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The Passion in Prophecy
The message of Psalm 22.
by Dr. David R. Reagan
"We have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place" (2 Peter 1:19)
There are many reasons to study Bible prophecy. One of the most important is that it validates Jesus as God in the flesh.
There are over 300 prophecies concerning the First Coming of the Messiah in the Hebrew Scriptures. One hundred and eight of these are separate and distinct. The odds of only seven being fulfilled accidentally in the life of one person are 1 in 1017 or one in one hundred quadrillion. All 108 — not just 7 — were fulfilled in the life of Jesus.
Bible prophecy also helps us to better understand Jesus — to understand who He was and what He did.
One of the most remarkable prophecies about the Messiah is contained in Psalm 22. This psalm was written by David ben Jesse one thousand years before the birth of Jesus (see the superscription of Psalm 22).
A Cry of Desperation
1 My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?
Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning.

2 O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer;
And by night, but I have no rest.
The psalm begins with an agonizing cry of despair. David cries out: "Where are You, God?" He bemoans the fact that although he has been seeking the Lord's help both day and night, all he has received in response is silence...........................continues