BY HIS STRIPES-VII—Isaiah 52:13—53:12
OR: God’s Remedy For Sin
Attention:
It is a paradox that the Savior of mankind was treated as a criminal.
Behind a church in the small town of Flint Hill, Virginia, you will find the grave of a young seminary student named Albert Gallatin Willis, who died on October 14, 1864. Albert Willis’ story is unusual. Albert Willis served with the famed command of Mosby’s Raiders during the Civil War. Because of Mosby’s harassment of Federal supply trains, wagons, & stores, Union General Phil Sheridan ordered that Mosby & any of his men be hanged on capture.
In October 1864, Willis & an unnamed comrade were captured by the 2nd U. S. Cavalry & sentenced to die by hanging. However, Willis was offered a Chaplain’s exemption as a ministerial student.
But because his comrade was married, young Willis offered himself as a substitute for him.
Willis professed his "Christian Readiness To Die," prayed for his executioners, & was hanged.
Albert Gallatin Willis died in his comrade’s place so that his comrade might go free.
from: Bobby Scobey @ SermonCentral.com
Today we will examine the fact that By His Stripes we accept Jesus’ Substitution...
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 merely 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 that which 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—By His stripes I receive His...
SUBSTITUTION(53:4-5, 6c)
Explanation:(53:4-5, 6)Transfer
53:4—“Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, & afflicted.”
“Surely”—With absolute certainty or believability.
This verse speaks to the following truths(53:5ff.) of the Servant’s actions along with man’s general response to the Servant’s actions.
What follows are sure & trustworthy statements.
“Surely”—Nka ‘aw-kan'—Adverb—1) Surely, truly, indeed—1a) Truly, indeed(strong assertive force), 1b) But indeed, but in fact(emphasizing a contrast). Strong—Firmly; figuratively--Surely; also Adversative--But. Used 18X.
“He has borne our griefs”...
It is certain that the Servant has “borne” the very “griefs” that are “ours.” That is, the Servant has taken ‘to’ & ‘upon’ Himself all & every malady that comprises mankind’s affliction by, with, & regarding sin.
God’s Servant chose to take to Himself & bear/carry those “griefs” & “sorrows” which bring/brought men pain & anguish. God’s unique, heaven-born Servant substituted Himself for mankind.
Php. 4:6-7—“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer & supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; & the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts & minds through Christ Jesus.”
“Borne/Bore/Took up”—asn naw-saw’ OR hon nasah(Ps 4:6) naw-saw’—Qal Perfect—1) To lift, bear up, carry, take—1a) (Qal)--1a1) To lift, lift up, 1a2) To bear, carry, support, sustain, endure, 1a3) To take, take away, carry off, forgive Strong—a primitive root; To lift, in a great variety of applications, literal & figurative, absolute & relative.
“Griefs/Infirmities”(See :3)—ylx khol-eey’—Noun Masc.—1) Sickness. Strong—Malady, anxiety, calamity. Used 24X.?From—hlx khaw-law’—Verb— a primitive root; properly--To be rubbed or worn; hence figuratively--To be weak, sick, afflicted; or causatively--To grieve, make sick; also--To stroke(in flattering), entreat.
“And carried our sorrows;”
God’s Servant-Son not only “bore” the maladies of individual sins, which were “our” responsibility alone, but He also “carried” the “sorrows” which belonged to & were the actual responsibility of you & me. The unique Servant of God would fully bear(“carry”) all that is associated with the sin that plagues mankind. It is certain that the Servant has “carried” all the pain/anguish/“sorrows” that we cannot possibly carry.
“Carried”(See 53:11—“bear”)—lbo saw-bal’—Qal Perfect—1) To bear, bear a load, drag oneself along—1a) (Qal)--To bear (a load), 1b) (Pual)--Laden (participle), 1c) (Hithpael)--To make oneself a burden, drag oneself along. Strong—a primitive root; To carry(literally or figuratively), or reflexively--Be burdensome; specifically--To be gravid. Used 9X.
