The Cross in the Old Testament - He Will be Mocked and Tortured

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Introduction:

The Cross in Psalm (Psalm 22):

1. What is the prophecy of the messiah's suffering?
   • The messiah will be...
     1. Mocked and Humiliated
     2. Pierced
     3. Forsaken
2. How did Jesus fulfill this prophecy on the cross?
   • On the cross, Jesus was...
     1. Mocked and Humiliated

        Matthew 27:35 - And when they had crucified him, they divided his garments among them by casting lots.

        Psalm 22:7-8 - All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads; "He trusts in the LORD; let him jdeliver him; let him rescue him, for he kdelights in him!"

        Matthew 27:39-44 - And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross." So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, "He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'" And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

     2. Pierced
     3. Forsaken
3. What does this prophecy mean for us?
   1. We no longer need to Feel Hopeless

      Psalm 22:14-15 - I am spoured out like water, and all my bones are tout of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted within my breast; my strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death.

      Psalm 22:3-4 - Yet you are holy, enthroned on athe praises of Israel. In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them.

      Psalm 22:21 - Save me from the mouth of the lion! You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen!

   2. We no longer need to Fear Rejection

      John 6:37 - All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.

      Ephesians 3:18-20 - ...may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us...

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Small Group Discussion
Read Psalm 22

1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

2. What causes you to feel hopeless at times? How can you fight against this feeling with the Word of God?

3. Do you ever wrestle with truly believing that God loves you? Why or why not?

Breakout
Pray for one another.