Friday, April 2, 2010
The Passion of Yeshua Hamashiach
Isaiah 53
1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
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BT, oh I love this beautiful post!
ReplyDeleteThough many might think it brutal to depict the gruesome murder of Jesus, I consider it a precious reminder of what my God did to reunite me to him, not unlike a father who gives up everything to provide a roof over the head of his child. Children are not expected to labor for the acceptance and provision (Love) of their parents. Oh, that all people would come to realize Jesus of Nazareth is the fulfillment of Isaih 53!
It's right there! Where? RIGHT THERE! Just as God sent a ram for sacrifice in place of Abraham's son Issac, so He sent HIS only son Jesus of Nazareth to die in OUR place, as prophesied above in Isiah and many other places throughout history-- hundreds, no, HUNDREDS of years before His birth! Slated to to die a criminal's death and to rise on the third day for the redemption/forgiveness of sins. Isn't it awesomely great? Over 300 such prophecies fulfilled by ONE man in history. Those who accept Him as our Messiah he gave the right to become children of God, and we are ETERNALLY grateful and free from condemnation. What's not to love about that? Have a blessed Easter!
GG
And a blessed Easter to you GG, for He has risen. He has risen indeed.
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