Eli, Eli, la'ma sabach-tha'ni?
*Why Have You Forsaken Me* By Brant Pitre Transcript: So with trial of Jesus and the scourging out of the way, now Matthew moves into the actual crucifixion of Christ and the death of Jesus. And because it is Passion Sunday, I at least would like to read the account of Jesus' death in Matthew. So let's read Matthew 27:32 and following, it says this: As they went out, they came upon a man of Cyre'ne, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross. And when they came to a place called Gol'gotha (which means the place of a skull), they offered him wine to drink, mingled with gall; but when he tasted it, he would not drink it. Pause there for a moment. Why was it called Golgotha, the place the skull. We don't actually know. We don't know for a fact, but some ancient Church Fathers said that it was because this was a place of execution. So when the Romans would execute people they would do one of two methods. If you were a non-citizen, like Jesus, you woul