Isaiah 53

Isa 53:1 who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

God must give revelation about the Gospel. See John 12:38. The people of the day did not believe in Christ as the Messiah. He came to His own (John 1:11) but they did not receive Him even when He displayed His power by performing miracles.

Isa 53:2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of dry ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we would look at Him, Nor an appearance that we would take pleasure in Him.

This was the reason the Jews and religious leaders rejected Christ as being the Messiah. Christ did not come as a conquering King born in a palace with a crown. Christ was born of a woman who was a virgin in a stable of humble means. Jesus Christ appearance was marred more than any man when He was crucified.

Isa 53:3 He was despised and abandoned by men, a man of great pain and familiar with sickness; And like one from whom people hide their faces, He was despised, and we had no regard for Him.

The people of the day despised Christ because He allowed the romans to crucify Him. He experienced pain and sickness was upon Him when He was nailed to the Cross. Because He was beaten beyond recognition people did not want to look at Him.

Isa 53:4 however, it was our sicknesses that He Himself bore, and our pains that He carried; yet we ourselves assumed that He had been afflicted, Struck down by God, and humiliated.

This verse builds faith for the person who hears the Gospel message so that they can be saved. Jesus Christ took all of our sickness and disease upon Himself at the Cross so we would be free from sickness and carried the load of pain upon Himself so we would have freedom from this kind of suffering. Jesus Christ was not being punished for His sins because He committed no sin and was perfect and righteous. Christ shed His blood so we would have forgiveness of sin. Because He poured out His soul and blood by dying on the Cross we have eternal life. Our souls are saved and our bodies are healed because we are forgiven. See Matthew 8:16-17.

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Isa 53:5 But He was pierced for our offenses, He was crushed for our wrongdoings; the punishment for our well-being was laid upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed. See Matthew 9:1-6. Forgiveness of sins and healing for the body are the same. The work of the Cross covers every area of our lives and saves us completely. We have well-being body, soul, spirit and mind. All emotional hurts were upon Christ at the cross as well as all of our sins. Our old nature was crucified with Christ so we would be a new creation when we believe and become born-again by the Holy Spirit.

He was nailed to the Cross because of our sins and His body was crushed because of our wrongdoings, He took our punishment on Himself so we would have well-being and by His wounds we have healing. Christ became a curse for us so we would be free and have His blessings and promised us the Holy Spirit. See Galatians 3:13-14. Christ became poor only when He was on the Cross because He had nothing and was naked, without food and water and shelter. He took our poverty and lack upon Himself so we would have His riches. See: 2 Corinthians 8:9.

Isa 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 wrongdoing of us all to fall on Him.

All have sinned and have rebelled and gone their own way. Christ took this punishment on Himself on the Cross.

Isa 53:7 He was oppressed and afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth.

He was oppressed by the devil and afflicted. He was tormented by the devil in His body and mind so we would be free from evils spirits. He was put to death in our place. He laid His life down freely because of His love for us.

Isa 53:8 by oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off from the land of the living for the wrongdoing of my people, to whom the blow was due?

Jesus Christ was sentenced and judged as a criminal at His trial. He did not defend Himself but kept quiet. Christ was not accepted by the people and cut off from relationships so we could be near God by His shed blood. See Ephesians 2:13. We as people should have been punished for our sins but we have been redeemed by Christ shed blood. See Ephesians 1:7.

Isa 53:9 and His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

Jesus Christ was crucified with two thieves and a rich man named Joseph buried Christ in his own tomb which was new and never had a dead body in it. Christ was not violent and always spoke the truth.

Isa 53:10 but the LORD desired to crush Him, causing Him grief; If He renders Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.

It was the will of God that Christ would be sacrificed on the cross in order to save us. He suffered much so we could be free from punishment. Christ was the Lamb of God Who took away the sins of the world. He was a perfect offering and provided complete salvation into every area of our life. This verse speaks of Christ resurrection because He will see bride which is His offspring and His days have no end because He is an eternal being. Christ is prosperous in all He does and makes us prosperous in our lives as well by putting His blessings upon us.

Isa 53:11 as a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, For He will bear their wrongdoings.

Christ poured out His soul and blood on the Cross experiencing sufferings in His body and soul. God the Father was satisfied with this sacrifice because it was perfect. God has all knowledge of everything and knows that a righteous man will rise from the dead. Christ became a Servant when He came to earth to serve the Father and was obedient even to the death of Himself. Therefore many are justified because Christ bore their sin and was resurrected. See: Romans 4:25.

Isa 53:12 therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the plunder with the strong, Because He poured out His life unto death, And was counted with wrongdoers; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the wrongdoers.

Jesus Christ wounded the head of the devil when He was crucified. See: Gen. 3:15. Christ destroyed the works of the devil and gave us power to trample on him so that we can live a victorious life. We are to live a prosperous and successful life in all we do. We have eternal life with Christ and have an abundant life here and now. The spoils have been given to us because Christ laid down His life and saved us. Christ is our Great High Priest and intercedes for us to have the best of life.

Mat 26:6 now when Jesus was in Bethany, at the home of Simon the Leper,

Mat 26:7 a woman (Mary sister of Martha, Brother Lazarus) came to Him with an alabaster vial of very expensive perfume, and she poured it on His head as He was reclining at the table.

Mat 26:8 But the disciples were indignant when they saw this, and said, “Why this waste?

Mat 26:9 “For this perfume could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.”

Mat 26:10 But Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you bothering the woman? For she has done a good deed for Me.

Mat 26:11 “For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have Me.

Mat 26:12 “For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it to prepare Me for burial.

Mat 26:13 “Truly I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told in memory of her.”

This is the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and gives us a perfect and complete salvation for every area of our life. Glory to God!

Bill Naugle a Servant, Child and Teacher of God