Christ's Crucifiction was Predicted 1,000 years in Advance

King David ruled Judea and Israel circa 1010 to 970 B.C. (1)  He was a poet and a prophet, inspired by the Holy Spirit to write at least 73 of the 150 Psalms. (2)  The Apostle Peter testified that the Holy Spirit inspired David. (Acts 1:16) (3)

In the 22^nd Psalm, David wrote the last words that Jesus Christ spoke from the cross.  He also gave a vivid and detailed description of the death Jesus would endure to pay the price for our sins; 1,000 years after Psalm 22 was written.

Psalm 22

My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?

All those who see Me ridicule Me;
They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
“He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him;
Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

I am poured out like water,
And all My bones are out of joint;
My heart is like wax;
It has melted within Me.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd,
And My tongue clings to My jaws;
You have brought Me to the dust of death.

For dogs have surrounded Me;
The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me.
They pierced My hands and My feet;
I can count all My bones.
They look and stare at Me.
They divide My garments among them,
And for My clothing they cast lots.

(Psalm 22: 1,7-8,14-18 NKJV) (4)

Imagine pain so severe that one would feel like He could count His bones!  What a Savior we have in Christ our Lord.  He alone is great and worthy to be praised.

(1)  https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/king-david

(2)  Rydelnik, Michael, and Vanlaningham, Michael, et al. The Moody Bible Commentary, The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, 2014.

(3)  Ibid.

(4)  https://biblehub.com/nkjv/psalms/22.htm