ESV
I gave my back to those who strike,
and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;
I hid not my face
from disgrace and spitting.
7 But the Lord God helps me;
therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like a flint,
and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
8 He who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand up together.
Who is my adversary?
Let him come near to me.
9 Behold, the Lord God helps me;
who will declare me guilty?
Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment;
the moth will eat them up.
10 Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys the voice of his servant?
Let him who walks in darkness
and has no light
trust in the name of the Lord
and rely on his God.
Continuing the DOWNTON ABBEY TV series theme this passage is again about Mr Bates, the servant valet of Lord Grantham. It starts with him in prison incarcerated for something he hasn’t done.
PRISON corridor outside cell BACK CHEEKS FACE
I gave my back to those who strike,
and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;
I hid not my face
from disgrace and spitting.
Mr Bates volunteers his bare back and is struck by a rose
Similarly a rose are used to pull out his beard
DAZ washing powder is thrown in his face ( Disgrace And Spitting)
VISITING ROOM of prison Note the two therefore’s
7 But the Lord God helps me;
therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like a flint,
and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
Mrs Anna Bates visits Mr Bates. She gives him a buttered log – swiss roll.( But the LORD God)
He lays down two cards – a three and a four (therefore ) On them is a picture of him in a smart suit – not disgraced
Then does it again. On these is a painting of his face in flint colours
They stand to part, he says ‘ Anna I know I shall not be put to shame’.
Note the pattern of the next verses – set this in a courtroom based on the locations of each character below . On the left is Mr Bates supported by Lord Grantham etc
| Judge | ||||
| False witness | False witness | |||
| Mr Bates with ‘Hugh’ | Mr Bates with ‘Kim‘ |
- He who vindicates me is near.
- Who will contend with me?
- Let us stand up together
- Who is my adversary?
- Let him come near to me.
- Lord Grantham near Mr Bates
- False witness contends
- Judge calls everyone to stand
- False witness adversary
- “Kim” comes over to Mr Bates
TRAIN coming into STATION Misted up window.
Behold, the Lord God helps me;
Mr Bates wipes a hole in the condensation of his train carriage window (BEHOLD) as it comes into the station. He gets off – and puts his suitcase on a luggage trolley pulled on logs ( LORD GOD)
who will declare me guilty?
Hugh ( WHO) that is Lord Grantham welcomes him off the train as not guilty
MRS BATES COTTAGE Misted up windows
Behold, all of them will wear out like a garment;
the moth will eat them up
Mr Bates wipes a hole (BEHOLD) in the misted up window of his cottage. He sees Anna wearing a worn out garment with moths flying around
DOWNTON ABBEY GROUNDS. introduce Mr Thomas Barrow character
10 Who among you fears the Lord
and obeys the voice of his servant?
Thomas Barrow (footman) is hiding under a Humonguous yew tree ( Who among you) – frightened of Lord Grantham and not willing to obey the voice of Mr Bates!
BEHIND the KITCHEN of Downton Abbey
Let him who walks in darkness
and has no light
trust in the name of the Lord
and rely on his God.
Miss O’Brien gives Mr Thomas Barrow a light for his cigarette.
They stand talking next to a rusty sign with name LORD Grantham on it. (TRUST in name of LORD)