Day 2840 Sent Monday 19-Dec-22
Christmas
MESSIAH 2
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: What a spiritually fabulous season Christmas can be.
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As we continue through the Bible Passages in Handel’s Messiah we see more selected prophecies of
Jesus’ coming. We use the word “selected” because in total, one count shows, there are 351 prophecies
of Jesus’ Coming in the Old Testament.
Of course, the choral music is not as important as the Bible passages, so feel to ignore the music if you
wish.
After discussing it, we decided to switch to the same Bible Version as the Messiah used, the King James
Version published 611 years ago in 1611.
If you chose to follow the music today we begin at 18:14
on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus
Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23 – this one also appears in Matthew
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,
and shall call his name Immanuel. (which means, God with us).
Isaiah 40:9
O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that
bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of
Judah, Behold your God!
9
Isaiah 60:1-3
1
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
At 24:00 on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus you’ll find
2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD
shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Isaiah 9:2,6
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the
shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his
shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting
Father, The Prince of Peace.
2
At 33:05 on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus you will find
Luke 2:8-11, 13-14
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their
flock by night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about
them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which
shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
8
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and
saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
13
At 39:05 on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus you will find
encouragement.
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee; He is the righteous Saviour, and He shall speak peace unto the
heathen.
9
At 42:45 on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus we finish
today’s reading.
APPLICATION
Rejoice, Rejoice greatly, … Behold, your King is coming to you.
Again, as we work through these Bible passages used in Handel’s Messiah let them paint a picture for you
of who Jesus is.
PRAYER
Jesus, Thank You for coming to us.
Roger & Janice
Day 2840
Day 2840 Sent Monday 19-Dec-22
Christmas
MESSIAH 2
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: What a spiritually fabulous season Christmas can be.
Click here to Browse and for Past Issues *|ARCHIVE|*
As we continue through the Bible Passages in Handel’s Messiah we see more selected prophecies of
Jesus’ coming. We use the word “selected” because in total, one count shows, there are 351 prophecies
of Jesus’ Coming in the Old Testament.
Of course, the choral music is not as important as the Bible passages, so feel to ignore the music if you
wish. If you chose to follow the music today we begin at 18:14
on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus
– this one also appears in Matthew
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and shall call his name Immanuel. …(which means, God with us).
Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23
Isaiah 40:9
Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O
Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your
God!” While in general the ESV and the King James are very similar, they differ in this verse – here is
the King James version. O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain. O thou that
tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of
Judah, “Behold your God!”
9
Isaiah 60:1-3
1
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
At 24:00 on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus you’ll find
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will
arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.
3 And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
Isaiah 9:2,6
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep
darkness, on them has light shone.
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of
Peace.
2
At 33:05 on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus you will find
Luke 2:8-11, 13-14
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by
night.
9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and
they were filled with great fear.
10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be
for all the people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
8
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and
saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
13
At 39:05 on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus you will find
encouragement.
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is
coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt,
the foal of a donkey. Or from KJV Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee; He is the righteous Saviour, and He shall speak peace unto the heathen.
9
At 42:45 on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus we finish
today’s reading.
APPLICATION
Rejoice, Rejoice greatly, … Behold, your king is coming to you. As we work through these Bible
passages used in Handel’s Messiah let them paint a picture for you of who Jesus is.
PRAYER
Jesus, Thank You for coming to us.
Roger & Janice
Day 2840
Day 2840 Sent Monday 19-Dec-22
Christmas
MESSIAH 2
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: What a spiritually fabulous season Christmas can be.
Click here to Browse and for Past Issues *|ARCHIVE|*
As we continue through the Bible Passages in Handel’s Messiah we see more selected prophecies of Jesus’
coming. We use the word “selected” because in total, one count shows, there are 351 prophecies of Jesus’ Coming in
the Old Testament.
Of course the choral music is nothing like as important as the Bible passages, so feel to ignore the music if you wish.
If chose to follow the music today we begin at 18:14 on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus
Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23 –
this one also appears in Matthew
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call
his name Immanuel. …(which means, God with us).
Isaiah 40:9
Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem,
herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” While in general the
ESV and the King James are very similar close they differ for this verse – here is the King James version O thou
that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain. O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem,
lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
9
Isaiah 60:1-3
1
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
At 24:00 on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus you’ll find
2 For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise upon
you, and his glory will be seen upon you.
3 And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
Isaiah 9:2,6
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on
them has light shone.
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name
shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
2
At 33:05 on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus you will find
Luke 2:8-11, 13-14
And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were
filled with great fear.
10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the
people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”
8
At 39:05 on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus you will find
encouragement.
