But this is the thing of marvel, for which heaven and earth shall ring with the praises of the Mediator, that Jesus Christ died for the ungodly, that Jesus Christ gave himself for their sin; not for their righteousness, not for their good deeds. In order to understand this better, we must first know that we are guilty before God, so that we may be accursed and detestable in his presence. Be worthy of your high calling. Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high. Mount Zion; Related Bible parts: Isaiah 3, Isaiah 11, Isaiah 53, Jeremiah 23, Jeremiah 33, Zechariah 3, Zechariah 9, Luke 1, Romans 11, Revelation 22; Notes and references 12 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. I'm in love with Paul. Now, dear friends, this grace of God is yet further magnified not only in the allowance of the principle of substitution, but in the providing of such a substitute as Christ on Christ's part that he should give up himself, the Prince of Life to die; the King of glory to be despised and rejected of men; the Lord of angels to be a servant of servants; and the Ancient of days to become an infant of a span long. (Exodus 29:14; Ezekiel 45:22) (55) The sacrifice was offered in such a manner as to expiate sin by enduring its punishment and curse. * There is no beauty there that we should desire. It is impossible, absolutely, that sin can be forgiven without a sacrifice. And you say, "Did Christ drink it all to its dregs?" The grace and glories of his state of exaltation; and the graces he confers on us are not the least of the glories conferred on him. (2.) Yet the church in England was not destroyed by persecution, but it became more mighty than ever because of the opposition of its foes. I think that I hear the reading of the register, the muster-roll. That would be distinctly true; but the text does not so read. This word properly means, blame, guilt which one contracts by transgression Genesis 26:10; Jeremiah 51:5; also a sacrifice for guilt; a sin-offering; an expiatory sacrifice. Beloved, if it had been possible to destroy the church of God on earth, it would have been destroyed long ago. Shall prosper in his hand. Isaiah 53:9. "We love him because he first loved us." Righteous men know themselves to be sinners: sinners believe themselves to be righteous men. The malice of hell has done all that it could do to destroy the seed of Christ the seed that sprang from his death. Seeing ones offspring was a blessing on those whom God favored (cf. Peter called our attention to the verse in 1 Peter 2:22 "He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.". Wilt thou now trust Christ with thy soul? Some of you, perhaps, have lived long in England, but you are contemplating going far away to Australia or America. Isaiah 53:10 . No conversation, nothing. This also is language which is taken from the view entertained among the Hebrews that long life was a blessing, and was a proof of the divine favor. "To learn the way!" Note, (1.) And if sin deserve not to be punished, what is Tophet but injustice on a monstrous scale? And it describes him as a skinny little runt about five feet tall with a horribly large hooked nose and eyes that were red, swollen and constantly running, and it gave this horrible And I was upset because that's not how I pictured Paul at all. What a mercy to have such a Watcher! The Arminian says Christ died for him; and then, poor man, he has but small consolation therefrom, for he says, "Ah! The third morning came, and the conqueror, rising from his sleep burst the iron bonds of death, and came forth from his prison house, no more to die. It may be a name that is very common, or very obscure; but, somehow, you feel quite great on that day when all the members of the family have joined to keep united holiday. Content: Part Seven. Likewise the setting up of the kingdom and interest of Christ in the world, and the continuance and increase of it; the ministry of the word, and the success of that as the means thereof, may be also meant; for the Gospel will be preached, and a Gospel church still continued, until all the elect of God are gathered in. Montan. That love which he displayed in his death has touched the mainspring of our being, and moved us with a passion to which we were strangers before; and, because of this, we hate the sins that once were sweet, and turn with all our hearts to the obedience that once was so unpleasant. or, "hath put [him] to pain": suffered him to be put to pain, both in body and mind: when thou shall make his soul an offering for sin: not his soul only, but his body also, even his whole human nature, as in union with his divine Person; for it was he himself that was offered up in the room and stead of his people, to make atonement and satisfaction for their sins, Hebrews 9:14, or, "when thou shalt make his soul sin" z; so Christ was made by imputation, 2 Corinthians 5:21, and when he was so made, or had the sins of his people imputed to him, then was he bruised, and put to pain and grief, in order to finish them, and make an end of them, and make reconciliation for them: or, "when his soul shall make an offering" a "for sin", or "sin" itself; make itself an offering; for Christ offered up himself freely and voluntarily; he gave himself an offering and a sacrifice to God, for a sweetsmelling savour, Ephesians 5:2, he was altar, sacrifice, and priest. 