You would not permit your child to endure a needless pain if you could remove it; neither does God willingly bring affliction or grief to his children. They know they have been called to follow Christ, and certainly the Savior did not receive anything approaching fair treatment from mankind. 3. He is not guilty. John Calvin said, “Scarcely a hundredth person will be a believer” (Isaiah, Vol. They killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become; Acts 22:14  “And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear an utterance from His mouth. The rest won’t be this long. This is the importance of the stress in Isa 53:7 on the Servant’s voluntariness expressed in the acceptance of humiliation and the deliberately maintained silence. That said, here is John MacArthur's summary introduction from his sermon on Isaiah 53:7 -, Now remember, though this chapter looks forward to the death of Christ, it also looks backward from the conversion of Israel at the end of human history, and that is why the verbs are in the past tense. he answered nothing. It describes the Servant of Isaiah as a person rejected, refused by people. 4:1-21; 14:7; 16:14-19; Heb. Eventually they would have taken the rotted corpses down and thrown them in a dump. 53:2; Lam. We should therefore render the clause, "so shall he startle many nations." This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.” Quoted by Peter in 1 Pet. The word rendered "sprinkle" in the clause "so shall he sprinkle many nations," also means to startle, which fact is indicated in a footnote of the Revised Version. Arnold Fruchtenbaum summarizes the four Servant "songs": Moody Bible Commentary - The Jewish interpretation of this Song is significant. ", The Golden Passional of the Old Testament. In fact, the only clue we have is a passage in Isaiah that says: “There is no beauty that we should desire Him” (53:2). Polycarp, the disciple of John, called it "the Golden Passional of the Old Testament." (Book of Isaiah). Many martyrs sang hymns on their way to their own death, and we have accounts of many who said that God stood by them and with them every step of the way. He was crushed for our iniquities. The Septuagint translates galah with apokalupto which literally means to remove the cover from something so that what was hidden can be seen. The chief priests accused Him of many things, but He answered nothing. Be with us to bless us, we pray today in His wonderful name we pray. . Motyer has an interesting note introducing his comments on this verse - What the Servant did, the Lord did. Whilst both the sin-offering and the trespass-offering had guilt in view, the latter was offered in respect of specific transgressions of the law. Revelation 1:7 describes the global reaction to His return "BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. (Hebrews 7:25+). ", Jehovah lifted up His rod; Our Lord was dumb and opened not his mouth against his adversaries, and did not accuse one of them of cruelty or injustice. Isaiah, referring to them as "our" griefs and sorrows, is speaking at least for the believing Jewish community, who didn’t at first believe the message concerning the Servant but later owned that message (Isaiah 53:1-3). He wanted to do them good, to draw them away from their sins, to make them love God, to lead them to heaven. A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief - (Yahweh put Him to "grief" - Isa 53:10) - The NET Bible renders it "one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness." Your healing is in his stripes, not in your own, in his griefs, not in your griefs. "Behold My Servant shall deal prudently" (Isaiah 52:13) (Romans 10:14-17), And to whom has the Arm of the LORD been revealed - This is an interesting question which we might paraphrase as "To whom was the Messiah revealed?" The sufferings of the Servant ended in death Verse 8, "cut off" (see 9). In the course of my missionary experiences these past thirty five or forty years, how often has it been my lot to witness some of my people almost mad with rage—clenching their fists, gnashing their teeth, and spitting on the ground at the very mention of the Name which to the believer "is as ointment poured forth"! Motyer on the LORD caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him -  With this emphatic subject (AND THE LORD) Isaiah corrects the misunderstanding involved in ‘stricken by God’ (Isa 53:5 -- ED: WHERE THEY ERRONEOUSLY REASONED THAT HE DESERVED THE PUNISHMENT FOR HIS OWN SIN OF BLASPHEMY)—revelation corrects incomprehension: he was indeed stricken by God, but with the astonishing purpose of laying our sin on Him. (Wiersbe's Expository Outlines on the Old Testament - copyright 1993 - Notice this edition is 4 years later than the resource above - Did Wiersbe change his mind? He knew who He was. Check the context. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. God is known for his majesty (1 Chr 16:27), resplendent in holiness (Ps 104:1), and clothed in glory (Ps 145:12). This is the view of many of the later rabbis, both the circumcised rabbis, that is the Jewish rabbis and the uncircumcised rabbis that is (LIBERAL) Gentile students of this great prophecy. He Himself bore the sin of many. And so to prosper (sakal/sākhal) means Messiah will act with insight and prudence. They based their thinking on two verses. So once again we see the emphasis of the Suffering Servant's substitutionary sacrifice, taking our iniquity onto Himself. They desperately needed salvation. We, too, are His chosen ones. Putting Him to grief - Literally "He made Him sick." His death was sacrificial; He died as our substitute because death was the penalty of our sins and because His substitution was accepted by God. —Anon. Didst bear all ill for me. "But I will camp around My house because of an army, Because of him who passes by and returns; And no oppressor (nagas) will pass over them anymore, For now I have seen with My eyes.". This message was at the heart of Israel's religious system—the innocent animal sacrifice dying for the guilty sinner (Lev. O Christ, it fell on Thee! Therefore - The term of conclusion. 