Jesus: The Lamb Crushed

Isaiah 52:13-53:12

Tonight, 2 weeks before Resurrection Sunday, we remember the lamb of God come to take away the sins of the world.

Our text tonight reminds us of the price Jesus paid so that we might pray in His Name.

As John Walvoord writing in his Christology entitled: Jesus Christ Our Lord says:

Isaiah 53, presenting the suffering of the Servant of Jehovah, reveals most of the major details of the death of Christ.

He is to be brutally beaten (Isa. 52:14),

“wounded for our transgressions” and “bruised for our iniquities” (Isa. 53:5);

His sufferings provide peace and healing (Isa. 53:5).

He is to be silent before His persecutors as a lamb led to the slaughter (Isa. 53:7).

His soul will be an offering for sin (Isa. 53:10).

He will die with the wicked, but will be buried with the rich (Isa. 53:9).

His sufferings arise not from His own sin, for tells us…

Isaiah 53:9 (NLT) He had done no wrong and had never deceived anyone. But he was buried like a criminal; he was put in a rich man’s grave.

To say the least, we have in Isaiah an accurate and detailed account of the sufferings and death of Christ together with a theological reason for His death—

He was dying for the sins of others, as a satisfaction to God.

Even a casual examination of the New Testament record reveals a fulfillment of all the details of this prophecy.

So, tonight, let us pray for the many needs represented by this church