SEV Biblia, Chapter 27:47
Y algunos de los que estaban allí, oyéndolo, decían: A Elías llama éste.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 27:47
Verse 47. This man calleth for Elias.] Probably these were Hellenistic Jews, who did not fully understand the meaning of our Lord's words. Elijah was daily expected to appear as the forerunner of the Messiah, whose arrival, under the character of a mighty prince, was generally supposed to be at hand throughout the east. See Mal. iv. 5; chap. ii. 2-4; xvii. 10-12.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 47. Some of them that stood there , etc.] Near the cross, looking on, and mocking at him, when they heard that ; the words, “Eli, Eli”, spoken by Christ, said, this man calleth for Elias . These could not be the Roman soldiers that said so, who had no notion of Elias; rather the Hellenistic Jews, who not so well understanding the Hebrew language, hearing the above words, and having some notion of the prophet Elias, fancied he was calling for him; though it seems most likely to be the Jews, who either through the nearness of the sound of the words, and mistake of them, and not near enough to hear and distinguish them, really thought he called for that prophet; or rather wilfully mistook him, with an intent to banter and ridicule him.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 45-50 - During the three hours which the darkness continued, Jesus was in agony, wrestling with the powers of darkness, and suffering his Father's displeasure against the sin of man, for which he was no making his soul an offering. Never were there three such hours sinc the day God created man upon the earth, never such a dark and awfu scene; it was the turning point of that great affair, man's redemptio and salvation. Jesus uttered a complaint from Ps 22:1. Hereby he teaches of what use the word of God is to direct us in prayer, an recommends the use of Scripture expressions in prayer. The believer ma have tasted some drops of bitterness, but he can only form a very feeble idea of the greatness of Christ's sufferings. Yet, hence he learns something of the Saviour's love to sinners; hence he gets deepe conviction of the vileness and evil of sin, and of what he owes to Christ, who delivers him from the wrath to come. His enemies wickedl ridiculed his complaint. Many of the reproaches cast upon the word of God and the people of God, arise, as here, from gross mistakes. Christ just before he expired, spake in his full strength, to show that his life was not forced from him, but was freely delivered into his Father's hands. He had strength to bid defiance to the powers of death and to show that by the eternal Spirit he offered himself, being the Priest as well as the Sacrifice, he cried with a loud voice. Then he yielded up the ghost. The Son of God upon the cross, did die by the violence of the pain he was put to. His soul was separated from his body, and so his body was left really and truly dead. It was certai that Christ did die, for it was needful that he should die. He ha undertaken to make himself an offering for sin, and he did it when he willingly gave up his life.
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