1. Christian Assembly Paklok Passover Meetings – 4-6 April, 2015 T HE C REATURES AT THE C ROSS Friday, 3 rd April, 2015. I. The L AMB that was Slain [The G OAT that was Set free] Saturday, 4 th April, 2015. II. The D OGS that were Silenced [The B ULLS, L IONS and D OGS that Surrounded] Sunday, 5 th April, 2015 III. The F ISH that Swam [The B IRD that Soared]

2. A. THE DOGS THAT WERE SILENCED. Exo. 11:7 1. The Extraordinary Happening – a. When the Lord Descended on Egypt – a supernatural phenomenon! Exo. 11:4; 12:12 b. When the firstborn of Men and beasts died – Exo. 11:5; 12:29 c. When a great Mayhem rose up in all of Egypt. Exo. 11:6; 12:30 d. When their other canine Members barked in Egypt. See #2 below.

3. 2.The Evidence of God Working – God’s distinctive Mark.Exo. 11:7, NIV a. The Patience of God at its Peak after nine Plagues. Chs. 7-10 b. The Passing away of the firstborn – His last Punitive Plague.11:1, 4, 5; 12:12, 30 c. The Passover: God’s redemption for His People. 12:13, 23

4. B.THE DOGS THAT SURROUNDED 1.“dogs” mentioned twice in Psa. 22:16, 20 a. Psalm 22 is Prophetic. Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet.22:16, NIV Deliver my life from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dogs. 22:20, NIV

5. a. Psalm 22 is Prophetic. The Terms used in the Psalm were quoted as fulfilled in history. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Used by Jesus on the cross. 22:1 cf. Mt. 27:46 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture 22:18 quoted in Jn. 19:24 I will declare thy name unto my brethren 22:22 by the writer to Hebrews as said by Jesus, cf. Heb. 2:12

6. a. Psalm 22 is Prophetic. b. Psalm 22 is Messianic – cf. Lk. 24:44 These are the words…in the Psalms, concerning Me. i. The Cry of Jesus on the cross. 22:1 ii. The Concluding cry of Jesus. 22:15 iii. The Crucifixion wounds of Jesus.22:16 iv. The Clothes of Jesus gambled for. 22:18 My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me? Cf. Mt. 27:46; Mk. 15:34 My tongue cleaveth to my jaws; cf. “I thirst”. Jn. 19:28 They pierced My hands and My feet. Cf. Jn. 20:25 They part My garments among them, and cast lots upon My vesture. Cf. Jn. 19:23, 24

7. a. Psalm 22 is Prophetic. b. Psalm 22 is Messianic – cf. Lk. 24:44 c. Psalm 22 is Metaphoric – Metaphors are used of the Enemies of the Victim. i. The B ULLS of BashanPsa. 22: 12, NIV Strong bulls of Bashan encircle me; Many bulls Surround me. ii. The Ravening and Roaring L IONS. Psa. 22:13 The Ravening enemies opened their mouths to Devour. Isa. 38:13 cf. I Pet. 5:8 The Roaring lions opened their mouths to Deride or scorn. Cf. Psa. 22:6-8 Cf. The Roaring enemies deriding Christ: Lk. 23:35-37 iii. The Surrounding and Seizing D OGS. See #2 below.

8. 1.The Mention of “dogs” twice in Psa. 22. Psa. 22:16, 20, NIV 2. The Maiming of the Victim by the Dogs. [Dogs as Streetwalkers, Scavengers and Savage, Psa. 59:6, 14] a. They Surrounded the Victim – Psa. 22:16, NIV i. In Gethsemane: Judas, Soldiers, chief priests and Pharisees. Jn. 18:3, NIV ii. In Court: Chief priests, elders, Scribes and Sanhedrin officers. Mk. 15:1 iii. At the Praetorium, Roman Soldiers mocked Him as King of the Jews. Mt. 27:27, 29, NIV

9. iv. But when Jesus was on the Cross… All the disciples had forsaken Him, and fled. Mt. 26:56 God also had to forsake Him: My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken Me? Mt. 27:46

10. a. They Surrounded the Victim – Psa. 22:16, NIV b. They Spiked the Victim –Psa. 22:16 (14-17); cf. Jn. 19:34 The Sufferings foretold in Psa. 23 cf. a crucified victim. c. They Scarred the “Soul” of the Victim. Psa. 22:20 i. Thus the Sword was lifted up against the Lord’s Fellow. Zech. 13:7 ii. The Son, God’s one and only darling, was not spared but delivered to the power of the dogs.Rom. 8:32 iii. His Spirit was committed to the Father – Father, into Thy handsI commend My spirit. Lk. 23:46 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. “darling” (ya ̂ chı ̂ yd) means “one alone, only,” as of an only child. Cf. Gen. 22:2 “power” (yad) is from a primary word = a hand, the open one (indicating power). Thus, the Son was delivered from “the hands” of the dogs to the hands of the Father.

11. Conclusion: The Son delivered from the Hands of the Dogs is now in the Hands of God and together Father and Son stretch out Their Hands to Save Sinners: Isaiah 50:2 …Is My hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness… Isa. 59:1 - Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear: John 10:27-30 My sheep hear My voice…and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand. My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father's hand. I AND MY FATHER ARE ONE.

12. Christian Assembly Paklok Passover (Easter? Cf. Acts 12:4) Meetings – 4-6 April, 2015 T HE C REATURES AT THE C ROSS Friday, 3 rd April, 2015. I. The L AMB that was Slain [The G OAT that was Set free] Saturday, 4 th April, 2015. II. The D OGS that were Silenced [The B ULLS, L IONS and D OGS that Surrounded] Sunday, 5 th April, 2015 III. The F ISH that Swam [The B IRD that Soared]