“Sorrows”(See :3)—bakm mak-ob’; SOMETIMES--bwakm mak-owb' ALSO(fem. Isa 53:3)--hbakm mak-o-bah’—Noun Masc.—1) Pain, sorrow—1a) Pain(physical), 1b) Pain(mental). Strong—Anguish or figuratively--Affliction. Used 16X.
“Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, & afflicted.””
“We esteemed Him”—The world, those sold out to direction by the flesh—completely misperceived & misinterpreted the Servant’s ‘grief, sorrow, striking, smiting, & afflictions.’ “We”—in our unregenerated & unredeemed state...“We” who are & were totally undeserving of the substitution—saw the Servant’s afflictions very differently from what their reality was. “We” wrongly saw the Servant’s “afflictions” as God’s ‘punishment’ upon Him for lying, & self-inspired doctrine.
Jn. 1:10-11—“He[Jesus] was in the world, & the world was made through Him, & the world did not know Him. He came to His own, & His own did not receive Him.”
In return for the substitutionary actions of the Servant(53:4a-b), the very ones whose “griefs” & “sorrows” had been “borne” & “carried” by Him, actually considered or looked upon the Servant as “stricken, smitten of God, & afflicted.”
Those whose souls had been actually purchased by means of the Servant’s sacrifice—those whose sin(s) had been covered by His holy blood—would instead reckon(“esteem”) Him to be rightfully deserving of crucifixion.
Ironically, the Servant’s notably “afflicted” life was & is that which would effect perfect payment for men’s sins for all time—past, present, & future.
In God’s perfect plan for mankind, even in Isaiah’s day(~700BC), this Servant had already “borne our” individual & personal “griefs” as well as already “carried our sorrows.” This took place even though the Servant had not yet—in Isaiah’s day—taken on human flesh.
How do you ‘interpret’, understand, or view Jesus, the Son of God & Son of man?
Mat. 16:13-16—[Jesus asked of His own disciples]—“When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, & others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered & said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.””
Is there something about Him that is not quite God/divine enough for you?
Is His divinity overshadowed by His humanity?...Or is His humanity overshadowed by His divinity so that He could not conceivably be your effective/actual substitute?
In our lostness, "We" reckoned ‘the Servant’ as being chastised at best, & at worst as utterly condemned by God’s own hand of judgment. The Servant was physically & spiritually tormented because He presented Himself as God...yet in flesh.
Mk. 3:13-15, 20-22—“And He went up on the mountain & called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him. Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him & that He might send them out to preach, & to have power to heal sicknesses & to cast out demons:”.....“Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, “He is out of His mind.” And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebub,” &, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.””
Mat. 12:22-24—“Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind & mute; & He healed him, so that the blind & mute man both spoke & saw. And all the multitudes were amazed & said, “Could this be the Son of David?” Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.””
“We”—wnxna ‘an-akh’-noow—Personal Pronoun—1) We(first person plural - usually used for emphasis). Strong—We. Used 6X.
“Esteemed/Considered”(See :3)—bvx khaw-shab’—Qal Perfect—1) To think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count—1a) (Qal)--1a1) To think, account, 1a2) To plan, devise, mean, 1a3) To charge, impute, reckon, 1a4) To esteem, value, regard, 1a5) To invent. Strong—a primitive root; properly--To plait or interpenetrate, i.e. literally--To weave, or (genitive)--To fabricate; figuratively--To plot or contrive(usually in a malicious sense); hence(from the mental effort)--To think, regard, value, compute.
“Stricken”—egn naw-gah’—Qal Participle Passive—1) To touch, reach, strike—1a) (Qal)--1a1) To touch, 1a2) To strike, 1a3) To reach, extend to, 1a4) To be stricken—1a4a) Stricken(participle). Strong—a primitive root; properly--To touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon(for any purpose; euphemism--To lie with a woman); by implication--To reach(figuratively--To arrive, acquire); violently--To strike(punish, defeat, destroy, etc.).
