Handel's Messiah Advent Devotional

Days

• 1 Is. 40:1-5 Prelude -- "And the Glory..."
• 2 Hg. 2:6,7, Mal. 3:1-3 "Thus saith the Lord..." -- "And he shall purify"
• 3 Is. 7:14, 40:9, 60:1 "Behold, a Virgin..." -- "Arise, Shine..."
• 4 Is. 60:2-3, 9:2, 9:6 "For behold, darkness..." -- "For unto us..."
• 5 Lk. 2:8-14 Pifa--"Glory to God in the highest..."
• 6 Zc. 9:9-10 "Rejoice greatly..."
• 7 Is. 35:5-6; 40:11, Mt. 11:28-30 "Then shall the eyes of the blind..." -- "His yoke is easy..."
• 8 Jn. 1:29 "Behold the Lamb..."
• 9 Is. 53:3, 50:6 "He was despised..."
• 10 Is. 53:4-6 "Surely he hath borne..." -- "All we like sheep..."
• 11 Ps. 22:7-8 "All they that see him laugh..." -- "He trusted in God..."
• 12 Ps. 69:20, La 1:12 "Thy rebuke has broken..." -- "Behold and see if..."
• 13 Is. 53:8, Ps.16:10, Ps. 24:7-10 "He was cut off..." -- "Lift up your heads..."
• 14 Heb. 1:5,6 "Unto which of the..." -- "Let all the angels..."
• 15 Ps. 68:11,18 "Thou art gone up..." -- "The Lord gave the word..."
• 16 Rm. 10:15 "How beautiful..."
• 17 Rm. 10:18 "Their sound..."
• 18 Ps. 2:1-3 "Why do the nations..." -- "Let us break..."
• 19 Ps. 2:4,9; Rev. 19:6, 11:15, 19:16 "He that dwelleth in heaven..." -- "Hallelujah!"
• 20 Jb. 19:25-26, 1 Co. 15:20 "I know that my Redeemer..."
• 21 1 Co. 15:21-22 "Since by man..."
• 22 1 Co. 15:51-53 "Behold, I tell you a mystery..." -- "The trumpet shall sound..."
• 23 1 Co. 15:54-56 "Then shall be brought..." -- "But thanks be to God..."
• 24 Ro. 8:31-34 "If God be for us..."
• 25 Rev. 5:12-13 "Worthy is the Lamb..."