Thursday, February 16, 2006
King's Ransom
Moet je horen (link):
27The soldiers assigned to the governor took Jesus into the governor's palace and got the entire brigade together for some fun. 28They stripped him and dressed him in a red toga. 29They plaited a crown from branches of a thorn bush and set it on his head. They put a stick in his right hand for a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mocking reverence: "Bravo, King of the Jews!" they said. "Bravo!" 30Then they spit on him and hit him on the head with the stick. 31When they had had their fun, they took off the toga and put his own clothes back on him. Then they proceeded out to the crucifixion.
Wat heeft Hij allemaal doorgemaakt, voor mij?
* "...got the brigade together for some fun" - opperste vernedering
* stripped Him - opperste vernedering
* plaited a crown of a thorn bush and set it on his head - vernedering en marteling
* mocked Him - opnieuw vernedering
* spit on Him - opnieuw vernedering
* hit Him on the head with the stick - pijniging en marteling
* crucifixion - marteling en dood
Vreselijk, werkelijk vreselijk!, almost made me cry... Toen ik dit las eerder deze week, greep het me echt aan. Dit was dus nodig, God's initiatief om mij weer op te zoeken. Werkelijk onbegrijpelijk...! Voor ons mensen is dit echt niet te vatten.
In dit kader, een stukje songtekst uit "King's Ransom" van Petra:
The Rose of Sharon wore a crown of thorns that day
The carpenter had a nail right through his hands.
The master of the earth became a servant of no worth
And paid a king's ransom for my soul.
Wat zeur ik nog?