12Therefore he shall inherit many, and he shall divide the spoils of the mighty; because his soul was delivered to death: and he was numbered among the transgressors; and he bore the sins of many, and was delivered because of their iniquities. You have a great necessity. He shall see his seed." And we think there is nothing more clear in Scripture than the truth that sin is in itself so detestable to God that he must and will put forth all the vigor of his tremendous strength to crush it, and to make the offender feel that it is an evil and a bitter thing to offend against the Most High. Will you be there to answer to your name? If Jesus is not the Messiah, there is no Messiah. For one who was indeed put to death, this is undeniably a prophecy of his resurrection from the dead. The word hand often denotes ministry, as the Lord proclaimed the law by the hand of Moses. (Numbers 36:13) Again, the Lord did this by the hands of David; that is, he made use of David as his minister in that matter. Christ's death hath done it. and he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors ( Isaiah 53:11 ). So it seems this "version" of Isaiah 53:10 was generally well known and accepted. All that Christ has belongs to his seed. Because face it, the majority of the people are ugly. There is no other way into the first world but by birth: and there is no other way into the second world, wherein dwelleth righteousness, but by birth, and that birth is strictly connected with the pangs of the Savior's passion, "when thou shalt make his soul an of offering for sin, he shall see his seed." By no other means, whatever, could it be said that of one who had poured out his soul unto death that he would "prolong his days." How is it that the Father can embrace the prodigal? He sees their hopes, their desires, their aspirations; and he often takes the will for the deed, and marks that for a beauty which now may be half-developed, and therefore not all we could wish it to be. I judge it to be the worst cankerworm that assails us. He bore your sins. He shall prolong his days - His life shall be long. When thou shalt make his soul - "If his soul shall make"] For tasim, a MS. has tasem, which may be taken passively, "If his soul shall be made - "agreeably to some copies of the Septuagint, which have . If there is anything in them which deserves reward, rest assured he will not rob them of it; and, on the other hand, he will do the right thing with those who have offended, and if they deserve punishment, it is according to the nature and character of a just and holy God that punishment should be inflicted. God's purposes shall take effect, and not one iota or tittle of them shall fail. We could not put him in our stead, but he put himself, and said, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit, in a higher sense than David said, or could say it. May he now be found of them who sought not for him, and he shall have the glory, world without end. Wisdom stepped in, and said, "It shall be done thus;" and Love agreed with Wisdom. "It pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put him to griefs." Our Lord Jesus Christ does not look to-day on emptiness: he is not bereaved of his household, but still he sees his seed. God help you to believe in the Lord Jesus, and so to have eternal life! 6 All we as sheep have gone astray; every one has gone astray in his way; and the Lord gave him up for our sins. He it was that made him sin and a curse for us, and turned to ashes all his burnt-offering, in token of the acceptance of it, Psalms 20:3. The greater good in this case was that the Servant would be the perfect and final guilt (trespass) offering for sin thus taking away the sins of the world (John 1:29). The idea is, that he was himself innocent, and that he gave up his soul or life in order to make an expiation for sin - as the innocent animal in sacrifice was offered to God as an acknowledgment of guilt. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. From the parent that life has been received. 3But his form was ignoble, and inferior to that of the children of men; he was a man in suffering, and acquainted with the bearing of sickness, for his face is turned from us: he was dishonoured, and not esteemed. By now, it should be clear that this chart is basically useless. He suffered all the horror of hell: in one pelting shower of iron wrath it fell upon him, with hail-stones bigger than a talent; and he stood until the black cloud had emptied itself completely. Isaiah 53:11. Secondly, that posterity remains. May it not be said of each of us as it was of the prodigal, "He came to himself?" Oh! Christ becomes a substitute for us. Why, then, are not all saved? Has God, the Holy Spirit, made you feel that you are a lost sinner? Here Isaiah declares that it was so shocking. So the Targum, paraphrasing the words of Christ and his seed, "they shall see the kingdom of their Messiah; they shall multiply sons and daughters; they shall prolong their days:''. Even the Son of God stoopeth not to this burden uncalled. It would please Yahweh to crush His Servant and to put Him to grief. "God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." I am speechless; conscience binds my tongue. But Jesus has qualified in all 300 points of prophecy that spoke about His