The WordAll we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6). Voice from the Church“This is the thrust of the whole chapter, not just that he would be despised and rejected, oppressed and afflicted, … but in particular that he would be pierced for our transgressions, that the Lord would lay on him the iniquity of us all, … that he would himself bear their iniquities.” (John R. W. Stott, 1921-2011)* ReflectionThe most logical conclusion one could draw from the sheep going astray, and everyone … Continue reading “Suffering Servant (5 of 10)”
Tag: Ralph I. Tilley
Suffering Servant (4 of 10)
The Word4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. (Isaiah 53:4-5) Voice from the Church“Martin Luther’s beloved wife once said to her husband that she could not believe the story of Abraham and Isaac because God would never treat a son like that. ‘But Katie,’ Luther replied, ‘he did treat his Son like that.’” (R. C. Sproul, … Continue reading “Suffering Servant (4 of 10)”
Suffering Servant (3 of 10)
The WordHe was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isaiah 53:3) Voice from the Church“He is not only not desired, but he is despised and rejected, abandoned and abhorred, a reproach of men, an object, one that men were shy of keeping company with and had not any esteem for, a worm and no man. He was despised as a mean man, rejected as a bad man. … Men, who should have had so much reason as to understand things better, … Continue reading “Suffering Servant (3 of 10)”
Suffering Servant (2 of 10)
The WordFor he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. (Isaiah 53:2) Voice from the Church“The language of Messianic prophecy is often obscure. The divine intent in this obscurity is to remind the prophecy understandable only by true believers in God who are taught by the Holy Spirit. … Many of these passages cannot be interpreted except in the light of the entire content of the Word of God.” (John F. … Continue reading “Suffering Servant (2 of 10)”
The Suffering Servant (1 of 10)
The WordTherefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors. (Isaiah 53:11) Voice from the Church“That ‘wondrous Cross’ reaches out its reconciling arms to encircle all worlds and beings and ages. It cost God more to hang nail-suspended on Calvary than to create ten million stellar thoroughfares. The redemptive meaning of that Cross … was erected on the green mound outside old Jerusalem, … Continue reading “The Suffering Servant (1 of 10)”