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—
6 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.”
7 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.