Presented to Swift Current Corps of The
Salvation Army, 20 April 2014 by Rebecca and Sarah-Grace Ramsay; compiled by
Captain Michael Ramsay
Psalm 22:1: My
God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?
Matthew 27:45-46: From noon until three in the afternoon
darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out
in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli lema sabachthani?” (Which means “My God, my God, why
have you forsaken me?”).
Psalm 22:2-3
My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.
Mark 16:19: After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he
was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
Psalm 22:3
Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the one Israel praises.
Matthew 21:4-9: This took place to fulfil what was spoken
through the prophet:
“Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes
to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
The disciples went and
did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and
placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. A very large crowd spread
their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread
them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed
shouted,
“[Save us!] Hosanna to
the Son of David!”
“Blessed is he who
comes in the name of the Lord!”
“[Save us!] Hosanna in
the highest heaven!”
Psalm 22:4-5: In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered
them.
To you they cried out and were saved; in
you they trusted and were not put to shame.
Romans 9:33 and
Isaiah 8:14: As it is written:
“See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes
them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
Psalm 22:6-7: But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the
people All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
Matthew 27:38-44: Two rebels were crucified with him, one on his
right and one on his left. Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking
their heads and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and build it
in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of
God!” In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders
mocked him. “He saved others,” they said, “but he can’t save himself! He’s the
king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in
him. He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I
am the Son of God.’” In the same way the rebels who were crucified with him
also heaped insults on him.
Psalm 22:8-10: “He trusts in the LORD,” they say, “let the LORD rescue him. Let
him deliver him, since he delights in him.” Yet you brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast. From birth I was cast on
you; from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
Matthew 1:20-21: ...an
angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do
not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her
is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him
the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
Psalm 22:11:14a: Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to
help. Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. Roaring lions
that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me. I am poured out like
water, and all my bones are out of joint.
John 19:32-37: The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs
of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the
other. But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did
not break his legs. Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus’ side with a
spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. The man who saw it has given
testimony, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, and he
testifies so that you also may believe. These things happened so that the
scripture would be fulfilled: “Not one of his bones will be broken” and, as
another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.”
Psalm 22:14b-15a: My heart has turned to wax; it has melted within me. My mouth is
dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
John 19:28: Later, knowing that everything had now been
finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
Psalm 22:15b: you lay me in the dust of death.
John 19:41-42: At the place where Jesus was crucified, there
was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.
Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby,
they laid Jesus there.
Psalm 22:16:
Dogs surround me, a pack of villains encircles me; they pierce my hands and my
feet.
John 20:26-28: A week later his disciples were in the house
again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and
stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put
your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side.
Stop doubting and believe.”
Thomas said to him,
“My Lord and my God!”
Psalm 22:17:
All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me.
John 19:18-24: There they crucified him, and with him two
others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.
Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened
to the cross. It read: Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. Many of the
Jews read this sign, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city,
and the sign was written in Aramaic, Latin and Greek. The chief priests of the
Jews protested to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that this
man claimed to be king of the Jews.”
Pilate answered, “What
I have written, I have written.”
When the soldiers
crucified Jesus, they took his clothes, dividing them into four shares, one for
each of them, with the undergarment remaining. This garment was seamless, woven
in one piece from top to bottom.
“Let’s not tear it,” they said to one
another. “Let’s decide by lot who will get it.”
This happened that the
scripture might be fulfilled that said,
Psalm 22:18-21: They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment. But
you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.
Deliver me from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs. Rescue
me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the horns of the wild oxen.
Hebrews 2:12: He says, “I will declare your name to my
brothers and sisters; in the assembly I will sing your praises.”
Psalm 22:22-24: I will declare your name to my people; in the assembly I will
praise you. You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob,
honour him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel! For he has not
despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not
hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help
[God did not forsake
Jesus!] Hebrews 5:7-9: During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he
offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who
could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made
perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him.
Psalm 22:25-26: From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before
those who fear you I will fulfil my vows. The poor will eat and be satisfied;
those who seek the LORD will praise him - may your hearts live forever!
Luke 4:18-19,
Isaiah 58:6 and 61:1-2: “The
Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news
to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery
of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the
Lord’s favour.
Psalm 22:27-28: All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and
all the families of the nations will bow down before him, for dominion belongs
to the LORD and he rules over the nations.
Matthew 28:18-20: Then Jesus came to them and said, “All
authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have
commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Psalm 22:29:
All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust
will kneel before him - those who cannot keep themselves alive.
Romans 14:11: It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the
Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’”
Psalm 22:30:
Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord.
John 19:30: When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is
finished.” With that, he
bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Psalm 22:31:
They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has
done it!
Jesus has done it.
He has provided the
Salvation for the whole world so that whosoever believeth in Him shall not
perish but have everlasting life. Today is the day that we commemorate the most
exciting day in the Christian calendar. Today is the day that we celebrate the
resurrection of Jesus Christ. Today is the day that we recall the women coming
to the empty tomb and experiencing the reality of the Resurrected Christ. Today
is the day that we celebrate Jesus, as the first fruits of all who will be
raised incorruptible. Today is the day we celebrate and today is the day that
we proclaim, Psalm 22:31, His righteousness to a people who - like us - on that
first Easter Sunday so many years ago were yet unborn. Today is the day that we
proclaim how Jesus has provided for the Salvation of the world. He has done it!
He has risen! He has risen indeed.
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