Servant Song 2 Isaiah 49

And now the Lord says,
    he who formed me from the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him;
    and that Israel might be gathered to him—
for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,
    and my God has become my strength—
he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
    to raise up the tribes of Jacob
    and to bring back the preserved of Israel;
I will make you as a light for the nations,
    that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

Thus says the Lord,
    the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
    the servant of rulers:
“Kings shall see and arise;
    princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

Hang this on characters from the Downton Abbey acclaimed TV show.

I use the following :

  • Lord Grantham or Hugh = the LORD
  • Mr Bates – his valet = the SERVANT
  • Mrs Bates – the house maid = the womb!
  • Ethel Parks – house maid = the deeply despised and abhorred one

It is set at Highclere castle and the village of Brampton

And now the Lord says,
    he who formed me from the womb to be his servant,

LADY MARY’s BEDROOM

Anna gives birth- Lord Grantham forms a servant – a copy of Mr Bates

to bring Jacob back to him;
    and that Israel might be gathered to him—

Mr Bates goes to get two people – a Jacob and a Lissy (Israel)

for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,
    and my God has become my strength—

Lord Grantham honours Mr Bates when he returns placing a pair of glasses on his face ( for I)

Mr Bates does a Mr Universe gesture to show his strength

 he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
    to raise up the tribes of Jacob
    and to bring back the preserved of Israel;

MAIN HALL

Mr Bates ascends the main hall of Downton in a hot air ballon ( too light a thing) and has statues of tribes of Jacob on strings as ballast. From the SERVANTS top floor He runs down the stairs to bring back the preserves ( jam etc ) from the kitchen for a party singing “bring back, bring back…”

I will make you as a light for the nations,
    that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

TENANT’s FARM

Will, the tenant farmer makes a Yew Light stand, and fetches his wife ” fat Sally May” . They spin off on a hay bale around the earth

Thus says the Lord,
    the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
    the servant of rulers:

DOWNTON Village ( Bampton)

an Edwardian BUS goes through the village – it is RED and passes a golf course ( Hole in one)

Ethel Parks the servant who becomes a prostitute gets on – deeply despised abhorred ( whore) . She goes to serve Mrs Crawley ( a ‘ruler’)

Kings shall see and arise;
    princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;

DINING ROOM

on a huge painting that becomes animated, kings stand up and princes come out the picture and prostrate themselves

because of the Lord, who is faithful,
    the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

DRIVE WAY outside main entrance

LORD Grantham arrives faithfully on time

He plays golf ( hole in one) with a golf club made out of chosen yew.

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