The language here is taken from that which was regarded as the highest blessing among the Hebrews. And if you should have to dwell quite alone in the bush, and have no Christian acquaintance, still go direct to the Son of God, for "He shall see his seed." Now, Jesus Christ has been made by God an offering for sin; and oh that to-night we may be able to do in reality what the Jew did in metaphor! He'll be crucified. Peter called our attention to the verse in 1 Peter 2:22 "He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.". Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when he shall make his soul an offering for sin ( Isaiah 53:9-10 ). Faith is the knowledge of Christ, and without knowledge there can be no true faith. We have crowns infinitely more precious, and we belong to a royal house transcendently more glorious than any of yours. and six editions have the word fully and regularly expressed, shelomeynu ; pacificationum nostrarum , "our pacification;" that by which we are brought into a state of peace and favor with God. And that's rather tragic. The Son of man had power even on earth to forgive sin. Here our living hopes take their foundation. It is fulfilled in the reign of the Redeemer on earth and in his eternal existence and glory in heaven. In him is light, and the light is the life of men. To it, the eyes of all the saints who lived before the Christian era were always directed; and backwards, through the thousand years of history, the eyes of all modern saints are looking. "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble; therefore will we not fear, though the earth be removed and the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea.". (2.) "As he is, so are we in this world" that is, we are bent upon the glory of God; filled with love to men, and anxious for their salvation, that God may be glorified thereby. 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. (Isaiah 53:10-12) Hebrew translation. But few people realize the full significance of Isaiah 53 in relation to the identity of the Messiah. You are of the blood royal of heaven. An indepth study of Isaiah 53: The Suffering "Righteous Servant" By Serge Lazar. [2.] There is this to be said also for those who are called his seed that they prosecute the same ends, and expect to receive the same reward. That is, really an attractive, desirable or attracting feature. And so that we might see the relationship with 53, we will begin our study of chapter 53 with verse Isaiah 52:13 of 52. What can you do? And being humbled, He came as a servant" ( Philippians 2:6-8 ). Made in all points and like unto us, being a man, and standing exactly in a man's place, becoming a real Adam, as true an Adam as was the first Adam, standing quite in the first Adam's place, he is a fit person to become a substitute for us. 3. Put your finger in My hand. This mentioned again (Isaiah 53:12; Isaiah 53:12): He bore the sin of many, who, if they had borne it themselves, would have been sunk by it to the lowest hell. 2We brought a report as of a child before him; he is as a root in a thirsty land: he has no form nor comeliness; and we saw him, but he had no form nor beauty. And when he has brought a sin-offering, he shall see a numerous posterity, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper through him. The Lord was pleased with his sufferings, not because he has delight in the sufferings of innocence; not because the sufferer was in any sense guilty or ill-deserving; and not because he was at any time displeased or dissatisfied with what the Mediator did, or taught. Undoubtedly, it was taken for granted by the offerer, that without shedding blood there was no remission of sin. Masoretic Text. May it not be said of each of us as it was of the prodigal, "He came to himself?" And so, "He shall see the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied.". You know best, brothers and sisters, whether this is true of you; but if we have not the Spirit of Christ, we are none of his. 7 And he, because of his affliction, opens not his mouth: he was . 20 A remnant of Israel shall be saved. 7And he, because of his affliction, opens not his mouth: he was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is dumb, so he opens not his mouth. The moment you believe in Jesus Christ youare born again. Jesus, as he looks upon them all, can say, "Behold, I make all things new." But Christ shall ell joy the society of his children; for he shall not die like other men, but shall obtain eternal life in himself and his children. If you have a desire to be saved, a desire given you by the Holy Spirit, that desire is a token for good. Oh," says one, "you mean that the Baptists ought to get together!" "He shall see his seed." I. (56) This Latin word, which bore the primary meaning of an atonement for a transgression, and the secondary meaning of any wickedness that requires expiation, is strikingly analogous to the Hebrew word in question, though the transference of the senses is exactly opposite. The word here is the infinitive of Piel. He has a seed even he whom, unseen, we this night adore. They go three days, journey with their men; until they come to the Mount, of which the Lord hath spoken. But, "He opened not His mouth.". He had but one son, that son his own heart's delight: he covenanted to yield him up for our redemption, nor did he violate his promise; for, when the fullness of time was come, he sent his Son to be born of the Virgin Mary, that he might suffer for the sins of man. What can Justice ask more? If you look to him, rest you well assured that he looks to you. I'm guilty! His fellow citizens are just as heartless, and show no concern that he suffers death unjustly. It is a common saying with the opponents of the old faith, that