Matthew 27:46
At about three o'clock Jesus gave a loud cry: "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" That means, "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?"
Treated in 20 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Corn of Wheat Dying to Bring Forth Fruit cites Matthew 27:46
…the suffering of the cross, and cried out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46, ESV), He could not save us. Though He was never without the Father or the Spirit, there…
- Faithful With Little ·
The Riches of Christ cites Matthew 27:46
…dignity and finally His life. He cried out, “My God, My God, why have You abandoned Me?” (Matthew 27:46). He became as poor as it is possible to become. So that we might become rich Why? “For…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Sheep Before the Shearers cites Matthew 27:46
…and crushed him, yet there was no rebellion. “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46, ESV) was a cry of astonished sorrow, not a complaint. It showed true humanity in…
- The Key Teachings of Julia A. J. Foote ·
Help in the Fires cites MATTHEW 27:46
…to assume that every darkness is our fault. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? MATTHEW 27:46 She came through it all, as she put it, with the Bible as her chart and compass, and said…
- Unspoken Sermons ·
The Eloi cites Matthew xxvii. 46
“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” — St Matthew xxvii. 46. I do not know that I should dare to approach this, of all utterances into which human…
- How to Bring Men to Christ ·
Dealing with the Indifferent or Careless cites Matt. xxvii. 46
…the tree, and hold him to it until he says, “My sins.” 1 Peter i. 18‒19; Luke xxii. 44; Matt. xxvii. 46, are useful as bringing out in detail what Christ has suffered for us. There is still…
- The Key Teachings of George MacDonald ·
The Cry from the Cross cites MATTHEW 27:46
…Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? MATTHEW 27:46 MacDonald approached the cry of desolation from the cross with reverence. His sermon on…
- All Things for Good ·
The worst things work for good to the godly cites Matt. xxvii. 46
…of deadly poison, which made Him cry out, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matt. xxvii. 46). None can so appreciate Christ’s sufferings, none can be so fired with love to Christ…
- The Key Teachings of Derek Prince ·
The Divine Exchange cites MATTHEW 27:46
…Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? MATTHEW 27:46 That cry, he taught, is the measure of what was exchanged. Jesus was rejected by the…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Twenty Years in Chains cites Matthew 27:46
…why God seems absent. Jesus Himself cried, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46, ASV), quoting Psalm 22. Christian endurance is not stoicism. It is continuing to belong…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
On Asking God Why cites MATTHEW 27:46
…Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? MATTHEW 27:46 But she drew a distinction between two ways of asking. There is the why of a child who…
- Real Questions – Book 1 ·
If God Is Good, Why Did Someone I Love Die? cites Matthew 27:46
…Jesus Himself, on the cross, cried out, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46). You don’t have to tidy up your feelings before you bring them to God. Be honest with…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Loaded Wagon cites Matthew 27:46
…to shine; tenfold darkness covers his soul. “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46). Never was sorrow like his. Shall we treat sin lightly? Shall we toy with what made our…
- The Key Teachings of Catherine Booth ·
A Religion to Die With cites Matthew 27:46
…The Lord Himself cried out on the cross, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Matthew 27:46). The ground of our hope at death is not the quality of our feelings in the last hours…
- The Key Teachings of Martin Luther ·
Anfechtung: The Assaults of the Soul cites MATTHEW 27:46
…Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? MATTHEW 27:46 Practical counsel Luther’s letters to troubled friends are full of practical wisdom. He…
- The Big Story ·
Songs and Wisdom cites Matthew 27:46
…a psalm of lament on the cross, crying out, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46), the opening line of Psalm 22. He went through the valley of the shadow of death for us…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
What If I Feel Lonely? cites Matthew 27:46
…(Mark 14:50). On the cross He cried out, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46). So when you pray in a lonely moment, you aren’t praying to Someone who can’t relate.…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 6: The Greatest Rescue ·
“It Is Finished” cites Matthew 27:46
…only Friday. The promise kept: Jesus’ cry “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matthew 27:46) were the first words of Psalm 22, the same psalm that spoke of His clothes being…
- Holiness ·
Sin cites Matt. xxvii. 46
…agony at Gethsemane, and cry at Golgotha, “My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” (Matt. xxvii. 46.) Nothing, I am convinced, will astonish us so much, when we awake in the resurrection…
- Holiness ·
The Ruler of the Waves cites Matt. xxvii. 46
…the depth of His soul’s pain when He cried, “My God! my God! why hast Thou forsaken me?” (Matt. xxvii. 46.) It is impossible to conceive a Saviour more suited to the wants of man’s heart than our…