Isa 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. nkjv
Isaiah 53:5
But He was wounded for our transgressions,.... Not for any sins of His own, but for ours, for our rebellions against God, and transgressions of his law, in order to make atonement and satisfaction for them; these were the procuring and meritorious causes of His sufferings and death, as they were taken upon Him by Him to answer for them to divine justice, which are meant by His being wounded; for not merely the wounds He received in His hands, feet, and side, made by the nails and spear, are meant, but the whole of His sufferings, and especially His being wounded to death, and which was occasionally by bearing the sins of His people; and hereby He removed the guilt from them, and freed them from the punishment due unto them:
he was bruised for our iniquities; as bread corn is bruised by threshing it, or by its being ground in the mill, as the manna was; or as spice is bruised in a mortar, he being broken and crushed to pieces under the weight of sin, and the punishment of it. The ancient Jews understood this of the Messiah; in one place they say,
"chastisements are divided into three parts, one to David and the fathers, one to our generation, and one to the King Messiah; as it is written, "he was wounded for our transgressions; and bruised for our iniquities":''
and in another place,
"at that time they shall declare to the Messiah the troubles of Israel in captivity, and the wicked which are among them, that do not mind to know the Lord; he shall lift up his voice, and weep over the wicked among them; as it is said, "he was wounded for our transgressions".
the chastisement of our peace was upon him; that is, the punishment of our sins was inflicted on him, whereby our peace and reconciliation with God was made by Him; for chastisement here does not design the chastisement of a father, and in love, such as the Lord chastises his people with; but an act of vindictive justice, and in wrath, taking vengeance on our sins, of our surety, whereby divine wrath is appeased, justice is satisfied, and peace is made:
and with His stripes we are healed; or "by His stripe" (q), or "bruise": properly the black and blue mark of it, so called from the gathering and settling of the blood where the blow is given. Sin is a disease belonging to all men, a natural, hereditary, nauseous, and incurable one, but by the blood of Christ; forgiving sin is a healing of this disease; and this is to be had, and in no other way, than through the stripes and wounds, the blood and sacrifice, of the Son of God. Christ is a wonderful physician; he heals by taking the sicknesses of his people upon himself, by bearing their sins, and being wounded and bruised for them, and by his enduring blows, and suffering death itself for them.
"when we obey his words, our sins will be forgiven us;''
but-
forgiveness is not through our obedience, but the blood of Christ.
Read Isaiah 53:4-12, While growing up, Michael Brown had no interest in spiritual things. His life revolved around being a drummer for a band, and he got mixed up with drugs. But then some friends invited him to church, where he found the love and prayers of the people to be irresistible.
After a short spiritual struggle, Michael trusted Jesus as his Saviour and Lord of his life.
This was a monumental change for a wayward Jewish teenager. One day he told his dad that he had heard about Old Testament texts describing Jesus. His dad, incredulous, asked "Where?"
When Michael exclaimed, "That's Him! That's Jesus!"
Indeed, it is Jesus. Through the help of Christians and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, Brown
(today a Bible scholar and an author) came to recognize the Messiah of Isaiah 53.
He experienced the salvation that changes lives forgives sin and gives abundant life to all who trust the "Man of Sorrows" (v3), Jesus is the One who was "wounded for our transgressions"
and who died for us on the cross (v5). The Bible reveals Jesus, who alone has the power to change lives. - Dave Branon
God, I struggle with this idea of Jesus as Saviour. I know He's a good man, but I need to see that He is more than that. Please show me - through others and/or through the Bible (God's Words)
-how I can know for sure who Jesus the Christ is.
THE SPIRIT OF GOD USES THE WORD OF GOD TO CHANGE HEARTS!
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