“My God, my God” — the cry for help, heard & answered (biblical data) Brad Jersak

"And about the middle of the afternoon Jesus shouted out in a loud voice, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? --which means, "My God, my God, why did you abandon me?" (Matt. 27:46). I can't think of too many biblical passages that are more important and more misinterpreted than the oft-described "cry of dereliction." So much has been written from so many angles that I'll spare readers another opinion (for today). The modest purpose of this post is simply to gather some of the key biblical data one should take into account when trying to create theologies from a painful scream. Matt. 27:46 is one of Christ's seven sayings from Cross. Traditional...