The Scriptures talk about the work of the Messiah on earth, both in regard to His Work and His Words. They show His surrender, His love, and His devotion to the Father and the afflicted; but they also revel that only a small percentage of people in those days believed in Him, compared to the great mass of unbelieved in Him, compared to the great mass of unbelievers who heard Him.

At first, not even His people and His brothers believed that Jesus had been sent by God (John 1.11-1.13; 7.5).

The cross declares the greatest Message of Salvation to the “dry ground” (v.2), which is the unbelieving and perverse human race. Many rejected this Message in the past and many continue to reject it today (Rom. 10/16; 1 Cor. 1.18), yet God reveals Himself to those who believe in the Lord Jesus and His Word, and He puts forth His Strong Arm – the greatest emblem of His power – to support them.