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>>195593Paramedic Firefighter @ParamedicVet - How explicit does Isaiah 53 get regarding the Messiah?
Isaiah begins in v. 1 by saying, “Who has believed our message?” The question implied that, in spite of these and other prophecies, only a few would recognize the Servant when He appeared. This anticipation found literal fulfillment at Christ’s First Advent. Israel did not welcome Him at His First Advent (Jn 1:9–11; 12:38). Paul applied the same prophecy to the world at large (Ro 10:16). At His First Coming, the nation did not recognize the mighty, incarnate power of God in the Person of Jesus, their Deliverer.
Yet Messiah Jesus was observed carefully by God (“before Him,” v. 2), who ordered every minute circumstance of His life. “Parched ground...no...appearance that we should be attracted to Him.” The Servant will arise in lowly conditions and wear none of the usual emblems of royalty, making His true identity visible only to the discerning eye of faith.
“Despised...forsaken...despised” (v. 3). The prophet foresees the hatred and rejection by mankind toward the Messiah/Servant, who suffered not only external abuse, but also internal grief over those He came to save. “We did not esteem.” By using the first person, the prophet spoke for his unbelieving nation’s aversion to a crucified Messiah and their lack of respect for the incarnate Son of God.
“Surely our griefs He Himself bore, and our sorrows He carried” (v. 4). Isaiah was saying that the Messiah would bear the consequences of the sins of men, namely the griefs and sorrows of life, though incredibly the Jews who watched Him die thought He was being punished by God for His own sins. Matthew found an analogical fulfillment of these words in Jesus’ healing ministry (Mt 8:16–17), because sickness results from sin for which the Servant paid with His life. In eternity, all sickness will be removed, so ultimately it is included in the benefits of the atonement.
“He was pierced through for our transgressions...crushed for our iniquities” (v. 5). The Servant suffered not for His own sin, since He was sinless (Heb 4:15; 7:26), but as the substitute for sinners. The emphasis here is on Christ being the substitute recipient of God’s wrath on sinners (2Co 5:21; Gal 1:3–4; Heb 10:9–10). “Chastening for our well-being.” He suffered the chastisement of God in order to procure our peace with God. “By His scourging we are healed.” The stripe that caused His death has brought salvation to those for whose sins He died. Peter confirms this in 1 Peter 2:24.
Zondervan. NASB, MacArthur Daily Bible, 2nd Edition, Comfort Print (pp. 3116-3117). (Function). Kindle Edition.
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