VERSE 1 & 2
My GOD, My GOD, why have You
Abandoned me?
I have cried desperately for help
But still it does not come.
During the day I call to You, my GOD,
But You do not answer;
I call at night,
But get no rest.
(The Psalm-22, Verses: 1 & 2)
These Verses are clarifying the following points:-
• Jesus is calling GOD, the Almighty Lord, for help.
• Jesus is not god. He is a man who is appearing here as a worried and helpless person, and whosoever worries or becomes helpless, he can not be held as god or a son of god.
• Jesus is not calling the Holy GOD as father. Nor, he is showing any privilege in terms of the son of god.
• Jesus is beseeching here for help from GOD as a man and a prophet, as the foregoing prophets used to beseech.
• The Creator of Jesus is the Almighty Lord and Jesus is calling the Lord in terms of a creature.
• Only GOD is the Almighty Lord.
• Jesus is in need of help from GOD. He, himself, is not capable to get rid of the situation. So, he is seeking salvation from GOD. And, GOD is his Savior like those of the foregoing prophets.
• Jesus is not the Almighty Lord. Nor he is son of the Almighty Lord as the son always resembles to his father. But here, Jesus is simply a powerless person, not a powerful god or son of god.
“My GOD, My GOD,
why have you abandoned me?”
• GOD is never dominated by anyone or anything. But here, in the prayer, Jesus is dominated by an adverse situation. So he is not god at all.
• GOD has created troubles & problems, through which, GOD enforces creatures to resort to GOD. Likewise is the case of Jesus here. So, he is no more than a weak creature or a man.
• The Verse explains that the will of Jesus and the will of GOD are totally different and separate. The both are not “one” at all.
• Jesus is calling the Lord, day and night, continuously. So, it is quite evident that
“Eli Eli Lema Sabachthani”
Is a long prayer but the Gospels by Matthew & Mark are reporting the only first four words. As such, their report is, definitely, insufficient.
• Whosoever will trust in GOD, the One Alone LORD; he will be definitely, saved as Jesus was saved.
• Whosoever will call the Lord___ considering the Lord as his Savior__ he will never be disappointed as Jesus was not disappointed.
A principle is, naturally evolved through these Verses that whosoever will call the Lord for help, he will be, positively helped. Provided__ he persists on Monotheism (belief in one alone GOD)__ and desists from Polytheism (belief in gods other than GOD). Beware please! ___ to seek help from someone beside the Lord___ is clear-cut polytheism___ which has been vigorously rejected by the Lord in all the Scriptures.