life, His ministry, His death. z "quum posueris delictum animam ejus", De Dieu. The punishment Christ went through on the cross was placed on him by us rather than God, and if we "give an offering for sin," that is faith in Jesus and true repentance (metanoia), our souls shall receive eternal life, or a prolonged seed, as well. An offering for sin - ( 'asham). You remember Jesus cried on the cross, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" He suffered himself to be ranked with sinners, and yet offered himself to be an intercessor for sinners, Isaiah 53:12; Isaiah 53:12. "Shalls" and "wills" made the covenant fast: Christ's bloody death shall effect its solemn purpose. because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors ( Isaiah 53:12 ); Two thieves on either, one on either side. Oh, no, dear friends: Jesus' death is the effect of overwhelming and infinite love on the Father's part; and every blow which wounds, every infliction which occasions sorrow, and every pang which rends his heart, speaks of the Father's love as much as the joy, the everlasting triumph, which now surrounds his head. If any person think that this language is harsh and disrespectful to Christ, let him descend into himself, and, after a close examination, let him ponder how dreadful is the judgment of God, which could not be pacified but by this price; and thus the inestimable grace which shines forth in making Christ accursed will easily remove every ground of offense. This prophecy was fulfilled by the Saviour himself when he prayed for those who nailed him to the cross, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34). All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on Jesus Christ the iniquities of us all ( Isaiah 53:6 ). Childrens children are the crown of old men Proverbs 17:6. First it is traceable in decree. It is promised. Masoretic Text. But the dignity of the Son of God, the dignity of his nature, changes the whole matter. They shouted in their fires, and praised God on their racks. Your mistake, Sir, is in your failure to see that Jesus Christ was in no sense whatever only one man. And here, to the same purport, By his knowledge (the knowledge of him, and faith in him) shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear the sins of many, and so lay a foundation for our justification from sin. Why did God provide a sin-offering but for sinners? Isaiah 53:10. Absurd! This, my brethren, was the climax of the Saviour's woe, that his Father turned away from him, and put him to grief. Here is heroism indeed; but God spared not his own Son, his only-begotten Son, but freely delivered him up for us all. They are no more responsible for the death of Jesus Christ than you or I. No; the blood-stained page of that book, the page which makes both past and future glorious with golden words, that blood-stained page, I say, was as much written of Jehovah, as any other. It looked as if the living church of God would be extinguished altogether; but it was not so, for God did but stamp his foot, and, from all parts of the country, men like Mr. Wesley and Mr. Whitefield, came to the front, and hundreds of others, mighty men of valor, proclaimed the gospel with unusual power, and away went the bats and the owls back to their proper dwelling-place. "Which things the angels desire to look into," said the apostle. Most miserable night. Answer (1 of 4): Perhaps the greatest of all Messianic prophecies in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Scriptures / the Old Testament) concerning the advent of the Jewish Messiah is found in the 53rd chapter of the prophet Isaiah. Shall go on in a state of progressive prosperity; and so completely has this been thus far accomplished, that every succeeding century has witnessed more Christianity in the world than the preceding, or any former one. They claim that in Isaiah 7:14 the word "Almah" is translated as the Greek "parthenos" which they claim means virgin. You shall not stand out against him. The blood has filled the fountain full: thou hast but to wash and be clean, and thy sins shall be gone forever. It wants no eking out. Our Lord Jesus was in travail of soul for our redemption and salvation, in great pain, but with longing desire to be delivered, and all the pains and throes he underwent were in order to it and hastened it on. It is a sharp sword with two edges, if it be preached as it was delivered at the first. But herein is God's love manifested, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for the ungodly" ( Romans 5:7-8 ). Never think you have any claim to anything because Christ purchased it. He shall see it beforehand (so it may be understood); he shall with the prospect of his sufferings have a prospect of the fruit, and he shall be satisfied with the bargain. He waited his forty days, and then, with shouts of sacred song, he "led captivity captive, and ascended up on high." In the Isaiah 53:19 the prophet had testified very particularly of the sufferings of Christ, yet mixing some hints of the happy issue of them; here he again mentions his sufferings, but largely foretels the glory that should follow. Can you think how overwhelming must have been the love of God toward the human race, when he completed in act what Abraham only did in intention? 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