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Messiah: Fifty Expository Discourses on the Oratorio of Handel
by John Newton
The celebrated German-British composer G.F. Handel premiered his now famous oratorio "Messiah" in 1742. In 1785 there was a celebration at Westminster Abbey of Handel's birth 100 years before. It was on this occasion that John Newton decided to preach 50 sermons from the Bible passages that form the libretto (by Charles Jennens) of Messiah. The sermons were preached over two years in the Parish Church of St. Mary Woolnoth, Lombard-Street - 3 miles from Westminster Abbey. - Summary by InTheDesert
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Consolation (Isaiah 40:1, 2)
25:48 - Chapter 2
The Harbinger (Isaiah 40:3-5)
25:08 - Chapter 3
The Shaking of the Heavens and the Earth (Haggai 2:6, 7)
26:47 - Chapter 4
The LORD Coming To His Temple (Malachi 3:1-3)
36:15 - Chapter 5
Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14)
33:13 - Chapter 6
Salvation Published from the Mountains (Isaiah 40:9)
23:23 - Chapter 7
The Morning Light (Isaiah 60:1-3)
23:11 - Chapter 8
The Sun Rising upon a Dark World (Isaiah 9:2)
21:29 - Chapter 9
Characters and Names of Messiah (Isaiah 9:6)
21:41 - Chapter 10
The Angel's Message and Song (Luke 2:8-14)
23:37 - Chapter 11
Messiah's Entrance into Jerusalem (Zechariah 9:9, 10)
24:25 - Chapter 12
Effects of Messiah's Appearance (Isaiah 35:5, 6)
30:03 - Chapter 13
The Great Shepherd (Isaiah 50:11)
37:54 - Chapter 14
Rest for the Weary (Matthew 11:28)
24:47 - Chapter 15
Messiah's Easy Yoke (Matthew 11:29, 30)
24:31 - Chapter 16
The Lamb of God, the Great Atonement (John 1:29)
26:49 - Chapter 17
Messiah Despised, and Rejected of Men (Isaiah 53:3)
23:11 - Chapter 18
Voluntary Suffering (Isaiah 50:6)
23:23 - Chapter 19
Messiah Suffering and Wounded for Us (Isaiah 53:4, 5)
27:34 - Chapter 20
Sin Charged upon the Surety (Isaiah 53:6)
27:56 - Chapter 21
Messiah Derided Upon the Cross (Psalm 22:7, 8)
17:12 - Chapter 22
Messiah Unpitied, and Without a Comforter (Psalm 69:20)
23:06 - Chapter 23
No Sorrow Like Messiah's Sorrow (Lamentations 1:12)
25:40 - Chapter 24
Messiah's Innocence Vindicated (Isaiah 53:8)
16:09 - Chapter 25
Messiah Rising from the Dead (Psalm 16:10)
20:52 - Chapter 26
The Ascension of Messiah to Glory (Psalm 24:7-10)
18:49 - Chapter 27
Messiah the Son of God (Hebrews 1:5)
23:12 - Chapter 28
Messiah Worshipped By Angels (Hebrews 1:6)
24:00 - Chapter 29
Gifts Received for the Rebellious (Psalm 68:18)
29:28 - Chapter 30
The Publication of the Gospel (Psalm 68:11)
21:21 - Chapter 31
The Gospel Message, Good Tidings (Romans 10:15)
23:10 - Chapter 32
The Progress of the Gospel (Romans 10:18)
19:09 - Chapter 33
Opposition to Messiah Unreasonable (Psalm 2:1-3)
20:14 - Chapter 34
Opposition to Messiah in Vain (Psalm 2:4)
19:16 - Chapter 35
Opposition to Messiah Ruinous (Psalm 2:9)
19:57 - Chapter 36
The Lord Reigneth (Revelation 19:6)
28:00 - Chapter 37
The Extent of Messiah's Spiritual Kingdom (Revelation 11:15)
29:08 - Chapter 38
King of Kings and Lord of Lords (Revelation 19:16)
23:22 - Chapter 39
Job's Faith and Expectation (Job 19:25, 26)
32:17 - Chapter 40
The Lord is Risen Indeed (I Corinthians 15:20)
20:51 - Chapter 41
Death By Adam, Life By Christ (I Corinthians 15:21, 22)
21:22 - Chapter 42
The General Resurrection (I Corinthians 15:51-53)
21:42 - Chapter 43
Death Swallowed Up in Victory (I Corinthians 15:54)
23:26 - Chapter 44
Triumph Over Death and the Grave (I Corinthians 15:55, 56, 57)
22:12 - Chapter 45
Divine Support and Protection (Romans 8:31)
26:29 - Chapter 46
Accusers Challenged (Romans 8:33)
25:24 - Chapter 47
The Intercession of Christ (Romans 8:34)
26:46 - Chapter 48
The Song of the Redeemed (Revelation 5:9)
31:33 - Chapter 49
The Chorus of Angels (Revelation 5:12)
27:16 - Chapter 50
The Universal Chorus (Revelation 5:13)
23:52