled, when in the ninth hour Jesus cries out with a loud voice saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” His Word here then foretold in Psalm 22:1 is His crying out to God as God the Father withdraws from His Son so that He can now bear all our sins unto death on the Cross as the Scripture says must occur. It is the most poignant moment in history when God the Son forsaken by God the Father cries out in a cry that only they as One can fully comprehend.
Vs. 47-50 47 Some of those who stood there, when they heard that, said, “This Man is calling for Elijah!” 48 Immediately one of them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine and put it on a reed, and offered it to Him to drink. 49 The rest said, “Let Him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to save Him.” 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
Now in Jesus’ darkest hour some of the people there when they heard that thought Jesus was calling out to Elijah to save Him. There ignorance and spiritual blindness and callousness is hard stomach. And yet that is all they wanted to see, not the suffering Savior dying on the cross for them, but a sign from heaven, in this case a revered prophet, Elijah. Others though seeing that Jesus was dying, now bring Him a sponge soaked in sour wine, hoping that it would sustain Him a little while longer on cross. However, those who want to see if Elijah will come and save Him now rebuke them and tell them to leave Jesus. During it all then not one of then considers Jesus Christ’s suffering and death on the Cross for them and for all. Instead they are only wanting to see either “a sign” from heaven, or the suffering of an innocent Man, the Son of Man increase unto death. The final act though in this sordid world scene will not be by them, but by the Holy Son of God who now yields His mortal spirit to death, something which He foretold that He would do (John 10:17-18).
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The New King James Version. (1982). Nashville: Thomas Nelson
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