Isaiah 53: One Truth Three Ways Series

ISAIAH 53 SERIES: ONE TRUTH THREE WAYS

ISAIAH 53:3 | #Isaiah53

PERSON IN THE CONGREGATION READS ISAIAH 53

READ ISAIAH 53:1-12 (ESV)

“Who has believed what he has heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For 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. 3 He 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. 4 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. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on a Him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away; and as for His generation, who considered that He was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? 9 And they made His grave with the wicked and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, and there was no deceit in His mouth. 10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush Him; He has put Him to grief; when His soul makes an offering for guilt, He shall see His offspring; He shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in His hand. 11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by His knowledge shall the Righteous One, My Servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and He shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore 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.”

INTRODUCTION

What is behind the verse we will look at today? [despise]

… the feeling people have about rapists and child molesters

… the mindset that those who tend to sweat have when they hear the word “beach”

… the meaning of the look you get when you talk in a movie theater during the movie

… the reaction of anyone walking into the BMV

… the state of one’s tongue after drinking V8

What is behind the verse we will look at today? [rejected]

… the reason men and women are petrified to initiate romantic communication with each other

… the feeling anyone gets when being picked last for kickball

… the purpose behind DD Form 2496 in the US Military

… the thing behind the fear of parents who won’t discipline their children in public

What is behind the verse we will look at today? [sorrow]

… the feeling kids get when they trick or treat and someone gives them an orange

… the condition of your emotions when you watch the last episode of a TV show

… the atmosphere of any nursing home or funeral home

… the reaction we have when our favorite Girl Scout Cookie is retired

… the mood after watching the evening news

What is behind the verse we will look at today? [grief]

… the feeling after a natural disaster takes away your childhood home

… that thing that kicks you in the heart when you hear the word “hospice”

… the reaction we have when our family members die

… what children do when their parents get divorced

… the process one goes through after a favorite sports team moves cities

What is behind the verse we will look at today? [esteem]

… the reason presidential libraries are established in each president's home state

… the reason SAG awards and Kids’ Choice Awards are given to actors and actresses

… it is the word behind value, acceptance, confidence, honor, and respect

What is behind the verse we will look at today? A whole lot actually.

RE-READ ISAIAH 53:3 (ESV)

“He 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.”