Strong’s Dictionary defines this word as “a maggot (as voracious) the crimson-grub but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cloths dyed therewith:– crimson, scarlet, worm.” The Hebrew word “towla” or “”tola’ath”is used 43 times in the Old Testament - mostly as a color but sometimes in reference to man (eg. Psa 22:6 But I am a worm, and no man a reproach of men, and despised of the people. However, in Psalm 22:6, the word for “worm” is “towla”’ or “tola’ath”. The common Hebrew word for “worm” is “rimmah,” and it is defined as a maggot or a worm. So what did the psalmist mean when he wrote, “But I am a worm?” The Worm in Psalm 22:6 And in verse six, it says, “But I am a worm, and no man…” Jesus was certainly a man on the cross. This psalm is prophetic of the cross of Jesus. There’s an interesting remez in Psalm 22:6. (See the list below of many remezes in the Bible.) ![]() It’s said to be a “treasure” that is found below the surface of, or behind, the words. In Jewish hermeneutics (interpretation of Scripture), a remez is a hidden message or a deeper meaning. And they could have remembered the promise of hope in this psalm’s closing words. ![]() Had they remembered David’s words, they could have seen and understood what was happening before their eyes. And for those standing at the foot of the cross, His words should have evoked the words of this psalm in their minds. ![]() On the cross, Jesus quoted Psalm 22 when He cried out, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Mat 27:46, Mark 15:34 Read: Was Jesus Forsaken by His Father?). In great detail, this psalm describes the suffering and death of our Lord Jesus that would take place 1,000 years after the psalm was penned by David. This psalm is also prophetic because it gives a “picture” of the cross from the perspective of our Good Shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ. Psalm 22 is known as one of the three Shepherd Psalms (Read: Following the Good, Great, and Chief Shepherd, Psalms 22, 23, and 24).
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