Mr. Spurgeon is a "pessimist," and takes gloomy views of things. We are told here, "Thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin." It is not as if Christ had put so much into the scale and it was quivering in the balance; but your sins, for all their gravity, utterly ceased their pressure through the tremendous weight of his atonement. But it was: 1. You need not to be told, as for the first time, that God in his infinite mercy has devised a way by which justice can be satisfied, and yet mercy can be triumphant. Pause over the solemn words in the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and following verses. So cloth our prophet. Ye have no need of shillings to pay the priests; nor is baptismal water wanted to erect the pardon: there is no willing, doing, being, or suffering of yours required to complete the task. "And I, if I be lifted up." Upon Christ, the angels in heaven perpetually gaze. The reverse of this doctrine, that sin demands punishment, may be used to prove it; for it is highly immoral, dangerous, and opens the floodgates of licentiousness to teach that sin can go unpunished. The idea is, that he was himself innocent, and that he gave up his soul or life in order to make an expiation for sin - as the innocent animal in sacrifice was offered to God as an acknowledgment of guilt. The truth is that the original Hebrew language is untranslatable! If there be a universal redemption of all, then all men are redeemed. They hurry from the house silently and noiselessly, before the mother is awake. Seek his healing hand; then beg for his company; get it; keep it; and you shall find that it makes life below like heaven above. Why! Advices to adapt it to the age are temptations to destroy its forge; and to these we can have no respect. In trying now to expound the doctrine of Christ's being an offering for sin, we will begin by laying down one great axiom; which is, that SIN DESERVES AND DEMANDS PUNISHMENT. Likewise the setting up of the kingdom and interest of Christ in the world, and the continuance and increase of it; the ministry of the word, and the success of that as the means thereof, may be also meant; for the Gospel will be preached, and a Gospel church still continued, until all the elect of God are gathered in. My, what this man has given to us of his great depth of understanding and background. Isaiah 53:9). And he bore our pains. Now as a general rule our bodies have an automatic reflex kind of an action, when we see a blow coming we give with the blow so it cushions the blow. Psalms 21:4; Psalms 34:12; Proverbs 3:2). 10 Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the Lord makes[ a] his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand. Although he did not give Christ to drink the actual hells of believers, yet he gave him a quid pro quo something that was equivalent thereunto. What is it but an infinite outrage against everything which is honest and right, if these creatures are punished for anything short of their own deserts. The sufferer becomes the conqueror and receives a conquerors reward. Remember, too, that acceptance is finished. It is very delightful, at Christmas time, or perhaps at some other time in the year, for all the family to meet; and though your name may be "Smith" or "Brown," yet you feel there is some importance in your name, when all your clan have met together. Mosiah 14:8 (Isaiah 53:8) provides "transgressions" instead of "transgression," and Mosiah 14:12 (Isaiah 53:12) gives "sins" instead of "sin.". (2.) Say, poor woman, does the dreary river seem to invite thee to the fatal plunge? [3.] It is a loving voice which speaks to you, and that would speak, perhaps, better and more forcibly if it were not choked with love. Job)." All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on Jesus Christ the iniquities of us all ( Isaiah 53:6 ). And fellowship with God who is holy and righteous cannot be restored until something is done about my sin. Ed. I do not mean anything of the kind. Do not try to live without the living, loving Friend of sinners. Let it always be our meat and drink, as it was Christ's, to do God's will. He shall prolong his days. but the great arms of the Eternal Father are ready to save you as you are, because the great work of Christ has effected all that is wanted before God for the acceptance of the vilest sinner. You hear no shout of exultation. In accordance with this, Paul says 2 Corinthians 5:21, that God made him to be sin for us ( hamartian), that is, a sin-offering; and he is called hilasmos and hilasterion, a propitiatory sacrifice for sins Romans 3:25; 1 John 2:2; 1 John 4:10. Ah, well! He looks upon Him and says it was worth it all because of the redemption that He is able to offer to us. The word, that incorruptible see, of which they are born again, is his word; the Spirit, the great author of their regeneration, is his Spirit; and it is his image that is impressed upon them. Yes, my brethren, he took the cup, and. There was needed, also, one of the same nature with us. But Jesus rose. "He that believeth on him is not condemned;" "There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus." We are towards Christ, his seed, and thus we are heirs to all that he has heirs to his business on earth, heirs to his estate in heaven. '", "Yes, sir," says such a sinner, "I feel that if God should smite me now, without hope or offer of mercy, to the lowest hell, I should only have what I justly deserve; and I feel that if I be not punished for my sins, or if there be not some plan found by which my sin can be punished in another, I cannot understand how God can be just at all: how shall he be Judge of all the earth, if he suffer offenses to go unpunished?" he sees your first desires, your humble breathings, your lowly hopes, your trembling approaches. the father has communicated to his son the fact that God has demanded his life. And I so love the writings of Paul that I've been drawn to him. What faith and obedience made man do, that love constrained God himself to do. The stamp of the first Adam is not altogether removed; but it ought to grow fainter and fainter, while the lines of the divine portrait should grow stronger and clearer. Now, can any mind imagine how the father's grief must overflow all the banks of his soul, when, as he walked up that hill-side, his son said to him, "Father, behold the fire and the wood; but where is the lamb for a burnt-offering?" . Truly it has satisfied God: is there not enough there to satisfy thee? He shall have the glory of bringing in an everlasting righteousness; for so it was foretold concerning him, Daniel 9:24. 