John 19:28, “After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now
accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.”
The fifth saying
of Jesus when He was being crucified was, “I thirst”. Albert Barnes, in his commentary on the
Gospel of John said, “Thirst was one of the most distressing circumstances
attending the crucifixion. The wounds
were highly inflamed, and a raging fever was caused, usually, by the sufferings
on the cross, and this was accompanied by insupportable thirst.”
In His humanity,
Christ suffered on the cross because of the lack of water. The crown of thorns had caused His head to bleed;
therefore, His body was in need of water. Also, the hours that He was exposed
on the cross also had caused hydration; Hence, Jesus suffered because He was dehydrated. Matthew 27:34 states that “They gave him
vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would
not drink.” So, rather than giving him a
drink of water they gave him oxos
(3690) which was sour wine. From the prophesy in Psalm 69:21 we gain additional
information about this mixture. “They gave me also gall (roshe 7219 probably an extract from the poppy seed) for my meat;
and in my thirst they gave me vinegar (chomets
2558 probably sour wine) to drink.” This
mixture was obviously not what Jesus requested.
Their intent was not mercy they gave him this
potion to revive him in order to satisfy their curiosity. Mt 27:48-49 And straightway one of them ran,
and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave
him to drink. The rest said, Let be, let
us see whether Elias will come to save him.”
Song for the Day “Why
Should He Love Me So?” by Robert Harkness
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