Are you a sinner? Do not imagine that we preach a gospel in this place for respectable, godly people. Beloved, we shall have many with us, whilst this morning we turn our face to the Mount of Calvary. Learn from this that all who truly follow Christ, and are saved by him, have his life in them. But if one reads each passage in Greek, light bulbs start turning on. Isa 3:10 . (2.) God must be just, if heaven falls. You know the difference. He looks beyond the Roman spear and nail, beyond the Jewish taunt and jeer, up to the Sacred Fount, whence all things flow, and traces the crucifixion of Christ to the breast of Deity. That he bruised him so as to put him to grief. For this purpose he became man, of the substance of his mother, very man, such a man as any of us. John W. Welch has mentioned some of the reasons that readers differ on the identity of the "righteous servant" in Isaiah 53. You see, without any children, who's going to declare His generation? Really, when men run away from the simplicities of the gospel in order to make Jehovah more kind, it is strange how unjust and unkind they make him. Now, can any mind imagine how the father's grief must overflow all the banks of his soul, when, as he walked up that hill-side, his son said to him, "Father, behold the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?" And what was meant by a sin-offering? No, sir: if I am to be punished, Justice says; at any rate, that it shall be for my own sins, but if I am to be eternally a castaway from God's presence merely as a sort of trick of government to maintain the dignity of his law, I cannot understand the justice of this. (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. 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. a "Ubi posuit satisfactionis pretium anima ejus", Cocceius; "si posuerit delictum sua anima", Montanus. The whole work was one of benevolence, and Yahweh was pleased with it as a work of pure and disinterested love. It is very delightful, at Christmas time, or perhaps at some other time in the year, for all the family to meet; and though your name may be "Smith" or "Brown," yet you feel there is some importance in your name, when all your clan have met together. It was a great aggravation of his sufferings that he was numbered with transgressors, that he was not only condemned as a malefactor, but executed in company with two notorious malefactors, and he in the midst, as if he had been the worst of the three, in which circumstance of his suffering, the evangelist tells us, this prophecy was fulfilled, Mark 15:27; Mark 15:28. We are all equally responsible for His death. Interesting prophecies concerning Jesus Christ. There is no song of praise. His disciples buried him. I give you the gospel without mutilating it, just as I get it in the gospel by Mark, "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved." Behold, the lion of the tribe of Judah hath prevailed to take the scroll and to loose the seals." He will see all his seed to the last. Here Isaiah declares that it was so shocking. Yes, my brethren, he took the cup, and. The Hebrew will bear either. Thus have I expounded the first part of the subject the origin of our Saviour's worst sufferings, the Father's pleasure. for he was cut off ( Isaiah 53:8 ). "Rivers unknown to song, are not unknown to God." He made his soul an offering for sin; he himself explains this (Matthew 20:28), that he came to give his life a ransom for many. I worry non-believers who copied the OT scriptures for us around the 9th-10th century AD might have changed a few parts to make Jesus look bad (or not the Messiah . 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. He is himself righteous, and of his righteousness have all we received. If he had not died, we must have died for ever. His ascension in stately pomp, amidst the acclamations of angels, to the enjoyment of his Father's continued smile, is the sure proof that the work is complete. They are continually watched by thousands but there is one great transaction in the world's history, which every day commands far more spectators than that sun which goeth forth like a bridegroom, strong to run his race. Why, beloved, it was because the Father bruised him. Do not try to live without the living, loving Friend of sinners. Isaiah 53:10 CSB. And that's why so many marriages are miserable, because the person has married the face but there's nothing behind the face. [Note: Motyer, p. Isaiah 53:9. Your love to one another gathers warmth, as the glowing coals are drawn together. In Gods case, if he had said in the infinite sovereignty of his absolute will, "I will have no substitute, but each man shall suffer for himself, he who sinneth shall die," none could have murmured. Oh," says one, "you mean that the Baptists ought to get together!" This is what is called the governmental theory, that it is necessary for the maintenance of good order that an offender should be punished, but that there is nothing in sin itself which absolutely requires a penalty. Because he stood in our room, and in no other way than by his death could the justice of God be satisfied. "The Church of the Future," vainly so galled, threatens to overthrow the Church of the living God. He shall see his seed. 8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? And now, beloved, if by