“Smitten”—hkn naw-kaw’—Hophal(passive) Participle—1) To strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill—1d) (Hophal)--To be smitten, 1d1) To receive a blow, 1d2) To be wounded, 1d3) To be beaten, 1d4) To be (fatally)smitten, be killed, be slain, 1d5) To be attacked & captured, 1d6) To be smitten(with disease), 1d7) To be blighted(of plants). Strong—a primitive root; To strike(lightly or severely, literally or figuratively).
“God”—Myhla ‘el-o-hiym’—Noun Masc. Plural—1) (plural)—1a) Rulers, judges, 1b) Divine ones, 1c) Angels, 1d) Gods; 2) (plural intensive - singular meaning)—2a) god, goddess, 2b) Godlike one, 2c) Works or special possessions of God, 2d) The (true)God, 2e) God. Strong—plural of hwla ’el-ow-ahh[a deity or the Deity]; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used(in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; Occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; & sometimes as a superlative. “Afflicted”(See :7)—hne aw-naw’—Pual(passive) Participle—1) (Qal)--To be occupied, be busied with; 2) To afflict, oppress, humble, be afflicted, be bowed down—2a) (Qal)--2a1) To be put down, become low, 2a2) To be depressed, be downcast, 2a3) To be afflicted, 2a4) To stoop; 2d) (Pual)--2d1) To be afflicted, 2d2) To be humbled. Strong—a primitive root [possibly rather ident. with hne aw-naw’[to eye or heed, i.e. pay attention, to respond to begin to speak, to sing, shout, testify, announce] through the idea of looking down or browbeating]; To depress(literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive(in various applications)).
53:5—“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.”
Isaiah 53:5-6 make plain the truth of the Servant’s substitutionary atonement—“He, Him & His”--“for our”—as well as—“by His”--“we.”
Men generally viewed(would view) Jesus(God’s unique Servant) as a mere man who would not be taken seriously by many...
However, the reality—the opposite—is actually true.
The Servant’s “wounds” were given to Him “for” the sake of “our” own(the reader’s) “transgressions” & rebellion against God. God’s Servant would willingly become the individual substitute for our “transgressions.” The Servant would willingly receive the “wounding” which was meant for the “transgressors.”
Thus because of the willing/chosen substitutionary offering on the part of the Servant, the transgressors would escape the wounding due them.
In like manner, the crushing/“bruising” which the Servant received(would receive) would be given to Him “for” the sake of “our” own(the reader’s) unjust(“iniquity”) rebellion against God. God’s Servant(our Jesus) would take the “bruising” that was actually our due. He would take our place.
Thus because of the willing/chosen substitutionary offering on the part of the Servant, the committers of iniquities would escape the wounding due them.
Further insight reveals that the Servant would be “chastised” or punished in order to bring God’s safety, welfare, & completeness(“peace”) to us individually.
Still further insight reveals that the Servant will bring about “our” “healing” thru the “stripes” which the Servant would take in our stead—as the adequate substitute for sinners.
Yet many remain committed to a defiant course of action.
Thus any ‘la-te-da’ attitude toward your Savior’s actual sacrifice is unacceptable & largely inexcusable! He willingly & efficaciously took(would take) upon Himself the “wounds”, the “bruising”, the “chastisement”, & the “stripes” that were earned & deserved by every person.
“Wounded/Pierced Through”—“He was”
In return for His wounding, we either receive, or have potential to fully receive forgiveness for...
“Transgressions”—“Our”—
“Bruised/Crushed”—“He was”
“Iniquities”—“Our”—Twisted Depravity/Perversity.
“Chastisement/Punishment”—“Upon Him”
In return we either receive, or have potential to fully receive...
The result—“Our Peace”—Lasting, everlasting, eternal.
“Stripes/Scourging/Wounds”—“His”
In return we either receive, or have potential to fully receive...
The result—“We are Healed”—Speaks of wholeness.
Who is the “Our” & the “We”? It is anyone of any time, who will trust Jesus’ effectiveness as God’s Servant to do those things.
