Matthew 27:47

Some of them who stood there, when they heard it, said, “This man is calling Elijah [My God Yah].”

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In The King James Version

Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.

In Context

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.

48+ 27:48. MP: Messiah will thirst. (See also Ps 69:21a, 69:21b). (Ps 22:15b) Immediately one of them ran, and took a sponge, + 27:48. MP: Messiah will thirst and be given vinegar / sour wine to drink. Vinegar is an acid and constricts the throat. Vinegar was used for digestive medicine or possibly to suffocate or lower the vocalizations of victims. If myrrh was added to the sour wine vinegar, the purpose is to act as a pain duller, easing the victim’s sense of pain. Myrrh then is used like morphine is today. (See also Ps 22:15). (Ps 69:21b) and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink. + 27:48. Quoted from Ps 69:21

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Cross References

Matthew 11:14If you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah [My God Yah] + 11:14 Context: Mal 4:5 (Heb Bible 3:23) with Matt 17:10 whose coming was predicted.

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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