his death we have become his seed (and I think I speak at this time to many who can truly say they hope that it is so with them), then let us consider the fact for a minute. Instead of the fathers shall be the children, whom he will make princes in all the earth. I go not beyond the limit which this word allows me, nay, I have scarcely come up to the edge of it. But here the curtain falls. Because these sufferings would tend to illustrate the divine perfections, and show the justice and mercy of God. We hinted that from the dignity of his person the pains he suffered were a good and sufficient equivalent for our own suffering on account of sin. He shall see his seed, number his followers in the countless millions; he shall prolong his days, be raised from the dead; the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand, 1e., righteousness shall prosper in the world; he shall justify many, 1e., countless millions shall be saved from their sins through him; I will divide him a portion with the great, Jesus Christ shall attain worldwide and perpetual "greatness." Furthermore, believers in our Lord are said to be his seed because they are like him. As one that has undertaken for us. In him is light, and the light is the life of men. But please to observe (see if you cannot throw your grappling-hooks upon this), the dignity of his sacred person made him the most proper person for a substitute. I want even you, who do not know him, to remember that he lives, that you may seek him to-night that ere another sun shall rise you may find him, and, finding him, may yourselves be found, and saved. If so, the implication is that Isaiah 52:13-53:12 is about Israel, not Jesus. 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 ). Let him have this, and he has enough. he is fresh from the swine-trough! Many, when they see their seed, their seed's seed, wish to depart in peace; but Christ will not commit the care of his family to any other, no, he shall himself live long, and of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, for he ever lives. - Isaiah 53 in the Septuagint (X-post from /r/OrthodoxChristianity) onbehalfofall.org. 3. and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? Isaiah 53:8). Isaiah 53:10-12, Part 10 Posted on December 17, 2021 by admin This is a continuation of a consideration of the differences between the Masoretic text and the Septuagint, a translation of the Hebrew before Israel rejected Jesus as Messiah. +. You are ignorant and unlettered, it may be, and your name will never shine in the roll of science, but he who is the divine Wisdom owns you as one of his seed. (5.) And if sin deserve not to be punished, what is Tophet but injustice on a monstrous scale? 1869 (54) (asham) primarily signifies a trespass or offense, and secondarily a trespassoffering. Confessors of old cried not so, when they came to die. And the pleasure of the Lord To have all men saved and brought to the knowledge of the truth. Oh! Look upon the whole transaction of a substitute, and of Christ becoming the second Adam, as being a matter of pure, rich, free, sovereign grace, and never indulge the atrocious thought, I pray you, that there was justice, and justice only here; but do magnify the love and pity of God in that he did devise and accomplish the great plan of salvation by an atoning sacrifice. The cross once seen, sin is crucified: the passion of the Master once apprehended as being endured for us, we then feel that we are not our own, but are bought with a price. Jesus is no longer dead. 7And he, because of his affliction, opens not his mouth: he was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is dumb, so he opens not his mouth. But He was forsaken of God in order that you won't have to be forsaken by God. That He might bring me into fellowship with God. As he was the root of the Jewish church, and the covenant was made with him and his seed, so is Christ of the universal church and with him and his spiritual seed is the covenant of grace made, which is grounded upon and grafted in the covenant of redemption, which here we have some of the glorious promises of. Now all of this written 700 years before Christ was born. It is an historical fact, better proved than almost any other which is commonly received as historical, that he did really rise again from the grave. He has determined that you shall not do what you have vowed. "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Do not take anything to Christ. But now to go a step further, and with as much brevity as possible. If he putteth his life for sin, he shall see (his) seed long enduring, and the will of the Lord shall be (ad)dressed in his hand. It should cause us great searching of heart if there is not in us an increasing likeness to our Lord. Seeing ones offspring was a blessing on those whom God favored (cf. 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." It is a sacrifice for the removal of sin. This is the gate of entrance into discipleship. Isa 53:2. . The fact is, that the Father as much decreed salvation, as much effected it, and as much delighted in it, as did either God the Son, or God the Holy Spirit. 