Watch the Lamb

Matthew 27:26b-37

26b and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

 ²⁷Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.

 ²⁸And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

 ²⁹And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

 ³⁰And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

 ³¹And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him.

 ³²And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

 ³³And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,

 ³⁴They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink.

 ³⁵And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

 ³⁶And sitting down they watched him there;

 ³⁷And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

The following song is a sermon in itself. It is a Christian 'ballad'--a song that tells a story that illustrates Christian truth. The song is most powerful and moving, and illustrates the scripture passage above in story-form.

Listen to it very closely. You will learn the history behind the practice of the Jews to go to Jerusalem once a year to sacrifice a lamb and how that act translates to the Christ, the lamb of God.

It is called, 'Watch the Lamb' by Ray Boltz.