Psalm 22. Irrefutable proof that Jesus was prophesied in the old testament

Verse 1: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

(This was cried out by Jesus on the cross. Because he knew the rest of psalm 22 was about to be fulfilled)


Verse 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.

(This is about the mocking and humiliation he faced at the hands of the Pharisees, those who wanted him dead and the Roman soldiers. See Matthew 27:27-31)


Verse 8: “He trusts in the Lord,” they say, “let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.”

(the Pharisees were making fun of Jesus. See Mark 15:35-36)


Verse 9: Yet you brought me out of the womb; you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast....

(How can an ordinary suckling infant at the breast of its mother "trust" in God? This is about Jesus who was a special child born of a virgin)

Verse 11: Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

(Jesus' pleaded with God to save him in the garden of Gethsemane)

Verse 12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.

(Bulls of Bashan is a reference to Herod of the Herodian dynasty whose founder was appointed as king of Bashan by the Romans. Jesus stood in Herod's court, surrounded by Herod's people)

Verse 13: Roaring lions that tear their prey open their mouths wide against me.

(The cruel Pharisees and/or the Roman executioners)

Verse 15a: My mouth is dried up like a potsherd,

(Jesus was thirsty on the cross. See John 19:28)

Verse 15b: you lay me in the dust of death.

(Jesus' burial + sign of Jonah)

Verse 16: they pierce my hands and my feet.

(The nailing of his hands and feet. Obvious)


Verse 17 All my bones are on display;people stare and gloat over me.

(Jesus hung on the cross for all to see. Perhaps his bones were literally exposed as a result of the whipping. The people mocked him thinking they crucified a false prophet)


verse 18: They divide my clothes among them and cast lots for my garment.

(That's what the Romans did)

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