The Servant King
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1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.
3 He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.
6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him.
7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open 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 For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?
9 His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
10 But the Lord was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.
11 As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors.
1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
Many have rejected the account of Jesus, despite all the prophecies fulfilled and evidence found.
Israel did not recognize her King—And Paul extended this to the whole world in his teachings.
But what have they truly rejected?
Matthew 20:28 (NASB95)
28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
Today we remember the death of THE CHRIST, and Sunday we will remember His resurrection.
2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.
Fire Bible (Chapter 53)
53:2 Root out of dry ground. Jesus not only had humble beginnings, but he came to earth at a time of great spiritual dryness.
This is part of the reason John the Baptist began his God-given mission to awaken people—calling them to spiritual awareness—shortly before Jesus began his public ministry.
No beauty or majesty to attract us. People would not be drawn to Jesus Christ because of his physical appearance or his position in life.
These things would not bring genuine devotion to the Lord.
God’s greatest concern is always for a person’s character and obedience—how much he or she is willing to pursue God’s ways—not one’s earthly status or physical beauty
3 He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
He was despised and forsaken
(The hated saint that went to the brothels)
Man has an addiction to sin and we do not want anything to risk our high.
A man of sorrows
Luke 19:41 tells us of Jesus looking down from the mt at Jerusalem and weeping over their sin
Fire Bible (Chapter 53)
Jesus’ mission would involve great pain, suffering, disappointment and grief because of the sins (i.e., rebellion against God and his ways) and unbelief of humankind.
All who follow Jesus will also experience a degree of suffering and rejection as well.
4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted.
He bore all of the curse of sin.
Afflicted-Stricken: Sickness is one of the most vicious parts of the fall of man, topped only by death.
Smitten (Nakah) smite, kill, destroy, saluter
As He was nailed on that cross and lifted up into the air and slammed down into place, man thought of Him as just another death row criminal justly being killed.
5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.
MacArthur Study Bible NASB (Commentary)
This verse is filled with the language of substitution. The Servant suffered not for His own sin, since He was sinless (cf. Heb 4:15; 7:26), but as the substitute for sinners.
The emphasis here is on Christ being the substitute recipient of God’s wrath on sinners.
chastening for our well-being. He suffered the chastisement of God in order to procure our peace with God
by His scourging we are healed. The stripe that caused His death has brought salvation to those for whose sins He died.
Peter confirms this in
24 and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.
What were we healed of?
The curse (death, sickness, entirety in Hell…)
6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him.
ALL means all
(Max Lucado shared about his father giving him a credit card for college)
Jesus gives those who say yes to Him His credit
7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open 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 For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?
He knew the price, yet He did not fight, He took it all willing.
…He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?
It was mine, yours, all of our sins that the death stroke was due, but He took it.
MacArthur Study Bible NASB Commentary
This is the portion of Scripture read by the Ethiopian eunuch and subsequently explained to him by Philip as referring to Jesus (
9 His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.
He may have been killed with the criminals but he was buried in the good side of town.
His enemies wanted Him to to have both a disgraceful death, and a dishonorable burial with the criminals
But he was buried with the rich and famous thanks to the donation of Joseph of Arimathea, a place of honor.
10 But the Lord was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.
A Guilt Offering: Jesus was our passover lamb, the last one ever needed.
Fire Bible (Chapter 53)
Since part of God’s character is perfect justice, the price for humanity’s rebellion against God had to be paid;
but the payment had to be perfect and complete.
Only Jesus Christ’s life could have fulfilled that requirement.
MacArthur Study Bible NASB (Commentary)
see His offspring … prolong His days. To see His offspring, the Servant must rise from the dead. He will do this and live to reign forever
11 As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities.
He will … be satisfied. The one sacrifice of Jesus provided complete satisfaction of the sin issue
By His knowledge…justify the many. Through the divine “knowledge” of how to justify sinners, the plan was accomplished that by His one sacrifice He declared many righteous before God
Any who will call upon His name and ask for salvation
12 Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors.
Jesus will reign and those who follow Him will reign with Him.
This verse also reminds us that Jesus is our intercessor, He advocates for us…
This also brings to the reader the image of the High Priest going into the Holy of Holies to intercede for the people.
Jesus interceded for sinners on the cross…
“Father forgive them-they don’t know what they are doing”
25 Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
The question of today is
Will You Draw Near to Him?
Jesus paid it all… no matter what it is you have done, He paid it all and wants you.
