Jesus said “I thirst” on the cross. This was to fulfil Psalm 69:21 (LXX 68:22). There is a common reference to sour wine(o;xoj), which was provided to Jesus while he thirsted, both in John 19:28-29 and in Psalm 69:21 (LXX 68:22). Psalm 69 presents...
Jesus said “I thirst” on the cross. This was to fulfil Psalm 69:21 (LXX 68:22). There is a common reference to sour wine(o;xoj), which was provided to Jesus while he thirsted, both in John 19:28-29 and in Psalm 69:21 (LXX 68:22). Psalm 69 presents three sorts of sufferings. The psalmist basically appeals physical thirst. And the antagonists insult and dishonor him. Moreover, the Lord hides his face from and seems not to listen to him. Likewise, Jesus suffers threefold pain on the cross. He is extremely thirsty after severely sweating and bleeding. He is insulted and dishonored by the people. Finally, he is judged by God with wrath. Why did Jesus receive this kind of suffering? The reason is to release the believers from their thirst. By his thirst on the cross, they never thirst again. On the other hand, Jesus Christ quenches the people’s thirst by imparting the Holy Spirit to them in the Gospel of John (4:10-14; 7:37-39). Thus, both Jesus’ cross and Holy Spirit are necessary for the people to be liberated from the suffering of thirst. It is believer’s eternal life through the cross and the Holy Spirit which the thirst motif in the Gospel of John displays.