BY HIS STRIPES-III—Isaiah 52:13—53:1-12
OR: God’s Remedy For Sin
Attention:
A ‘savant’ is “a person affected with a developmental disorder(such as autism or intellectual disability) who exhibits exceptional skill or brilliance in some limited field (such as mathematics or music).”
*Kim Peek(1951-2009) was a savant who’s life was the inspiration for the movie ‘Rainman.’
Mr. Peek was born with severe brain damage. Doctors suggested that Kim should be sent to an institution where he could be properly taken care of. They reasoned that his disabilities would keep him from walking & being able to function by himself. Kim ended up being able to walk but his father had to attend to Kim constantly. He couldn’t even button his own shirt.
However, Kim had an amazing ability to read books two pages at a time, within three seconds, & remember everything he had read in them! He would read the left page with his left eye & the right page with his right eye. He could accurately recall the content of over 12,000 books!
It is a seeming paradox that a person who may be able to do what other people are totally incapable of, may have absolutely no ability to physically take care of themselves.
Need:
It is a ‘seeming’ paradox that the remedy for sin resides in One who was executed as a criminal, but Who’s death was actually the sacrificial payment for every man’s sin.
~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?
We receive certain truths when we receive 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 found that By His stripes we receive the Servant’s...
1. WILLING ENSLAVEMENT(52:13a_a)
2. PRUDENCE(52:13a_b)
3—By His stripes I receive His...
UNAPPROACHABLE HEIGHT Of EXALTATION(52:13b)
Explanation:(52:13b)Unattainable
52:13—“Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted & extolled & be very high.”
“He shall be exalted & extolled & be very high.”
Thus He will be “exalted”, “extolled”, & lifted up “very” highly above any other’s exaltation.
Php. 2:9-11—“Therefore God also has highly exalted Him & given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, & of those on earth, & of those under the earth, & that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
All of these words(verbs) together have to do with holding or viewing God’s unique “Servant” far ‘above’ any of humanity. They all imply that the “Servant” will be God Himself.
•Exalted—To rise, raise, be uplifted.
•Extolled—To lift, be swept up.
•Very High—To be lofty, exalted, soar.
Thruout the world, & at various times in history, there have been, are, & will be,— kings, emperors, dynastic leaders, presidents, dictators, autocrats, & otherwise governing officials—that pridefully view themselves as indispensable,...as gods, or as godlike. They see themselves as the bearers of perfect intellect & truth, & above correction from any whom they look down on.
People are created beings. And although we are the pinnacle of God’s creation, only in Christ is our freewill fully surrendered & engaged. Contrary to Mormonism, people do not attain godhood or god-status! We are to ‘be’ Christlike & Godlike but will never ‘be’ divine beings. We are only associated with God as His children, bondservants, & friends who are redeemed by the blood of His unique & only-begotten son!
“Exalted/High/Raised”—Mwr roowm—Qal Imperfect—1) To rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted—1a) (Qal)--1a1) To be high, be set on high, 1a2) To be raised, be uplifted, be exalted, 1a3) To be lifted, rise; 2) (Qal)--To be rotten, be wormy. Strong—a primitive root; To be high actively, to rise or raise(in various applications, literally or figuratively).
“Extolled/Lifted up”(See 53:4, 12—“bore”)—asn naw-saw’—Niphal(passive or reflexive) Perfect—1) To lift, bear up, carry, take—1b) (Niphal)—1b1) To be lifted up, be exalted, 1b2) To lift oneself up, rise up, 1b3) To be borne, be carried, 1b4) To be taken away, be carried off, be swept away. Strong—a primitive root; To lift, in a great variety of applications, literal & figurative, absolute & relative.
“Very”—dam meh-owd’—Adverb—1) Exceedingly, much. Substantive—2) Might, force, abundance. Noun Masc.—3) Muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly. Strong—properly--Vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) Vehemently; by implication--Wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated).
“High/Highly Exalted”—hbg gaw-bah’—Qal Perfect—1) To be high, be exalted—1a) (Qal)—1a1) To be high, lofty, tall, 1a2) To be exalted, 1a3) To be lofty—1a3a) To be lofty(of Jehovah's ways - good sense), 1a3b) To be haughty, be arrogant(bad sense). Strong—a primitive root; To soar, i.e. Be lofty; figuratively--To be haughty.
Argumentation:
Acts 5:29-33—[to the high priest & all those who were with him(:17)]—“But Peter & the other apostles answered & said: “We ought to obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree. Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince & Savior, to give repentance to Israel & forgiveness of sins. And we are His witnesses to these things, & so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.” When they heard this, they were furious & plotted to kill them.”
