(a) His meekness and lowliness.
“I am meek and lowly in heart.” Matt., 11, 29.
(b) The conditions of His earthly life.
“The foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have nests; but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head.” Luke, 9, 58.
(c) The necessity that He should die for men.
“And He began to teach them, that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.” Mark, 8, 31.
(d) His spirit of service and self-sacrifice.
“Even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Matt., 20, 28.
“But I am among you as he that doth serve.” Luke, 22, 27.
(e) His claims on the allegiance and love of men.