09/03/2026
The Suffering and Glory of Christ Predicted
Crucifixion prophesied in graphic detail Psalm 22:1-31
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to have a time machine that would take you back to another place and time in history? I’d like to go back to Resurrection Sunday, to a dusty road between Jerusalem and Emmaus. Two men were walking home when the Savior appeared and joined them. They didn't recognize Him and explained their confusion about the events that had happened in Jerusalem.
He replied, "O foolish and slow of heart to believe all the prophets have spoken. Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer those things and enter into His glory?" Then, according to Luke 24, He began with Moses and all the prophets and explained to them concerning Himself.
I'm sure part of His explanation involved David's amazing prediction of the crucifixion and resurrection in Psalm 22. On one level, the Psalm refers to an event in the life of David, perhaps when he was being pursued by King Saul. But there is no situation in David's experience that fits this. It is a clear prophetic prediction of the suffering of Christ. It's remarkable because death by crucifixion was not even known until hundreds of years later than the writing of this Psalm. Plus, so many details in this psalm were fulfilled at the crucifixion some 1,000 years after they were written.
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I. Christ suffered on the cross for our salvation (1-21))
• Three cycles: complaint, followed by confidence
• Specific details of what He suffered
• So how should I respond to the suffering of Christ for me?
II. The glories of Christ's resurrection require that we proclaim God's salvation to everyone (22-31)
▪ Where the resurrection fits the psalm
▪ The statement regarding “my brothers”
▪ The results described in vs. 22ff fit events after the resurrection
Applications:
▪ We must proclaim His death and resurrection to all peoples
▪ We must put the cross at the center of our walk with God
▪ We must never lose sight of the hope of the resurrection
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