2Cor. 10:4-5—“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments & every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,”
Mat. 28:18-20—“And Jesus came & spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven & on earth. Go therefore & make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father & of the Son & of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; & lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.”
1Cor. 15:20-28—“But now Christ is risen from the dead, & has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. But each one in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who are Christ’s at His coming. Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule & all authority & power. For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be destroyed is death. For “He has put all things under His feet.” But when He says “all things are put under Him,” it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted. Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all.”
Ps. 2:6-12—“Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. Ask of Me, & I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’” Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, And rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.”
The Servant Son’s authority is directly applied to the resurrected & ascended Jesus in—Rev. 2:25-29 & Rev. 12:5!
Isa. 9:6-7—“For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government & peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David & over His kingdom, To order it & establish it with judgment & justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.”
Lk. 1:31-33—“And behold, you[Mary] will conceive in your womb & bring forth a Son, & shall call His name JESUS[‘Savior’/‘YHWH is salvation’]. He will be great, & will be called the Son of the Highest; & the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, & of His kingdom there will be no end.””
Lk. 10:22-23—“All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, & no one knows who the Son is except the Father, & who the Father is except the Son, & the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.” Then He turned to His disciples & said privately, “Blessed are the eyes which see the things you see;”
Jn. 3:35-36—[Jesus said]—“The Father loves the Son, & has given all things into His hand. He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; & he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
Jn. 5:21-27—“For as the Father raises the dead & gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will. For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word & believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, & shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, & now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; & those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, “& has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man.”
Rom. 14:7-9—“For none of us lives to himself, & no one dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord; & if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died & rose & lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead & the living.”
*Col. 1:15-20—“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven & that are on earth, visible & invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him & for Him. And He is before all things, & in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, & by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.”
Because of His Exaltation, God is unapproachable except by the few...
Ex. 33:17-23; 34:5-8—“So the LORD said to Moses,”...“you have found grace in My sight, & I know you by name.” And he said, “Please, show me Your glory.” Then He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, & I will proclaim the name of the LORD before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, & I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” But He said, “You cannot see My face; for no man shall see Me, & live.” And the LORD said, “Here is a place by Me, & you shall stand on the rock. So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, & will cover you with My hand while I pass by. Then I will take away My hand, & you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen.”.....“Now the LORD descended in the cloud & stood with him there, & proclaimed the name of the LORD. And the LORD passed before him & proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, merciful & gracious, longsuffering, & abounding in goodness & truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity & transgression & sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children & the children’s children to the third & the fourth generation.” So Moses made haste & bowed his head toward the earth, & worshiped.”.....
...Yet, God took on human flesh & was seen & even touched by men...
Jn. 1:14, 18—“And the Word became flesh & dwelt among us, & we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace & truth.
Jn. 1:18—“No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.”
1Jn. 1:1-3—“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, & our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life--the life was manifested, & we have seen, & bear witness, & declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father & was manifested to us-- that which we have seen & heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; & truly our fellowship is with the Father & with His Son Jesus Christ.”
Jn. 14:9—“Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?”
Illustration:
Think of the person or persons whom you most admire—your Momma-Daddy-Spouse-Child, etc./Now consider that Jesus far surpasses any of those persons!/He is also the One Who has granted those whom you love to be in your life/UNAPPROACHABLE HEIGHT Of EXALTATION
We call Kings & Queens ‘your highness’ & bow before them, yet they are nothing compared to “the King of all earthly kings & Lord of all earthly lords”...The & Our Lord Jesus Christ(Rev. 17:14; 19:16)!
Rev. 17:14—“These[kings of the earth] will make war with the Lamb, & the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords & King of kings; & those who are with Him are called, chosen, & faithful.””
Rev. 19:16—“And He has on His robe & on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”
Application:
?Have you received the UNAPPROACHABLE HEIGHT Of EXALTATION that is unique to Christ Jesus?
?What have you received By His Stripes?
CONCLUSION:
Visualization:
Savant, Kim Peek—Had an amazing ability to read books two pages at a time within three seconds, & remember everything he read in them!
Action:
By His stripes I receive His...
3. UNAPPROACHABLE HEIGHT Of EXALTATION(52:13b)
1. WILLING ENSLAVEMENT(52:13a)
2. PRUDENCE(52:13a)
Pt# 2 only! Presented 05/12/2019pm to:
FBC Cbelle
206 Storrs Ave. SW(SE Ave. A)
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