And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Around 3 PM, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?', which means 'My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?'
Even Jesus felt completely alone in his darkest moment, and that means he gets yours too.
📚 Historical Context
This event occurs during Jesus' crucifixion in Jerusalem around 30-33 AD, as described in the Gospel of Mark, which is one of the earliest accounts of Jesus' life and death. At the ninth hour, roughly 3 PM, Jesus cries out in Aramaic, quoting from Psalm 22, a lament psalm by King David that expressed deep anguish and a sense of divine abandonment in the face of suffering. This moment reflects the cultural and religious context of first-century Jewish expectations of the Messiah, where Old Testament scriptures were seen as prophetic fulfillments.
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