Post by foxjj on Feb 10, 2022 7:54:31 GMT
The Jesus Of Isaiah 53.
As Bible believing Christians we have been blessed by portions of Scripture that have spoken to us in powerful ways. Isaiah 53 is one of the many chapters that helped in my understanding of how the Old Testament foretold the coming of Jesus as both Messiah and Redeemer:
“3 He is despised and rejected of men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:
and we hid as it were our faces from him;
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs,
and carried our sorrows:
yet we did esteem him stricken,
smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him;
and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way;
and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
(Isaiah 53:3-6 (KJV)
Isaiah is prophesying concerning Messiah and how He will be rejected by the people to whom He will be sent. These are words that were true when Jesus came to Israel, and, looking around our world today they are sadly still true because, Jesus is despised by people of all nations:
“He is despised and rejected of men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:
and we hid as it were our faces from him;
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.”
Verase 4 reads:
“Surely he hath borne our griefs,
and carried our sorrows:
yet we did esteem him stricken,
smitten of God, and afflicted.”
Although this verse speaks of the suffering Messiah, we can see the fulfillment in the way the leaders of Israel consider Jesus was a blasphemer when He spoke of His relationship with Yahweh thereby, they deemed His cruel death the consequence. However, we who know our Bible understand that the death of Jesus was God’s plan for the Redemption of sinful humanity as John 3:16 proclaims: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Verse 5 carries the amazing description of the suffering Messiah who willfully accepted brutal chastisement and death as an Atonement on our behalf. The reality of this truth brings one to their knees when we understand that the death of Jesus offers Spiritual Healing to all who turn to Him in Repentance:
“But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him;
and with his stripes we are healed.”
Verse 6 proclaims a spiritual fact that has not changed throughout history. It explains how people have turned from God, along with the reason Jesus came to our world as Messiah and Redeemer:
“All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way;
and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
It was when speaking to the Samaritan woman that Jesus reveals He is Messiah:
“The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
26 Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.” (John 4:25-26)
Today, let us give thanks for Jesus, our Redeemer.
John Joseph Fox.
As Bible believing Christians we have been blessed by portions of Scripture that have spoken to us in powerful ways. Isaiah 53 is one of the many chapters that helped in my understanding of how the Old Testament foretold the coming of Jesus as both Messiah and Redeemer:
“3 He is despised and rejected of men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:
and we hid as it were our faces from him;
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs,
and carried our sorrows:
yet we did esteem him stricken,
smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him;
and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way;
and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
(Isaiah 53:3-6 (KJV)
Isaiah is prophesying concerning Messiah and how He will be rejected by the people to whom He will be sent. These are words that were true when Jesus came to Israel, and, looking around our world today they are sadly still true because, Jesus is despised by people of all nations:
“He is despised and rejected of men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:
and we hid as it were our faces from him;
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.”
Verase 4 reads:
“Surely he hath borne our griefs,
and carried our sorrows:
yet we did esteem him stricken,
smitten of God, and afflicted.”
Although this verse speaks of the suffering Messiah, we can see the fulfillment in the way the leaders of Israel consider Jesus was a blasphemer when He spoke of His relationship with Yahweh thereby, they deemed His cruel death the consequence. However, we who know our Bible understand that the death of Jesus was God’s plan for the Redemption of sinful humanity as John 3:16 proclaims: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Verse 5 carries the amazing description of the suffering Messiah who willfully accepted brutal chastisement and death as an Atonement on our behalf. The reality of this truth brings one to their knees when we understand that the death of Jesus offers Spiritual Healing to all who turn to Him in Repentance:
“But he was wounded for our transgressions,
he was bruised for our iniquities:
the chastisement of our peace was upon him;
and with his stripes we are healed.”
Verse 6 proclaims a spiritual fact that has not changed throughout history. It explains how people have turned from God, along with the reason Jesus came to our world as Messiah and Redeemer:
“All we like sheep have gone astray;
we have turned every one to his own way;
and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
It was when speaking to the Samaritan woman that Jesus reveals He is Messiah:
“The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.”
26 Then Jesus declared, “I, the one speaking to you—I am he.” (John 4:25-26)
Today, let us give thanks for Jesus, our Redeemer.
John Joseph Fox.
