Psalm 22

PREACHING AND SWEATING

The British missionaries who led my family to Christ made all the cultural mistakes in the book. I remember as a little boy sitting in the front row, watching this poor man. It was hot as blazes in the summer. Being a proper Britisher, he not only wore a tweed suit but a vest and thick socks. He would stand there sweating and sweating. I remember looking at the poor fellow and saying, "Why doesn't he take his coat off?" But a proper Britisher in those days kept his coat on and toughed it out. He massacred the Spanish language and had strange foreign habits. BUT BECAUSE OF THAT FELLOW, MY FATHER WENT TO HEAVEN. *

¨ Luis Palau, "Go to the Ends of the Earth," Preaching Today, Tape No. 124.

(Psalm 22:27)

PSALM 22

CRUCIFIXION (1‑21). Because he was a prophet (Acts 2:30), David was able to write about the Messiah centuries before He came. Crucifixion was not a Jewish form of capital punishment, yet David described it accurately. As you read, you see Jesus at Calvary: His cry to the Father (v. 1; Matt. 27:46); the period of darkness (v. 2; Matt. 27:45); the ridicule of the people (vv. 6‑8; Matt. 27:39‑44); His thirst and pain (vv. 14‑15; John 19:28); His pierced hands and feet (v. 16; Luke 24:39); and the gambling for His clothes (v. 18; John 19:23‑24). REMEMBER, HE ENDURED ALL OF THESE THINGS FOR YOU.

RESURRECTION (22‑26). The Savior is no longer on the cross but is alive and in the midst of His people, leading them in praise for the mighty victory God has won (Heb. 2:11‑12). THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK IS THE MEMORIAL TO HIS RESURRECTION, AND WE FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE BY MEETING WITH GOD'S PEOPLE AND PRAISING THE LORD. RESURRECTION DAY IS VICTORY DAY!

CORONATION (27‑31). Christ shares the blessings of Calvary with His church (v. 22), with Israel (v. 23), and with the whole world (vv. 27‑3 1). WE MUST GET THE MESSAGE OUT TO EVERY NATION THAT JESUS CHRIST IS SAVIOR AND KING (V. 27): "THE FATHER HAS SENT THE SON AS SAVIOR OF THE WORLD" (1 JOHN 4:14).

Psalms 22 NIV. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? {2} O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, and am not silent. {3} Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One; you are the praise of Israel. {4} In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them. {5} They cried to you and were saved; in you they trusted and were not disappointed. {6} But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. {7} All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads: {8} "He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him." {9} Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you even at my mother's breast. {10} From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother's womb you have been my God. {11} Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. {12} Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. {13} Roaring lions tearing their prey open their mouths wide against me. {14} I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted away within me. {15} My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death. {16} Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet. {17} I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. {18} They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing. {19} But you, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me. {20} Deliver my life from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs. {21} Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save me from the horns of the wild oxen. {22} I will declare your name to my brothers; in the congregation I will praise you. {23} You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel! {24} For he has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help. {25} From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you will I fulfill my vows. {26} The poor will eat and be satisfied; they who seek the LORD will praise him-- may your hearts live forever!

{27} 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, *

{28} for dominion belongs to the LORD and he rules over the nations. {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. {30} Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord. {31} They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn-- for he has done it.