Jesus Christ, on the cross, expressed a profound sense of abandonment by God when he cried out, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" This moment is often interpreted as Jesus experiencing the full weight of human sin and separation from God. Theologically, this cry is seen as Jesus taking upon himself the curse of sin, which results in a temporary separation from God the Father. This event underscores the gravity of sin and the depth of Jesus' sacrifice for humanity's redemption.

Jesus Christ, in His deepest agony on the stake at Calvary, cried out to His Father, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" This intense plea, spoken in Aramaic and recorded in both Matthew and Mark, revealed the profound sense of abandonment He felt. Hanging there, He was utterly alone, cut off from His heavenly Father, bearing the weight of humanity's sins. This separation, experienced during three hours of supernatural darkness, reflected the stark reality of sin's consequence—total isolation from God. As He took on the sins of mankind, Jesus endured the pain and anguish of this disconnection, a state most of the world remains unaware of today. Despite this, His cry was not without faith; He still addressed the Father as "My God," showing His enduring trust even in desolation. This moment underscored the immutable nature of God's laws, leaving no alternative but for the Father to withdraw from His Son, who had become sin for humanity. Through this, Jesus fully comprehended the human experience of being cut off from God, enhancing His intercession for mankind with deeper meaning and commitment.

In the final hours of His human life, Jesus experienced profound sorrow and distress, particularly as He faced separation from His heavenly Father. This intense agony, which began at Gethsemane, was marked by a sudden and deep sorrow that surpassed any human experience. As recorded in Matthew 27:46, about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' which translates to, 'My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?' This cry, derived from the Greek verb egkataleipo, reveals Jesus' anguished plea to His Father, questioning why He had been deserted and left behind in His suffering. This moment of being forsaken, of being cut off from communication with His perfect, loving, and eternal Father, was among the most painful aspects of His sacrifice, contributing significantly to the depth of His travail.

The Day of Atonement emphasizes humanity's universal sinfulness, necessitating a divine solution. All humans from infants to seniors are incapable of redeeming themselves through charitable deeds or sacrifices. No human or animal offering has the capability to atone for sin. For this reason, the Creator God, Jesus Christ, became human, living sinlessly, offering Himself as the perfect, unblemished sacrifice, paying for the sins of all humanity, fulfilling the role of the ultimate sin offering. As the most solemn of the biblical feasts, this event points to the High Priest and atoning sacrifice. Leviticus 16 describes a two-goat ritual: one goat represents the payment for sin, while the second goat carries sins away, symbolizing sins total removal. Isaiah 53, as well as passages from the New Testament in Romans, Hebrews, Matthew, John, and I Peter all substantiate Christ's dual role in shedding His blood and bearing away sins, thereby reconciling humanity to God. This sacrifice grants access to Almighty God, enabling believers to pursue spiritual maturity under the guidance of Jesus Christ. Accepting Christ's sacrifice is only the beginning. Our Savior commands believers to strive for spiritual perfection, aligning themselves with God's will, yielding to Him as their Shepherd and High Priest.

The relationship of fasting during the Day of Atonement to the symbol of azazel goat as Christ is examined and shown to likely be a way to experience empathy towards the sacrifice of both Jesus and His symbolic representation of the goat. There has been much confusion towards the azazel goat as previous incarnations of the Church of God has often skirted by the issue. Jesus fulfills both the sin offering and the entity bearing the sin. Showing with the example of the foreshadowing of Abraham and the prophecy in Isaiah- Jesus bears the sins and it can't be Satan as thought previously by the interpretations of the azazel goat symbolism. We fast to learn humility, sacrifice, and empathy towards our Savior.