My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Questions for Study 11
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I. I Am A Worm and Not a Man (22:1-11)
1. What was David's problem? (1-2) Why was God's inaction and silence so hard for David, a man of strong conviction and faith in the Holy One? (3-5)
2. How is Jesus' soul revealed as he was crucified in verses 6 through 8?
3. What is remembered in persecution? (9-11) How does God making us trust in him reveal his heart's desire? What is prophesied about Jesus' followers, disciples, and apostles in verse 11?
II. I Can Count All My Bones (22:12-21)
4. Who were the bulls during Jesus' trials? Who were the lions who tore him open?
5. Discover all the places that verses 14 through 18 werer fulfilled in Jesus' agony? Which of the authors of the gospel repeat verse 18?
6. When did Jesus pray verses 20 and 21 while being crucified? (Luke 23:46)
III. A People Yet Unborn Will Proclaim His Righteousness (22:22-31)
7. What is fear of the LORD? What is praise? What is honor? What is reverence?
8. Who is the afflicted one in verses 24-25? Who did not despise him though he called out at the beginning, "My God why have you forsaken me?" Did he?
9. What poor is referred to in verse 26? How will they be satisfied?
10. What world even will take place? Will anyone in any status of societies be excluded? How do we know that this psalm is prophecy and not solely about what was accomplished in David's past?
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