“Wounded/Pierced Through”—llx khaw-lal’—Poal(passive of Poel) Participle—1) To profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, begin; 2d) (Poal)--To be wounded. Strong—a primitive root; properly--To bore, i.e. by implication--To wound, to dissolve; figuratively--To profane(a person, place or thing), to break(one's word), to begin(as if by an "opening wedge"); demonstrative(from lylx[flute])--To play(the flute). Strong—a primitive root [compare hlx To be rubbed or worn; To be weak, sick, afflicted; or To grieve, make sick; also to stroke(in flattering), entreat]; properly--To bore, i.e. by implication--To wound, to dissolve; figuratively--To profane(a person, place or thing), to break(one's word), to begin(as if by an "opening wedge"); denominative(from lylx)--To play(the flute).
“For”3X——
“Transgressions”(See 53:8)—evp ` peh’-shah—Noun Masc.—1) Transgression, rebellion—1a1) Transgression(against individuals), 1a2) Transgression(nation against nation), 1a3) Transgression(against God)—1a3a) in general, 1a3b) As recognized by sinner, 1a3c) As God deals with it, 1a3d) As God forgives, 1a4) Guilt of transgression, 1a5) Punishment for transgression, 1a6) Offering for transgression. Strong—A revolt(national, moral or religious).?From—evp—To break away(from just authority), i.e. Trespass, apostatize, quarrel.
“Bruised/Crushed”(See 53:10)—akd daw-kaw’—Pual(passive of Piel) Participle—1) To crush, be crushed, be contrite, be broken; 1b) (Piel)--To crush; 1c) (Pual)--1c1) To be crushed, be shattered, 1c2) To be made contrite. Strong—a primitive root (compare hkd[to collapse(physically or mentally)]); To crumble; transitively--To bruise(literally or figuratively). Used 18X.
“Iniquities”(See :6)—Nwe aw-von’, OR--Nwwe `aw-vown’(2Ki 7:9; Ps 51:5)—Noun Masc.—1) Perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity—1a) Iniquity, 1b) Guilt of iniquity, guilt(as great), guilt(of condition), 1c) Consequence of or punishment for iniquity. Strong—Perversity, i.e. (moral)Evil.
“Chastisement/Chastening/Punishment”—rowm moo-sawr’—Noun Masc.—1) Discipline, chastening, correction—1a) Discipline, correction, 1b) Chastening. Strong—properly--Chastisement; figuratively--Reproof, warning or instruction; also--Restraint.?From—roy yaw-sar’—Verb—a primitive root; To chastise, literally(with blows) or figuratively(with words); hence--To instruct.
“Peace/Well-being”—Mwlv shaw-lowm' or Mlv shaw-lowm’—Noun Masc.—1) Completeness, soundness, welfare, peace—1a) Completeness(in number), 1b) Safety, soundness(in body), 1c) Welfare, health, prosperity, 1d) Peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment, 1e) Peace, friendship—1e1) Of human relationships, 1e2) With God especially in covenant relationship, 1f) Peace(from war), 1g) Peace(as adjective). Strong—Safe, i.e. figuratively--Well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly)--Welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.?From—Mlv shaw-lam'—a primitive root; To be safe(in mind, body or estate); To be(causatively, make) completed; To be friendly; To reciprocate(in various applications).
“Upon”—le ‘al—Preposition—1) Upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against—1a) Upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards, 1b) Above, beyond, over(of excess), 1c) Above, over(of elevation or pre-eminence), 1d) Upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with(of addition), 1e) Over(of suspension or extension), 1f) By, adjoining, next, at, over, around(of contiguity or proximity), 1g) Down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion), 1h) To(as a dative). —Conjunction—2) Because that, because, notwithstanding, although. Strong—used as a preposition(in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); Above, over, upon, or against(yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.?The same as—le ‘al; properly--The top; specifically--The highest(i.e. God); also adverb--Aloft, to Jehovah.
“By”——
“Stripes/Scourging/Wounds”—hrwbx khab-boo-raw’, OR--hrbx khab-boo-raw' OR--hrbx khab-oo-raw’—Noun Fem.—1) Bruise, stripe, wound, blow. Strong—properly--Bound(with stripes), i.e. A weal(or black-&-blue mark itself).
