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THE SECOND SORROWFUL MYSTERY

The Scourging at the Pillar

Let us, bear with Christian fortitude whatever physical evil our moral perfection may require.

1. They had Jesus bound and handed Him over to Pilate. Pilate questioned Him, 'Are You the king of the Jews?' (Mark 15:1, 2)
2. Jesus replied, 'Mine is not a kingdom of this world; but yes, I am a king.' (John 18:36, 37)
3. 'I came into the world for this: to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to my voice.' (John 18:37)
4. 'Truth?' said Pilate, 'What is that?; and with that he went out again to the Jews and said, 'I find no case against Him.' (John 18:38)
5. 'So I shall have Him flogged and then let Him go.' Pilate then had Jesus taken away and scourged. (Luke 23:16; John 19:1)
6. Despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows. (Isaiah 53:3)
7. Harshly dealt with, He bore it humbly, like a lamb that is led to the slaughterhouse. (Isaiah 53:7)
8. Yet He was pierced through for our faults, crushed for our sins. (Isaiah 53:5)
9. Ours were the sufferings He bore, ours the sorrows He carried (Isaiah 53:4)
10. On Him lies a punishment that brings us peace, and through His wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5)