53:4; Jer. In other words, the author is transporting himself into the future, and he has become a mouthpiece for a group of people (JEWS) who in the future will look back over the past and describe their reaction to the Suffering Servant when He appeared (AT HIS FIRST COMING). They will be electrified. Scripture Isaiah 53 Sort Bible Verse. Powerful Service, Energised by the Holy Ghost. It gives us many details about Christ and His death, burial, resurrection and exaltation, because it is unmistakably a prophecy of Him. Soul is nephesh (Lxx = psuche) meaning breath, the inner being with its thoughts and emotions. Every Christian and every Christian minister has blind spots and holds to some wrong theology. We have to use the methods of technique which must be smart, well-presented, streamlined. It is a word that means “to intercede, interpose.”  In places in the Bible it is used to describe prayer, an intercession that is burdensome. Men are saved because of Jesus Christ and His saving work. God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Gen. 41:51; Num. Play Alan Jackson's beautiful rendition of the "Old Rugged Cross" (and try to keep a dry eye as you ponder the words of Isaiah 53! Have you ever thought of the goodness of the Father in not only prophesying of the sufferings of Christ, but also of the glory that was to follow? Bind us with cords to the horns of the altar; no disease can come there: the sacrifice purifies the air. Messiah was crushed because of our sins (avon) which is such a stark contrast with the hatred and distortion of truth by the rabbis who referred to the Servant's good news (the Evangelium) as "Aven" or "Avon­gillajon" which means "the sinful or mischievous writing". After that, Jewish scholars started interpreting the passage as a description of the sufferings of the nation of Israel. And who declared that Israel was innocent of sin and therefore had suffered unjustly (v. 9)? 90:16; Ps. 53:8, David Baron writes that "in repudiation once again of their previous false notion that it was for His own sin that He was "stricken and smitten of God" (Isaiah 53:4+), the vicarious atoning character of His sufferings and death is yet again emphasized: "For the transgression of My people the stroke fell upon Him." It smiles through tears and rejoices in spite of what happens. So this so-called gospel section of Isaiah begins where the actual New Testament gospel begins. But how significant when we can place side by side with this, that amazing verse in John 15, "Ye have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you." O Christ, it fell on Thee! Hallelujah! No one knows quite how to deal with it all. 2. ‘Who can think, without admiring? Perhaps you’ve seen them in a church or museum of art or even have one in your home. What are your multiplied sacrifices to Me? 13:57; Lev. 32:24; Ezek. In essence, the mother becomes a living sacrifice. —Matthew 27:42. This position no one who knows Hebrew can deny. Scripture: Isaiah 53:3–12. Sabal is used twice in Isaiah 53 (Isa 53:4, 11) to figuratively describe the Suffering Servant bearing "our sorrows". These (atsumim, "strong" or "mighty ones") are those who flock to His banner and go forth with Him to the conflict against the powers of darkness. But God sees through the hypocrisy of empty religious ritual, including fasting. 2:1; Job 22:28; Ps. Prudence is wisdom in action. This speaks especially of Messiah's unjust trials (six of them), false witnesses, the breaking of many rules by the Jews regarding the trying of someone, especially for a capital offense when the death penalty was at stake! He’s promised in the Old Testament to come from the nation of Israel, descend from Abraham, to come down through the family of David. Isaiah 53:6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him. SALVATION IS FREE, BUT IT COST OUR SAVIOR AN ENORMOUS PRICE. They promise salvation and they end with a warning if you reject it. and great sadness at loss and the associated consequences (Sadly we are all painfully aware of these twin effects of our sins, past and present!) 1.b] hindrance and proper judicial process," i.e., "unfairly and with no one to defend him," (2) "from [in the sense of "after,"] arrest and judgment.". This position was held by the late Kathryn Kuhlman and is presently held by Earnest Angley. A brilliant Hindu scholar drew a similar conclusion. Isaiah 53 – The Atoning Suffering and Victory of the Messiah “This chapter foretells the sufferings of the Messiah, the end for which he was to die, and the advantages resulting to mankind from that illustrious event… This chapter contains a beautiful summary of the most peculiar and distinguishing doctrines of Christianity.” (Adam Clarke) Amazing! Gary Smith - Some day the godly remnant of Israel (diagram) will be sorry for this rejection; some day they will turn in real repentance to Him (Zechariah 12:10-14+).