Joshua 9:1-27; Isaiah 6:1-13; Luke 23:13-46
They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. Psalm 69:12
If you have ever passed through a town centre on a Friday night, you may have encountered the song of the drunkard. The song of the drunkard is rarely uplifting and often epitomises the depth of sin in the human heart. Prophetically, Psalm 69 records that Jesus Christ, the Lord of Lords, became the subject of the drunkard’s song. As part of Calvary’s shame, He allowed His precious name to be dragged through the gutter of human depravity. If that doesn’t stagger our hearts, what will? —Matthew Butler
For me Thou hast borne the reproaches,
The mockery, hate and disdain,
The blows and the spittings of sinners,
The scourgings, the shame and the pain. —Ernest C. Homburg