BEHOLD THE MAN

A. "AND PILATE SAITH UNTO THEM, BEHOLD THE MAN!" - John 19:5
  1. Behold the man:
    1. He has been scourged, maltreated, and yet He retains complete self-control - Matt. 27:26-28; Luke 23:16
    2. He was mocked, ridiculed, and abused, yet He retained His manly dignity - John 19:2, 3
  2. What a man to behold:
    1. A man of sorrow and acquainted with grief - Isa. 53:3
    2. A man despised and rejected of men - Isa. 49:7
    3. A man who was wounded for our transgressions, and with his stripes we are healed - Isa. 53:5
B. LET US TAKE A CLOSER AND PRAYERFUL LOOK AT THE MAN OF OUR TEXT
  1. Who is He?
    1. He is God's only begotten Son - John 3:16; Matt. 3:17; 17:5
    2. He is Immanuel - God with us - Matt. 1:23
    3. He is God manifested in the flesh - 1 Tim. 3:16; John 1:14
    4. He is the Head of the human race - Heb. 2:14-17
    5. He is the Messiah of Bible prophecy - John 1:41
  2. What has He done?
    1. He literally emptied Himself of His divine prerogatives and heavenly glory; became the servant of all servants - Phil. 2:6-11
    2. He became poor to make us rich - 2 Cor. 8:9
    3. He was treated as we deserve that we will be treated as He deserves - Isa. 53:1-12
    4. In Him dwelleth not only divinity but He is the embodiment of perfect manhood.
  3. What does He mean to us?
    1. He is the Lamb of God that beareth away the sins of the world - John 1:29; Rev. 5:6
    2. God made Him sin who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him - 2 Cor. 5:21
    3. He is our advocate before God the Father - 1 Tim. 2:5; 1 John 2:1-3
C. BEHOLD THE MAN
  1. The man of destiny:
    1. He embodies the manhood God designed to be -
      1. A true reflection of God - Heb. 1:3; Col. 2:9
      2. A pattern of what we are to be - Rom. 8:29
  2. From now on the Head of the human race:
    1. As the Son of man he carried humanity to the highest heaven, and tied man to God and God to man forever and ever.
    2. The King of kings and Lord of Lords calls Himself our brother - Heb. 2:14-16; Ps. 22:22; John 20:17
    3. He holds the key to the destiny and the destination of every person born into this world - John 6:53-57; Acts 4:12
  3. What He means to me personally:
    1. My pattern and ideal of true manhood to strive for - Heb. 12:1-6
    2. He is my Saviour and my friend; in Him I trust.
    3. I humbly but truly love and adore Him.
    4. He is my hope.
  4. Behold the man!
    1. A man of great dignity.
    2. A man of complete self-control.
    3. A meek man.
    4. A man chosen of God to bring mankind back to true manhood.
    5. The man of destiny because all in heaven and in earth, past, present, and future, centers in Him, was made by Him and for Him.
    6. Is that your concept of the man of our text?


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