The recent Prime Video series on the public ministry of Jesus, The Chosen, does a credible and effective job of presenting not only His deity, but also His humanity, a balance not often achieved in such media.

A comprehension, albeit incomplete, of both dimensions of the person who is the Unique Son of God adds to the depth of our appreciation of everything we read about Him in the Gospel accounts.

Rarely are we given in the scriptures a glimpse of what might have been the innermost thoughts and emotions of the Savior in any particular situation.  However, such an opportunity is presented by a careful reading and understanding of yet another of one of the numerous Messianic Psalms and the impact that Psalm must have had on Jesus on the eve of His death on the cruel cross of Calvary.

With that in mind, let’s turn to Psalm 118, as did Jesus and his followers as they gathered in the upper room to observe the Passover Seder, for this unusual perspective in our series,  “Songs of Jesus in the Tanach,” an episode entitled, “Singing in the Shadow of the Cross.”

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