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to
you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Or from KJV Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, thy King cometh unto thee; He is the righteous Saviour, and He shall speak peace unto the heathen.
9
At 42:45 on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3T6YwwU9s&t=103s&ab_channel=classicalplus we finish today’s reading.
APPLICATION
Rejoice, Rejoice greatly, … Behold, your king is coming to you. As we work through these Bible passages used in
Handel’s Messiah let them paint a picture for you of who Jesus is.
PRAYER
Jesus, Thank You for coming unto us.
Roger & Janice
Day 2840
Isaiah 35:5-6
5 Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing
Isaiah 40:11
11 Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing
Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come unto Him, all ye that labour, come unto Him that are heavy laden, and He will give you
rest.
29 Take his yoke upon you, and learn of Him, for He is meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find
rest unto your souls.
30 His yoke is easy, and His burden is light.”
John 1:29
29 … “Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world
Isaiah 53:3
3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
Isaiah 50:6
6 He gave His back to the smiters, and His cheeks to them that plucked off His hair: He hid not His face from
shame and spitting.
Isaiah 53:4-6
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God,
and afflicted.
5 But 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.
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.
Psalms 22:7-8
7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
Psalms 69:20
20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there
was none; and for comforters, but I found none.
Lamentations 1:12
12 … see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD
hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
Isaiah 53:8
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off
out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Psalms 16:10
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Psalms 24:7-10
7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come
in.
8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.
9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come
in.
10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory.
Hebrews 1:5-6
5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And
again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God
worship him.
Psalms 68:18
18 Thou art gone up on high; Thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men; yea, even from Thine
enemies, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
Psalms 68:11
11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.
Isaiah 52:7 Romans 10:15
7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace;
that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Romans 10:18, Psalms 19:4
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a
tabernacle for the sun,
Psalms 2:1-4, 9
Psalms 2:1-9
1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against
his anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Revelation 19:6
6 ... Hallelujah: for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Revelation 11:15
15 The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign
for ever and ever.
Revelation 19:16
16 … KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
APPLICATION
Let’s love Jesus, our only Savior, who is God. Let's relish His Words because they are like magnificent jewels.
PRAYER
Jesus, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. We love You.
Roger & Janice
Day 2840
For this occasion Jennens used his influence to supervise the wordbook - the 1743 equivalent of what you are
reading now - and presents the work very much as if it were an opera, organised into three distinct 'Acts' and
subdivided into scenes:
I (i) The prophecy of Salvation; (ii) the prophecy of the coming of Messiah and the question, despite (i), of what
this may portend for the World; (iii) the prophecy of the Virgin Birth; (iv) the appearance of the Angels to the
Shepherds; (v) Christ's redemptive miracles on earth.
II (i) The redemptive sacrifice, the scourging and the agony on the cross; (ii) His sacrificial death, His passage
through Hell and Resurrection; (iii) His Ascension; (iv) God discloses his identity in Heaven; (v) Whitsun, the gift
of tongues, the beginning of evangelism; (vi) the world and its rulers reject the Gospel; (vii) God's triumph.
III (i) The promise of bodily resurrection and redemption from Adam's fall; (ii) the Day of Judgement and general
Resurrection; (iii) the victory over death and sin; (iv) the glorification of the Messianic victim.
Jennens's own explanation of Messiah, printed and distributed to his contemporary audience, can also illuminate
a modern audience. It explains Jennens's thought process in taking seemingly random scriptures from the Mosaic
Old Testament and the more benign teachings of the New Testament, reconciling apparent paradoxes, and
enhancing our appreciation and understanding of Handel's musical settings.
There is no definitive musical text for Messiah because of the many changes Handel was obliged to make during
the seasons it was performed. Some numbers were recomposed, such as "But who may abide", which is best
known as the alto virtuoso piece composed for the castrato Guadagni in 1750. Others were customised for the
soloists available, such as another version of "But who may abide" transposed up for an additional soprano soloist
in 1754. Some earlier changes were simply made to satisfy the discontented Jennens (the choral version of "Their
sound is gone out" replaced a less effective setting in a passage of the first version of "How beautiful are the
feet"). Jennens was also unhappy that Handel devoted more energy to composing Newburgh
Hamilton's Samson than finishing off Messiah in 1742.
Therefore it can be bewildering to sort out exactly which authentic version of Handel's Messiah - if any - to
perform. The most satisfying historically accurate reconstructions generally date from the early 1750s. Ironically
the rarest version heard in modern performances is the 1742 Dublin original. Yet Messiah, in one form or another,
remains a well loved and familiar masterpiece that can cope with being presented in numerous ways. Conductors
usually pick and choose their favourite versions to make an inauthentic composite programme, but the character
and flair of Handel's music is rarely anything other than supremely dominant.