JESUS IS SCOURGED AND CROWNED WITH THORNS – Jesus Walking in the Way of the Cross (VIDEO)

JESUS IS SCOURGED AND CROWNED WITH THORNS – Jesus Walking in the Way of the Cross (VIDEO)

 

LYRICS TO MUSIC:

He spoke his preparation he spoke of this time Said they will hand him over

To be mocked to be flogged to be crucified

 

So they led him down to the post he knew

To be tied and bound to be stripped and bruised With a scarlet robe wrapped around his frame They spit insults inside a deserving name

 

Then the whip falls down on his back

You come again with your nine black straps Whip fall down you can have your day

For these stripes will heal these stripes will save

 

You can strike this man you can make him bleed But some day you’ll answer

On your knees

 

Wind those thorns make your cursed crown While you bind those horns trap a good reason There’s a sacrifice on the table set

But Abe’s son was spared and the Lord’s he forgets

 

You can strike this man you can make him bleed But some day you’ll answer

On your knees

 

Whip fall down would you make your mark You have set the stage you are just the start You have paved the way you are just the start…

 

MESSAGE SUMMARY: 

When they came to the place of which God had told him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, ‘Abraham, Abraham!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’ He said, ‘Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.’ And Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son.” (Genesis 22:9-13).

Genesis 22 relates quite possibly one of the most memorable occurrences in the Bible. God’s miraculous providence in Abraham’s situation is fascinating. At the call of God, Abraham went up to the mountains in Moriah. He intended to lay his one and only son Isaac on an altar, and sacrifice him unto the Lord. For this is what God had commanded Abraham to do. Just as the knife was raised, the Angel of the Lord stopped Abraham. There in a thorn bush, caught by his horns, is a ram. This ram takes the place of Isaac on the altar. This ram dies in Isaac’s place, and in doing so, grants Isaac new life.

The prophetic imagery that pulses through this story is remarkable. A ‘lamb’ of God, whose head is entangled in thorns becomes the sacrifice required. A thorn-wrapped replacement for the one who deserves death. This image prefigures Jesus, centuries before he himself is crowned with thorns by the Roman guards.

But Jesus’ suffering went far beyond the piercing crown he was bestowed. And this was only the beginning of his physical torment. We know from historical accounts that Roman flogging was a legal and common precursor to death by crucifixion. It’s intensity and duration differed, but its harshness and cruelty was second to none.

The common instrument was a short whip with braided leather thongs. Attached to the leather strips were small iron balls or sharp pieces of bone. The recipient was stripped, and his hands were bound to a post. The back, buttocks, and legs were flogged. The abuse was intended to weaken the victim to a state just short of collapse or death. Roman soldiers would repeatedly strike the prisoner, creating deep contusions, cutting into the skin and underlying tissue, and eventually creating lacerations in the underlying muscle and bone. Pain and blood loss generally set the stage for circulatory shock.

And so began the physical torment of Jesus. After beating him, the Roman guards mocked him, and adding insult to their physical abuse, they placed upon him a ‘twisted’ crown of thorns. And so, in what Abraham was prepared to do, God actually did. The only Son of the Father was cast into thorns and sacrificed in our place.

We cannot forget that on the day of judgment, we will be like Isaac. Standing before God, we will deserve death. We will deserve to be flogged for our transgressions. But a King crowned with thorns has taken our place. ‘God made him who had no sin to be sin for us,’ (2 Corinthians 5:21). God knew that Isaac’s blood could not take away the sins of the world. Isaac could never bear the burden of all mankind. Jesus is the only one who could.

Written by Jesse Braswell Roberts / Poor Bishop Hooper golgothamusic.com // poorbishophooper.com // Second edition ©2022 Jesse Braswell Roberts / Poor Bishop Hooper

 

TODAY’S PRAYER: Meditate on Christ’s love which endured excruciating pain for you.

Thank God for doing what Abraham was prepared to do.

Thank Jesus for taking the death and punishment you deserve.

TODAY’S AFFIRMATION: Today, Because of who I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be driven by Resentment. Rather, I will abide in the Lord’s Compassion. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5).

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): John 19:1-3: “When Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.”. Further Reading: Matthew 27:27-31; Mark 15:16-20; Luke 22:63-65; Genesis 22:13; Isaiah 50:6-7.

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