Matthew 27:45

+ 27:45. MP: God will cause the sky to be darkened in the mid-day. Possible illusion to “The day of Yahweh” and the 70th week of Daniel. Roman Historian Thallus cites Roman Historian Phlegon record that in the time of Tiberius Caesar, at full moon (middle of the Hebrew month), there was a full eclipse of the sun from the sixth hour to the ninth hour. (Amos 8:9) Note: The Hebrew Calendar counts twelve hours from sunrise to sunset. This makes the sixth hour about noon, and the ninth hour near three in the afternoon. Skeptic: An eclipse cannot happen during a full moon. Answer: Scientificly that is correct, and historically this was recorded, so it has to be a miracle or nothing. Note: We do not have evidence to denounce the cited Historians as their books no longer exist. Now from noon until three o'clock there was darkness over all the land.

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In The King James Version

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

In Context

44The robbers also who were placed on execution-stakes with him cast on him the same reproach.

46About three o'clock in the afternoon, + 27:46. MP: When Yeshua quotes the first line, this is traditional Jewish method of making reference to the entire passage, by quoting the first few lines. Because people memorized the Bible back then, the entire passage and context was brought to memory. This is probably why the Rabbis said that Yeshua is calling to Elijah (misdirection) and not quoting (Ps 22:1), because the entire Psalm speaks of this moment. They could see Yeshua's intention for people to compare the Psalm with his current execution. (Ps 22:1 (context all ch 22)) Yeshua [Salvation] cried with a loud voice, saying, + 27:46. MP: Messiah will cry out to God, “My God! My God! Why have you abandoned me? Why so far from helping me, so far from my anguished cries?” (Ps 22:1a) “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “·My God, my God, why have you forsaken me·?” + 27:46. Quoted from Ps 22:1. In this time period of Judaism, when the first verse in a section is referenced, this refers to the entire chapter. Therefore the entire chapter of Ps 22 is referrenced.

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Cross References

Isaiah 50:3I clothe the heavens with blackness, 2 and I make sackcloth their covering.” + 50:3. Quoted in Rev 6:12 1

Mark 15:25It was nine in the morning when they nailed him to the stake.

Luke 23:44It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three o'clock in the afternoon.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 27:34-50

The Crucifixion. 33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. 36 And sitting down they watched him there; 37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS… Read the whole commentary →

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