George Rouault, "Ecce Homo" ("That is the man")Paris, Musée national d’art moderne, 1937-41. canvas on wood. in 34 + 24.4
Proper 24
Isaiah 53
This chapter is one of the mountain peaks of scripture.
Out of the ashes of exile will rise up a tender shoot that will eventually tower over the world as the great tree of reconciliation. The people of God will live under the redemptive shade of its towering limbs. A dead tree, the cross, opens the door back to the garden where we will one day once again enjoy the tree of life.
It's all here. There is a suffering servant who will take our sin upon himself and justify many.
Marvel. Rest. Rejoice. Ecce homo indeed.
Isaiah 53
This chapter is one of the mountain peaks of scripture.
Out of the ashes of exile will rise up a tender shoot that will eventually tower over the world as the great tree of reconciliation. The people of God will live under the redemptive shade of its towering limbs. A dead tree, the cross, opens the door back to the garden where we will one day once again enjoy the tree of life.
It's all here. There is a suffering servant who will take our sin upon himself and justify many.
Marvel. Rest. Rejoice. Ecce homo indeed.
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