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• Shead, Andrew G., (Geoffrey) (1964-)

• 2009-02-02

• Moore Theological College

• Shead reflects on Psalm 22, viewed in light of Jesus' final words on the Cross. The Psalm reflects David's personal suffering and vindication. The picture of God presented in the Psalm is a God who is silent and does not answer. David is caught in conflict with the knowledge of God and the experience of life. As someone who relied upon God, David recognised that his present circumstances did not offer any other alternative aside from trusting God. In the end, God's response vindicates David from his dire situation. Through the writing of the Psalm, David's personal experience becomes the collective experience of the people as they worship and praise God together. Like David in Psalm 22, Jesus echoed the anguish and pain of someone who underwent tremendous suffering. Like David, Jesus understood that trusting God would ultimately prevail. On the cross, Jesus suffered as one of us. In this suffering, we are drawn in fellowship with Jesus, showing us that when God is silent, He is still at work. Like David's vindication, Jesus' resurrection leads us to praise God who redeems.

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