Why Jesus was Promoted to King

What was the reason behind the astonishing promotion discussed in the sermon?

According to Isaiah 53:10-12, how did the Lord prosper in the hand of the servant mentioned?

How did the servant in Isaiah 53 bear the iniquities of many?

In what ways did the servant earn his promotion through suffering, as explained in the sermon?

How can we apply the concept of accepting the offering and then offering our lives in our daily Christian walk?

Astonishing Promotion

Isaiah 52:13–15 ESV

13 Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted. 14 As many were astonished at you— his appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and his form beyond that of the children of mankind— 15 so shall he sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths because of him, for that which has not been told them they see, and that which they have not heard they understand.

CRIPPLING REJECTION

Isaiah 52:1–3 ESV

1 Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean. 2 Shake yourself from the dust and arise; be seated, O Jerusalem; loose the bonds from your neck, O captive daughter of Zion. 3 For thus says the Lord: “You were sold for nothing, and you shall be redeemed without money.”

SUFFERING AND HUMILIATION FOR CARRYING MY DEBT AGAINST GOD.

Isaiah 53:4–9 ESV

4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. 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. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? 9 And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.

WHY HE GOT PROMOTED?

Isaiah 53:10–12 (ESV)

10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.

HE EARNED HIS PROMOTION THROUGH SUFFERING FOR US

— THE CRUSHING

—HE IS REWARDED FOR OFFERING HIS LIFE

— HE EXPERIENCES THE JOY OF HAVING CHILDREN IN TH

ACCEPT THE OFFERING AND THEN OFFER OUR LIVES.

English Standard Version Chapter 15

Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.