By His Stripes-8

BY HIS STRIPES-VIII—Isaiah 52:13—53:12

OR: God’s Remedy For Sin

Attention:

Candle Help:

Mrs. Donovan—a Catholic—was walking down O'Connell Street in Dublin when she meets up with Father Flaherty.

The Father said, "Top o' the mornin' to ye! Aren't ye Mrs. Donovan & didn't I marry ye & yer husband 2 years ago?"

She replied, "Aye, that ye did, Father."

The Father asked, "And be there any wee ones yet?"

She replied, "No, not yet, Father."

The Father said, "Well now, I'm going to Rome next week & I'll light a candle for ye & yer husband."

She replied, "Oh, thank ye, Father."

They parted ways...

Some years later they met again.  The Father asked, "Well now, Mrs. Donovan, how are ye these days?"

She replied, "Oh, very well, Father!"

The Father asked, "And tell me, have ye any wee ones yet?"

She replied, "Oh yes, Father!  Three sets of twins & 4 singles, 10 in all!"

The Father said, "That's wonderful!" How is yer loving husband doing?"

She replied, “E’s doing well but e’s out o’ town fer thuh tyme being. E's gone to Rome to blow out yer candle."

Mr. & Mrs. Donovan needed a remedy for their particular problem!

Jesus is THE remedy for sin—the particular problem of all mankind!

Background:

~700 years prior to the Cross of Christ Jesus, Isaiah prophesied of the substitutionary atonement which would one day come thru God’s “Servant”(52:13a). Isaiah records details of the coming Servant’s willing sacrifice for the sake of all sinners.

The prophet Isaiah declared a future time when God’s unique Servant would provide the remedy for sin.

Jesus is God’s remedy for sin.

Why/How/When is Jesus God’s remedy for sin?

Our reception of Jesus as God’s remedy for personal sin.

‘RECEIVE’—More than mental acceptance, which only makes possibilities plausible. ‘Receiving’ has to do with acceptance by the heart, so that what is received, is taken to the point of actual reliance upon what or Who is received.

We have already discovered that By Jesus’ stripes we recognize & receive His...

1. WILLING ENSLAVEMENT(52:13a_a)

2. PRUDENCE(52:13a_b)

3. UNAPPROACHABLE HEIGHT Of EXALTATION(52:13b)

4. DISARMING PERPLEXITY(52:14-15--53:1a)

5. INSTRUMENTATION(53:1b)

6. ESTEEM(53:2-3)

7. SUBSTITUTION(53:4-5, 6c)

8—By His stripes I receive His...

COURSE(53:6a-b)

Explanation:(53:6a-b)Condemnation

53:6—“All 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.

“All we like sheep have gone astray;”

The verse begins with wn:lk(kullanu—‘all of us’) & ends with the same.

“Sheep are notoriously single-minded & at the same time unaware of their circumstances. Their minds are on the next clump of grass & not much else. Furthermore, when they are frightened, they have a tendency to bolt off in any direction. As a result of these two tendencies, sheep are prone to get lost.”—NICOT

Even under God’s direct care—as are “sheep” under a shepherd—we choose our own path. We become enamored/consumed with the ‘grass’ upon which we are feeding. Being unconfined by fences, a sheep will inevitably wander into dangerous territory—outside the protection of the shepherd.

When we allow our ‘sight’ to be limited to & by our physically observable surroundings—when we live in the flesh—we become compromised in the realm of Christian faith. To put it in other words, we have “gone astray.”

2Cor. 5:6-7—“So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

Yes, even though once we are saved, & are immediately potentially empowered of the Holy Spirit to overcome sin...Every one of us will still “go astray”!...though not continually! Christians know the Shepherd is our home. We become committed thru the Holy Spirit to God’s direction by willingly surrendering our own.

Ps. 119:169-176—TAU—“Let my cry come before You, O LORD; Give me understanding according to Your word. Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word. My lips shall utter praise, For You teach me Your statutes. My tongue shall speak of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness. Let Your hand become my help, For I have chosen Your precepts. I long for Your salvation, O LORD, And Your law is my delight. Let my soul live, & it shall praise You; And let Your judgments help me. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.”

The Hebrew word translated “astray” also describes someone who is intoxicated. Consider that an inebriated person is consumed with self, as their personal inhibitions are largely removed. Self-control is removed.

“All”2X—lk kol OR--lwk kowl—Noun Masc.—1) All, the whole. Strong—properly--The whole; hence--All, any or every(in the singular only, but often in a plural sense).

“Like”—wv—Adverb—1) As, like, even as, etc. Strong—probably adverb of comparative from ov, h, o; Which how, i.e. In that manner(very variously used).