In his commentaries on the Psalms, John Calvin argued that this phrase, which opens Psalm 22, was composed by David "under the influence of the Spirit of prophecy," alluding to the later recurrence of this phrase in religious literature.
According to Theosophist Anna Kingsford's Clothed With the Sun, this phrase was uttered because its speaker had what Kingsford called an "Aeon," or "double portion." In his commentaries on the Psalms, John Calvin argued that this phrase, which opens Psalm 22, was composed by David "under the influence of the Spirit of prophecy," alluding to the later recurrence of this phrase in religious literature. In two contexts, the utterance of this phrase leads some people to bring sponges filled with vinegar, and both of the texts which mention that event agree that just prior to the utterance of this phrase, there was darkness over the land from the sixth to the ninth hour. The utterance of this phrase is reported in both Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34, after which its speaker is said to "give up the ghost," and in the standard harmonization this phrase, absent from both Luke and John, is the fourth of seven spoken in a certain context. Translating from the Aramaic "eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani," for 10 points, identify this phrase, one of the seven sayings of Christ on the cross.
According to Theosophist Anna Kingsford's Clothed With the Sun, this phrase was uttered because its speaker had what Kingsford called an "Aeon," or "double portion."
my god, my god, why hast thou forsaken me? [accept logical equivalents that don't use archaic language, e.g. "you" instead of "thou," or "abandoned" instead of "forsaken"; accept eloi, eloi, lama sabachthani before it is mentioned]