Mat 27:45-46 | TNotes | STEP | 27:45 Darkness symbolizes the judgment of God or, more specifically, the arrival of the day of the Lord (see Amos 5:18 , 20 ; 8:9-10 ; also Jer 4:27-28 ; 13:16 ; 15:9 ).

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bAmos 5:18►

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eJer 4:27-28►

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‏ Matthew 27:45-46

27:45 ^a Darkness symbolizes the judgment of God or, more specifically, the arrival of the day of the Lord (see Amos 5:18 ^b, 20 ^c; 8:9-10 ^d; also Jer 4:27-28 ^e; 13:16 ^f; 15:9 ^g).
27:46 ^h Eli, Eli: This cry means My God, my God, but the similarity in sound accounts for the people’s confusion (27:47 ⁱ).

• My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Jesus was experiencing God’s wrath for the sins of humanity.