Isaiah 53:1
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 53:1 US refers to the believing remnant of Israel (quoted in John 12:37; Romans 10:16). THE ARM OF THE LORD is the power of God in action (see Isaiah 40:10; Isaiah 51:9; Isaiah 62:8).... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 53:1 US refers to the believing remnant of Israel (quoted in John 12:37; Romans 10:16). THE ARM OF THE LORD is the power of God in action (see Isaiah 40:10; Isaiah 51:9; Isaiah 62:8).... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 53:3 A MAN OF SORROWS, AND ACQUAINTED WITH GRIEF. “Acquainted with” could also be translated “knowing.” ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 53:4 These verses are the heart of the passage. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 53:5 OUR TRANSGRESSIONS, OUR INIQUITIES. His sufferings were caused by human sin (see Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24). PIERCED, CRUSHED, CHASTISEMENT, WOUNDS. Isaiah emphasizes how severely God punished the rejected servant for the sins of mankind. ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 53:6 ALL WE... EVERY ONE. All people contributed to his pain. LIKE SHEEP. Helpless. THE LORD HAS LAID ON HIM THE INIQUITY OF US ALL. See Leviticus 16:21; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:24. ⇐ ⇔ [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 53:10 THE WILL OF THE LORD. There was a divine purpose for the human cruelty toward the servant (see Luke 24:26; Acts 2:23; Acts 4:27). HIS SOUL. He suffered not just in his body but in his deepest inner self. AN OFFERING FOR GUILT. The servant’s sacrificial death set sinners f... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 53:11 HE SHALL SEE AND BE SATISFIED. The outcome of the servant’s sufferings is the satisfaction of obvious accomplishment. BY HIS KNOWLEDGE. His experiential knowledge of grief (v. Isaiah 53:3, see esv footnote). MANY. His triumph spreads out beyond the remnant of Israel to “a... [ Continue Reading ]