True story:
Mendelssohn was just expressing his love, but he paints a picture of Jesus' feelings for us.
"It was our infirmities that he bore, our sufferings that he endured. He was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins. Upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole. By his wounds we were healed.'" (Isaiah 53:4-5)
Quote:Moses Mendelssohn was far from handsome. In fact, he had a grotesque humpback. One day he visited a merchant in Hamburg who had a very lovely daughter. Moses fell hopelessly in love with her. But the girl was repulsed by his misshapen appearance.
When it came time for him to leave, Moses gathered all his courage and went up to the young lady to speak to her. She was truly beautiful. However, she wouldn't even look at him. After several attempts at conversation, Moses shyly asked, "Do you believe marriages are made in heaven?"
"Yes," she answered, looking down at the floor. "And do you?"
"Yes, I do," he replied. "You see, in heaven at the birth of each boy, the Lord announces which girl he will marry. When I was born, my future bride was pointed out to me. Then the Lord added, "But your bride will be humpbacked.
Right then and there he called out, 'Oh, Lord, a humpbacked woman would be a tragedy. Please, Lord, give me the hump and let her be beautiful.'"
The girl looked up into his eyes. She reached out and gave him her hand. Later she became his devoted wife.
Mendelssohn was just expressing his love, but he paints a picture of Jesus' feelings for us.
"It was our infirmities that he bore, our sufferings that he endured. He was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins. Upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole. By his wounds we were healed.'" (Isaiah 53:4-5)
