This Bible Study is dedicated to the man who sat next to me during the 2019 Calvin College performance of the oratorio, Handel’s Messiah. Who, after sitting quietly, enjoying the two hour performance, after the last note faded away, after the chorus and orchestra both fell silent, while the rapture of the last AMEN still stirred his soul, he exclaimed “WOW! I wish I knew what it meant!”
Now he, you, and everyone else can complete this Bible study and say “WOW! I know what it means.”
In preparation to this Bible Study you will find the following (FREE) links on the internet:
- Read a brief history of the Composer:
https://www.worldhistory.org/George_Frideric_Handel/ - Read a brief history of the oratorio Messiah:
https://jubalslyre.com/handels-messiah-biblical-christological-and-eschatological/
To do this study you need print the link below of the actual lyrics of first performance of Handel’s Messiah in 1742. The lyrics used in this performance is the basis of this Bible Study:
- PRINT THIS: Print the actual lyrics of the original 1742 performance Handel’s Messiah:
https://jubalslyre.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Dicke-Text-Study-of-Handels-Messiah-rev.-230912.pdf
To fully appreciate and understand the biblical lyrics that you are about to study in the context of scripture in the music itself click on the Spotify link below:
- LISTEN TO THE PERFORMANCE: Either purchase a CD version of Handel’s Messiah or Go to YouTube, Spotify (or any other music streaming service) and play one of their many (2+ hours) versions of Handel’s Messiah Oratorio. Play the songs in order. Do not shuffle the order of the songs.
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