“Healed”—apr raw-faw’, OR--hpr raw-faw’—Verb—1) To heal, make healthful—1a) (Qal)--To heal—1a1) Of God, 1a2) Healer, physician (of men), 1a3) Of hurts of nations involving restored favor (fig), 1a4) Of individual distresses(fig); 1b) (Niphal)--To be healed—1b1) literal(of persons), 1b2) Of water, pottery, 1b3) Of national hurts(fig), 1b4) Of personal distress(fig); 1c) (Piel)--To heal, 1c1) Literal, 1c2) Of national defects or hurts(fig); 1d) (Hithpael)--In order to get healed(infinitive). Strong—a primitive root; properly--To mend(by stitching), i.e. figuratively--To cure.
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.
“And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all”
YHWH—the I Am, the self-existent, eternally existing God—took it upon Himself as His plan for mankind, to place all of mankind’s sin upon this Servant. YHWH’s design thru the Servant did that rather than have each of us, who are undeserving of forgiveness, to depart from His eternal presence forever. By faith alone that “iniquity” has been paid for by Jesus.
This means that forgiveness & the absolving of sin is AVAILABLE to every person who has ever lived or ever will live.
Forgiveness & the absolving of sin is available, BUT this does NOT mean that it is AUTOMATICALLY applied!
It is ever available but not applicable without YOUR INDIVIDUAL FAITH EFFORT. It requires individual reception of what is available from God.
Faith enables the application of the antiseptic you individually need.—Jesus’ shed blood is like antiseptic to a wound.
We have a bottle of ‘rubbing alcohol’(antiseptic) in the bathroom. It is always available. However, only when I make the effort to approach it properly/correctly will it do any good for my wound.
“LORD”(See 53:1, 10)—hwhy Yeh-ho-vaw’—Noun Proper Deity—Jehovah = “the existing One”—1) The proper name of the one true God—1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of ynda Ad-o-noy’. Strong—from hyh[To exist, be, become, come to pass]; (the)Self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
*“Laid on”(See 53:12—“made intercession”)—egp paw-gah’—Hiphil(causative) Perfect—1) To encounter, meet, reach, entreat, make intercession—1a) (Qal)--1a1) To meet, light upon, join, 1a2) To meet(of kindness), 1a3) To encounter, fall upon (of hostility), 1a4) To encounter, entreat(of request), 1a5) To strike, touch(of boundary); 1b) (Hiphil)--1b1) To cause to light upon, 1b2) To cause to entreat, 1b3) To make entreaty, interpose, 1b4) To make attack, 1b5) To reach the mark. Strong—a primitive root; To impinge, by accident or violence, or figuratively--Importunity. Used 46X.
“Iniquity”(See :5)—Nwe aw-von’, OR--Nwwe `aw-vown’(2Ki 7:9; Ps 51:5)—Noun Masc.—1) Perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity—1a) Iniquity, 1b) Guilt of iniquity, guilt(as great), guilt(of condition), 1c) Consequence of or punishment for iniquity. Strong—Perversity, i.e. (moral)Evil.
Argumentation:
1Pet. 3:18—“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,”
1Tim. 2:4-6—[of God]—“who desires all men to be saved & to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God & one Mediator between God & men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,”
1Jn. 4:10—“In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us & sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”
Rom. 5:8—“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Illustration:
Recall Albert Gallatin Willis’ substitutionary sacrifice—ably, knowledgeably, & preparedly—took the place of his comrade in arms.
Application:
?Have you received a SUBSTITUTION that is unique to Christ Jesus?
?What have you received By His Stripes?
CONCLUSION:
Action:
By His stripes I recognize & receive the servant’s...
7. SUBSTITUTION(53:4-5, 6c)
1. WILLING ENSLAVEMENT(52:13a)
2. PRUDENCE(52:13a)
3. UNAPPROACHABLE HEIGHT Of EXALTATION(52:13b)
4. DISARMING PERPLEXITY(52:14-15--53:1a)
5. INSTRUMENTATION(53:1b)
6. ESTEEM(53:2-3)
Pt# 7 only! Presented 06/09/2019pm to:
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