In this teaching, we see that Psalm 22 is a prophetic portrait of Christ’s crucifixion, written 1,000 years before it happened and long before crucifixion even existed. The psalm reveals the many circumstances surrounding the Cross work of Christ—His cry of abandonment, the mockery He endured, His physical agony, and the piercing of His hands and feet—all fulfilled exactly in the Gospels. It shows both the horror of His suffering and the holiness of the Father who forsook Him as He bore our sin. The psalm ends in triumph, anticipating Christ’s resurrection and His declaration of God’s name to His brethren.