Holy Week Meditations from Handel's Messiah

Part II

Behold the lamb of God

John 1:29

Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sins of the world.

He was despised

Isaiah 53:3

He is despised and rejected of men: a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. . .

Isaiah 50:6

[He] gave [His] back to the smiters, and [His] cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: [He] hid not [His] face from shame and spitting.

Surely He hath borne our griefs

Isaiah 53:4,5

Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. . . .

. . . He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities:the chastisement of our peace was upon him,

And with His stripes we are healed

Isaiah 53:5b

and with His stripes we are healed

All we like sheep have gone astray

Isaiah 53:6

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to His own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

All they that see Him laugh Him to scorn

Psalm 22:7

All they that see [Him] laugh [Him] to scorn: they shoot out their lips, they shake their heads, saying:

He trusted in God

Psalm 22:8 (Matthew 27:43)

He trusted [in God] that He would deliver Him: let Him deliver him, if He delight in Him.

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