Setting the Lord's Table: Isaiah 53

The Lord’s Supper Intro...

Isaiah 52:13–15 (NASB)

13 Behold, My servant will prosper, He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted. 14 Just as many were astonished at you, My people, So His appearance was marred more than any man And His form more than the sons of men. 15 Thus He will sprinkle many nations, Kings will shut their mouths on account of Him; For what had not been told them they will see, And what they had not heard they will understand.

Isaiah 53 (NASB)

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.

Isaiah 52:15

15 ...For what had not been told them they will see, And what they had not heard they will understand.

Things We need to “See” or “Understand” about Jesus before we have the Lord’s Supper this morning…

Jesus is the Suffering Servant.

Isaiah 52:13 (ESV)

13 Behold, my servant...

How He suffered...

(v. 4-11)

4 ...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.

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7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted,

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7 Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,

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8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away;

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9 He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?

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10 Lord was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief...”

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11 As a result of the anguish of His soul...

Isaiah 52:14 (ESV)

…His appearance was marred more than any man And His form more than the sons of men.

Why He suffered...

(v. 4-

4 ...our griefs He Himself bore, ...our sorrows He carried;

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. ...

8 ...He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?

9 ...He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth. ...

11 ...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.

Jesus is the Sorrowful Servant.

(v. 3-4) 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.

(v. 11) 11 As a result of the anguish of His soul...

John 11:35 (ESV)

35 Jesus wept.

Why?

John 11:33–35 (NASB)

33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled, 34 and said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus wept.

Jesus is the Saving Servant.

(v. 11-12) 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.

8 ...He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke was due?

Acts 4:12 (NASB)

12 “And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.”

The Lord’s Supper

1 Corinthians 11:23–25 (NASB)

23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread;

24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

25 In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Memory Verse of the Week:

John 16:33 (NASB)

33 “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

Discussion Questions: (Isaiah 53)

How does John 12:38 better help you understand this verse? (v. 1)

What does the outward appearance of Jesus teach us? (v. 2)

Why is it important for us to remember that Jesus was a “man of sorrows” and “acquainted with grief”? (v. 3-4)

Why is it so important for us to understand the reasons Jesus suffered? (v. 5-6)

What does Jesus suffering in silence teach us about Him? (v. 7) How should it impact how we handle suffering?

Who were the real oppressors of Jesus? (v. 8)

Why is “rich” and “wicked” being contrasted here? (v. 9)

Why did it please the Father to crush the Son? (v. 10)

In what ways did Jesus go from “anguish” to “satisfaction”? (v. 11)

How did the Father “allot [Jesus] a portion with the great”? (v. 12a)

What is the “booty” or treasures Jesus recieved? (v. 12b)

How does it feel to know Jesus not only died for you but is currently interceding for you? (v. 12c)

What else does this passage tell us about God?

What else does the text teach us about ourselves?

Did anything else in these verses stick out to you?

How do you believe God is leading you to respond to His word?