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Psalm 22 is one of the most, if not the most, quoted and alluded to psalm in the New Testament. Particularly, Psalm 22 is closely connected with Jesus’ work upon the Cross, especially His exclamation of the first words of the psalm in both Mark and Matthew: About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out …
Continue reading "Seeing Jesus in Psalm 22: finding hope in darkness"
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series, "Songs of the Savior: Psalms for Advent," by exploring Psalm 22. I began by walking through the three sections of the psalm, giving attention to both lament and praise in the Psalm 22. I followed this by looking at the psalm Christologically, with attention to the …
Read Psalm 22 One of the most memorable events of my life was seeing my grandfather, a person I respected greatly, enter into a battle with cancer at the end of his life. While he retained great dignity to the end, his body became worn out and drawn thin. When we see people of strength …
Continue reading "The Suffering Servant: Advent Devotional, Week 2"
This coming weekend at Eastbrook Church we begin a new preaching series entitled "Songs of the Savior: Psalms for Advent." As you can already tell, this series corresponds to the season of Advent, the start of the liturgical year that leads to our celebration of Christ's birth. The Psalms are referred to as the …
Matthew Erickson 