3But his form was ignoble, and inferior to that of the children of men; he was a man in suffering, and acquainted with the bearing of sickness, for his face is turned from us: he was dishonoured, and not esteemed. 40-66, p. 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open . b "videbit semen quod prolongabit dies", Cocceius; "videbit semen longaevum", V. L. 10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. Is there not enough there to satisfy God? That lip is not fit to kiss; those filthy lips cannot be permitted to touch that holy cheek of the glorious Father! Isaiah 53:10. (4.) How could he do that? Do you suppose he would have ascended to the rest and to the reward of an accomplished work? And now to the text itself, with brevity. You may put away your crowns, ye kings and emperors earth, yellow earth, hammered, and decorated, with other sparkling bits of soil you may put them all away, as altogether outdone in value! Then, my brethren, shall it be seen what Christ's death has accomplished, for "the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.". God will be glorified, penitent believers will be justified, and then Christ will be satisfied. Will you be there to answer to your name? God help you to believe in the Lord Jesus, and so to have eternal life! How could the atoning sacrifice of one man wipe out the sins of billions of men'"?. Let me put it to you, beloved hearers. Nay, tarry not till you go out of this house. Can it possibly be conceived that there should be a redemption of men, and those men not redeemed? 1. 5 Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, for his pride shall be broken. Here are you and I to-night brought into this dilemma. He rose again the third day. Dear friends, all the Lord's seed will be there all that were born into his house with a new birth. The object therefore is, that we should consider the cause, in order to have experience of the effect; for God appoints nothing at random, and hence it follows that the cause of his death is lawful. That was the purpose of God when He created man-that God might be able to fellowship with man. Jerome renders it, If he shall lay down his life for sin. The Septuagint renders it in the plural, If you shall give (an offering) for sin, your soul shall see a long-lived posterity. Lowth renders it, If his soul shall make a propitiatory sacrifice. Rosenmuller renders it, If his soul, that is, he himself, shall place his soul as an expiation for sin. Noyes renders it, But since he gave himself a sacrifice for sin. It seems to me that the margin is the correct rendering, and that it is to be regarded as in the third person. He steps upon the fagots; the chain is put about his middle; and after a brief word of prayer, as soon as the fire begins to ascend, he speaks to the people with manful boldness. Jehovah has declared his decree, "Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion." But here lies the glory of this matter. "He was numbered with the transgressors and made intercession for the transgressors" (Isaiah 53:12). He is himself righteous, and of his righteousness have all we received. See also. If you use the word claim at all, let it always be in so humble and modified a sense that you understand that you are still receiving, not of debt, but of grace. Do you feel it? As he was the root of the Jewish church, and the covenant was made with him and his seed, so is Christ of the universal church and with him and his spiritual seed is the covenant of grace made, which is grounded upon and grafted in the covenant of redemption, which here we have some of the glorious promises of. No other man can qualify. He's with the rich in His death. Do not think that I am too familiar. To bruise him - (See the notes at Isaiah 53:5). To bruise him, or his being bruised, was pleasing to Yahweh; that is, it was acceptable to him that he should be crushed by his many sorrows. There was not so much as an atom of chance work in the Saviour's death. IV. Psalms 127:3-5; Psalms 128:6; Proverbs 17:6), as was living a long life (cf. If I am to be cast into hell merely that I am to teach to others the tremendousness of the divine holiness, I shall say there is no justice in this; but if my sin intrinsically and of itself deserves the wrath of God, and I am sent to perdition as the result of this fact, I close my lips, and have nothing to say. "It pleased the Lord to bruise him, he hath put him to grief.". Many of the Lord's children have a fine candle to go to bed with. Isaiah 53:10 Context. But, sirs, I need not stop to prove it; it is written clearly upon the consciousness of each man, and upon the conscience of every one of us, that sin must be punished. Christ died for me; that does not prove much. The first effect of the Saviour's death is, "He shall see his seed." We do not read here that the Lord Christ has followers. 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