8:1 Yahweh said to me, 'Take a large seal and scratch on it in ordinary writing MAHER-SHALAL-HASH-BAZ. Look at what translators of the New Revised Standard Version say on their footnotes to this verse: a. Isaiah 53:10 meaning of Hebrew uncertain b. Isaiah 53:10 Meaning of Hebrew uncertain Your sins have nailed Christ's hands to the cross, your sins have pierced his heart; and his heart is not pierced in vain, nor are those hands nailed there for naught. The Father did not find the sufferings and death of His Son something pleasurable (or enjoyable) to behold, but they pleased (satisfied) Him because they fulfilled His great purpose of providing redemption for humankind. If thou wilt, then God has made him to be a sin-offering for thee; but if thou wilt not, beware, lest he whom thou wouldst not have to be thy Saviour should become thy Judge, and say, "Depart, thou cursed one, into everlasting fire in hell!" And it's a very convenient way to reference. Interceding for the transgressors. The King is not off the ground yet: the battle will be won by his armies. They are the ones who have turned away from God and they are the ones for whom the servant dies. It does not say that he shall see his seed for so long, and then no longer; but it stands as a prophecy fulfilled, always fulfilling, and always to be fulfilled: "He shall see his seed." Men shall be saved by Christ. If ye can give an offering for sin, your soul shall see a long-lived seed." Isaiah 53:10 Septuagint. The word, that incorruptible see, of which they are born again, is his word; the Spirit, the great author of their regeneration, is his Spirit; and it is his image that is impressed upon them. Come, and see how he loved us, see what he did for us. They all come into the world, of which he is King, by being born into it. There is no beauty there that we should desire. Now we say that Christ was the best person to be a substitute; for just consider what sort of a mediator was needed. "He shall be exalted and lifted up, and be very high.". Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him. the father has communicated to his son the fact that God has demanded his life. All that Christ has belongs to his seed. where is the asian carp originally from . It is a common saying with the opponents of the old faith, that Mr. Spurgeon is a "pessimist," and takes gloomy views of things. He shall prolong his days - His life shall be long. That water springing up into everlasting life he gave us. Peter called our attention to the verse in 1 Peter 2:22 "He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.". (2.) The dignity of the person adds a special force to the substitution; and thus one bleeding Saviour can make atonement for millions of sinful men, and the Captain of our salvation can bring multitudes unto glory. They know he has done no wrong (9).Despite the inhumanity of people, the servants death is according to Gods will. (3.) "He is my righteous servant, and as such justifies men." It was as if his face were hidden from us. Isaiah 53:10 . We poor earthly pastors are of small use; but this great Shepherd and Bishop of souls, with an eye that never misses a single new-born lamb of grace what a mercy to have such a Shepherd to look after the whole flock!" He could not long be held a prisoner in the tomb. We take life from our parents, this links us with the first Adam: we have taken life from Christ, and this joins us to the second Adam. This, my brethren, was the climax of the Saviour's woe, that his Father turned away from him, and put him to grief. I hope soon to be lifting up my voice again. 1 The prophet, complaining of incredulity, excuseth the scandal of the cross, 4 by the benefit of his passion, 10 and the good success thereof. Surely it sets Him alone in history as the only man who could ever qualify to be the Messiah, the suffering servant. His fellow citizens are just as heartless, and show no concern that he suffers death unjustly. I am Orthodox, but my friends aren't. We love to talk about theology. 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. He was despised, and we held him as of no account. So God declares, "By his knowledge shall My righteous servant justify many.". Thus, in conformity to Christ, it should be a satisfaction to us if we can do any thing to serve the interests of God's kingdom in the world. Christ did not make himself a sin-offering without a warrant from the Most High: God made him so. for the transgression of my people was he stricken. Fast Delivery. But then it follows, if we are thus of a seed, that we ought to be united, and love each other more and more. Why doth the Saviour suffer so? (5.) The sufferings of Christ are signified by his being "bruised"; ( See Gill on Isaiah 53:5 ), and as it was foretold he should have his heel bruised by the serpent, ( Genesis 3:15 ) , but here it is ascribed to the Lord: he was . Sinner, God will never destroy you merely to maintain his government, or for the good of others. What better testimony can we bear to the love and faithfulness of God than the testimony of a substitution eminently satisfactory for all them that believe on Christ? And thus the cry, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: now he has no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him ( Isaiah 52:15 , Isaiah 53:1-2 ). Isaiah 53:10 Context. "We are going to Smithfield." He believes with Peter "Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain." 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