Isaiah 52:13 - Ch 53 The Man Of Sorrows
I. The Majesty of the Man
1) The Majesty of His Sovereignty - 13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. Behold :-
His Humiliation “Behold, My Servant (Incarnation), His Examination "shall deal prudently," Luke 23:4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man His Exaltation "He shall be exalted" (Resurrection) His Ascension “and extolled” His Coronation "and be very high."
2) The Majesty of His Agony - 14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
The Extremity In :- His Suffering, His Sacrifice, His Salvation.
3) The Majesty of His Victory - 15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
Phil. 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
II. The Mystery of the Man
1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
1 Cor. 1:23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
1) The Mystery Of His Life 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
John 1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
1. THE COLDNESS OF THEIR REJECTION
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:
A) How Contemptuously He Was Rejected - He is despised
B) How Casually He Was Rejected - and rejected of men;
C) How Continuously He Is Rejected - 3 He is despised and rejected(Present Tense)
In Contrast To :- 3 he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Past Tense)
2. THE BLINDNESS OF THEIR REJECTION
A) Of The Word of Christ 1 Who hath believed our report?
B) The Work of Christ 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
C) The Worth of Christ 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions,
3. THE SADNESS OF THEIR REJECTION - 6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
A) Their Fault - All we like sheep B) Their Folly - have gone astray
C) Their Forgiveness - 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
2) The Mystery Of His Death 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows IN THE DEATH OF CHRIST :- THERE IS :-
A) A CURE FOR SICKNESS (moral sickness) Surely he hath borne our griefs,
B) A COMFORT FOR SORROW and carried our sorrows:
Isa 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
C) A CLEANSING FOR SINFULNESS 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed”
D) A CORRECTION FOR STRAYING 6 “All we like sheep have gone astray;”
He was Speechless, for “… He opened not His mouth …”; He was Selfless, for “… He was led as a lamb to the slaughter …”; He was Spotless, for He did no violence; He was Sinless, for there was no “… deceit in His mouth” (53:7, 9).
III. The Ministry of the Man 10 “Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him …”
A. A Rejoicing Ministry -11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied:
B. A Redeeming Ministry - 11 by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
C. A Rewarding Ministry - l2 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong;
D. A Reaping Ministry - 12 because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
IV. The Mercy of the Man 10 when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin,
a. It Requires Fear - John 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
b. It Requires Fact -
Rom 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
c. It Requires Faith - 10 when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin,
Faith in God sees the invisible, believes the incredible, and receives the impossible.
Jesus was our Servant, our Saviour, and our Sovereign ... What a Report!
