Psalm 22: Suffering and Victory

I) What is the purpose of the book of Psalms?

A) Psalms are a prayer and songbook of __________ and Israel.


B) Psalms can be a prayerbook and songbook for us ___________.


C) Psalms are the prayer book and songbook of ____________.


D) Psalms _____________ about Jesus.




II) How does Psalm 22 prophesy about Jesus's death on the cross?

A) It speaks of his time in ________ (God had forsaken him.).

1) Christ had to die for our sins because God is ________.

2) Christ’s motivation was to ____________ God’s people.


B) This psalm prophesied that others would ____________ Jesus.


C) This was all part of God’s ____________.


D) Psalm 22 predicts Christ’s pain and suffering on the cross.

1) It is a vivid description of ________________.

2) It hints at Jesus’s ______________.

3) It speaks of soldiers dividing Christ’s _____________.

4) It acknowledges Jesus’s ________.




III) How does it speak to Christ's defeat of sin and death?

A) It contains a declaration of trust that God will bring _________________.


B) The author _______________ Psalm 22:22’s praise to the work of Christ.


C) The end of Psalm 22 speaks of Christ’s _____________ reign.




IV) How does Psalm 22 relate to us today?

A) It reminds us we are not ____________ in our suffering.


B) It reminds us that Christ died and suffered God’s _________ for us.


C) We should praise him and _________ for the day he comes back again.