The Risen King

Introduction

getting tickets for arcade games…

it always cost way more than you think to get them

100 tickets and you can get this amazing toy… you spend the amount in quarters it would cost to get the toy and your only 1/4 of the way there in tickets to get the toy

at some point you think … I am not sure the fun in the games is worth it

Series recap

last week - The Coming King

Jesus came humbly on a donkey

to rescue his bride

Friday night - The Stricken King

in his passive obedience Jesus went to the cross

taking our guilt and shame

Today - The Risen King

continuing to look at the prophecy of the messiah

Isaiah not only told us that the servant would come and suffer

but that his days would be extended

Isaiah 53:9–12 CSB

9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, but he was with a rich man at his death, because he had done no violence and had not spoken deceitfully. 10 Yet the Lord was pleased to crush him severely. When you make him a guilt offering, he will see his seed, he will prolong his days, and by his hand, the Lord’s pleasure will be accomplished. 11 After his anguish, he will see light and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will carry their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will give him the many as a portion, and he will receive the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.

PRAY!

In the same way that his death was foretold, so was his resurrection. He died because of our sin, but we are his prize and he absolutely thinks it was worth it.

The King’s Purpose

I still go to the places that you play games and get tickets and then get toys, although not often

We took Jetson - he did not look at the toys on the wall the same way as I remember

a little younger all he cared about was playing

we got a few tokens, made a few things go, after a while he just went from one to another and we did not even have to put tokens in

the purpose was not the toys, although his grandparents made sure he had some toys

it was being with him… we met Kaitlynn and Jordan and then made them leave, not letting them go with us

Isaiah 53:9–10 CSB

9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, but he was with a rich man at his death, because he had done no violence and had not spoken deceitfully. 10 Yet the Lord was pleased to crush him severely. When you make him a guilt offering, he will see his seed, he will prolong his days, and by his hand, the Lord’s pleasure will be accomplished.

struck down because of our rebellion

placed in a tomb and counted as a criminal

he was placed in rich man’s tomb

Joseph of Arimathea

Our Rebellion required a guilt offering

this started in the Garden, when God took the life of an animal so that Adam and Eve’s shame could be covered

tell the story

when the law came to the Israelites God told them they must sacrifice for their sins…

Leviticus 5:5–6 CSB

5 If someone incurs guilt in one of these cases, he is to confess he has committed that sin. 6 He must bring his penalty for guilt for the sin he has committed to the Lord: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin.

now we have a permanent sacrifice

Jesus died once for all sin

he was the perfect spotless lamb as John the Baptist declared who came to take away the sins of the world

Romans 5:1 CSB

1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

We now have peace with God that we did not have without this sacrifice and this is why the prophet said it was the “Lord’s pleasure would be accomplished”

The King’s Pleasure

I have seen an argument that if point one is true, then the cross is the biggest form of child abuse there is

that the father would sacrifice his son

I guess if you do not know, or believe that Jesus is God in the flesh, then you could think that

But this is not like me offering one of my children to die so that others could enjoy life

but God came, lived and died so that we could be made righteous

and it was to his pleasure, his joy that he do so

Isaiah 53:10–11 CSB

10 Yet the Lord was pleased to crush him severely. When you make him a guilt offering, he will see his seed, he will prolong his days, and by his hand, the Lord’s pleasure will be accomplished. 11 After his anguish, he will see light and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will carry their iniquities.

the death of Jesus pleased the father

we look for so long on ways to please God

we make rules and try to keep them but even fail at our rules let alone his

how we please God is by being in his will…

1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 CSB

16 Rejoice always, 17 pray constantly, 18 give thanks in everything; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

The death of Jesus pleased the father because of atonement

but he was pleased to raise him as well

he will see his seed

those that he ransomed would be called children of God

he will prolong his days

death is not the end for him

and because it is not the end for him, it is not the end for us

he will see the light

The King’s Possession

The Prophet is clear this is not the end for the suffering servant

Tell the story of the resurrection

ladies going to the tomb

earth quake - angels come and the soldiers guarding the tomb fell like dead men

the stone was rolled away and up from the tomb he arose!

the ladies run back to tell the apostles

Mary Magdalene slower to go back has an interaction with the risen savior

the apostles were in a state of disbelief when the hear

but Peter and John run to the tomb find it empty and believe

Isaiah 53:11–12 CSB

11 After his anguish, he will see light and be satisfied. By his knowledge, my righteous servant will justify many, and he will carry their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will give him the many as a portion, and he will receive the mighty as spoil, because he willingly submitted to death, and was counted among the rebels; yet he bore the sin of many and interceded for the rebels.

Now the many are justified or made righteous and have been given to him as a portion and spoil

actually reads like “I will give and he will receive many as a spoil”

spoil = receive by force

the victor of the battle plunders his enemy and takes a spoil

the victory has been won and satan has been defeated

those that believe have been given as a spoil the the suffering servant, the to King who has risen and won the victory over death

Those who have been given to him in spoil he will not lose

John 6:39–40 CSB

39 This is the will of him who sent me: that I should lose none of those he has given me but should raise them up on the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him will have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”

all who come to him will not be cast out

but Christ shall raise him up on the last day

until that day Jesus is on his throne interceding for all who have been given to him

unlike me, who would get those arcade toys, realize at some point they were junk and lose it or toss is

This is why we celebrate the resurrection and the hope that we have in it…

I pray that you would believe it

Romans 10:9 CSB

9 If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Discussion Questions

What does the analogy of playing arcade games reveal about the perceived value of Jesus' sacrifice?

Why was it important that Jesus' death and resurrection were foretold in prophecies?

How is Jesus' resurrection is not just a personal victory, but a victory for all who believe in him?

How is God pleased through the suffering servant?

What emotions or reactions are portrayed in the story of Jesus' resurrection?

Why are we encouraged as believers to see our identity as part of Jesus' victory?

What is the significance of the phrase 'he will see his seed'?