In Psalms, chapter twenty-two, verse seven, is the theme verse related to Matthew twenty-seven, verse nine, which states, “And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads.” In the Old Testament, these gestures were a prediction by the enemies of Jesus. The other chapter is from Isaiah fifty-three, in verse seven, “He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.” The other is verse nine, ” “He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.”
The theme verse has three things Jesus had to overcome apart from being crucified: laughing to scorn, shooting out the lip, and shaking the head. Many people would not tolerate all these gestures in life. However, the Son of God did this for us and not for Himself. Jesus Christ gave His all to save us all. However, for most people, these three gestures toward someone are humiliating instead of rewarding.
Laughing to scorn a human being is such a cruel and humiliating thing to do to a person that could cause someone grief. Especially in grade school, getting a haircut and dreading the day to go and show it publicly with the fear of getting laughed at can hurt the recipient. The next one is shooting the lip when people say mean things. Getting a haircut and someone making remarks and calling names and expressing what they think of it can be so devastating for that individual that it could cause low self-esteem. The other gesture is shaking the head. A person doing this to another is more damaging than the other two because it leaves the person guessing what could be wrong and might not even know.
The laughing gesture is awful. However, the reason is often revealed verbally or indicated physically. The second one is the lip service, which is expressed clearly and gives the details. Still, the shaking of the head leaves the person guessing and not often revealed but leaves the victim either not caring, thinking, under the assumption, or disturbed.