Isaiah 53

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Isaiah 53

• To Whom is the Arm of Yahweh Revealed

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Isaiah 53

• A Song of the Suffering Servant
• Mistakenly applied to Israel by some Jews of
  today
• The most well known passage of the Old Testament

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Isaiah 53

• The Prophecy begins at verse 13 of Chapter 52
• His glory is revealed in its opening
  Declarations
• The Atonement is clearly defined, including both
  aspects of sin
• The Work of our Saviour is Beautifully Revealed

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Behold My Servant - Isaiah 5213

• Servant A title of Messiah - Isaiah 421
  496 Ezekiel 3423. This verse is echoed in
  Philippians 25-11.
• Deal Prudently Prosper by Rotherham. The
  Kingdom inferred Jeremiah 235
• Hebrew Sakal wise in Daniel 123, 10. Knowledge
  caused him to prosper, 5310-11.

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As Many The Suffering and Glory Compared

• Verse 14 The Suffering was great. He was
  despised and rejected Psalm 226-7
• Verse 15 The Glory will be great. He endured
  much, and will be glorified much Isaiah 496-7
  515
• Verse 15 - Quoted in Romans 1521 in relation to
  the gospels belief amongst the gentiles. Which
  adds to the meaning of 531!

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Who hath Believed

• Many of the Gentiles did - 5215
• But Israel rejected him John 1237-38 Romans
  1016
• Our Report Doctrine in Isaiah 289
• Israel was looking or a Messiah, but would not
  believe Messiahs doctrine John 716-17, 45-48
• The Report of Suffering 1 Peter 110-11

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The Arm of Yahweh

• Yahshua was Yahwehs arm John 114
• His hand did the Fathers work v.10
• His arm could have saved them Isaiah 591
  Romans 116
• Revealed Hebrew Galah denude in disgrace,
  to exile. When Yahweh does this, it is for
  judgment cp. 5210. Isaiah 513

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A Tender Plant

• Before Him Only His Father truly Knew him 1
  Peter 24 Matthew 317
• Tender Plant Yoneq, a twig, sucker, a
  sapling. Similar descriptions in Isaiah 111-3
  Jeremiah 235 Zech 612
• A sapling denotes his humble origin Mark 63
  Romans 83 Philippians 26-7

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Out of a Dry Ground

• Israel was devoid of Truth Psalm 631 Jeremiah
  213 Amos 811
• This was an unnatural result Isaiah 491-2.
  Yahshua overcame that which was natural Hebrews
  415
• WE also must overcome that which is natural to
  inherit the Kingdom of Yahweh John 1516

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Messiahs Beauty

• Rotherham He had neither beauty nor
  majesty,When we beheld him, there was nothing to
  behold, that we should desire him
• Israel did not desire him But there was a
  beauty to desire in his righteousness and
  character 2 Timothy 48 John 666-68

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A Man of Sorrows

• He was despised and rejected - Psalm 6919-20,
  29. John 110-11
• Hebrews 415 Our grief and sorrow is the nature
  bear and the sin that comes there from
• We should be men and women of sorrows as well
  Philippians 38-10 1 Peter 413
• What do we esteem? - Hebrews 1126

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He hath Borne our Griefs

• NASB Surely our griefs he himself bore
  Romans 83 Hebrews 214-16
• Matthew shows that sickness is inferred Matthew
  817
• How has our sickness been borne Isaiah 3324
  Psalm 1033
• Sickness and sin Deuteronomy 2821-22, 28

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Wounded for our Transgressions

• Chalah, to pierce by thorns, by nails, by
  spear.
• Transgressions is Pesha, moral revolt,
  rebellion
• Iniquities is Avon, moral perversity, thus
  applicable to only ourselves Romans 324-26,
  425

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The Chastisement that made us whole

• Of our peace Shalom, RSV made us whole the
  idea is to be of ONE.
• True oneness with the Father starts with being in
  the Son, and develops as we learn of him and
  develop a character that reflects his own
  Ephesians 212-17 Colossians 120-21 Hebrews
  1320

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With His Stripes We are Healed

• Quoted in 1 Peter 224
• How was our sin in his body? Cp. V6 Laid on him
  the iniquity of us all 2 Corinthians 521,
  Romans 83, Hebrews 214-16
• Peter says we should live unto righteousness,
  showing that both death and life are necessary
  for salvation, they are dependant one on another
  Romans 61-4. It is not enough merely to die
  unto sin, there is a need to build into our lives
  a Divine likeness

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With His Stripes We are Healed

• Stripes Chabburah a weal, blueness, Proverbs
  2030, Matthew 2726
• His blueness was only efficacious because His
  character was perfect - Numbers 1538-39 cp. With
  Matthew 920-22
• Our healing dependant on our faith and action, do
  we reach out for righteousness? 1 Peter 225.
  Our healing began with baptism, but is completed
  at immortality, Philippians 321

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A Lamb to the Slaughter

• The Lamb of God John 129 1 Peter 118-19 1
  Corinthians 57
• Why the Lamb and not the Shepherd? The symbol
  connects him to his brethren Hebrews 214-16
• Slaughter cp. Cut off from v8. Daniel 926
  covenanted A violent Death predicted, a natural
  death not acceptable. 1 Corinthians 1523-24
  Genesis 315

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By Oppression and Judgment he was taken
away

• Oppression Psalm 2212-21 Matthew 2731
• Declare his Generation Psalm 2230
• Rotherham And of his age, who considered that
  he was cut off out of the land of the living for
  my peoples transgression? Cp. Luke 1941-42
• Stricken Hebrew, Negah Leperous, cp.
  Leviticus 132, ct. v4 The people wrongly
  thought him a sinner, but Yahweh did smite him
  with Negah (2 Corinthians 521)

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His Grave

• 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 NASB
• Literally fulfilled, Matthew 2757-60

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Yahwehs Purpose with Messiah

• Pleased Rotherham, Yet Yahweh purposed
  John 1018
• Bruise Daka, to crush or humble
• Grief Khala, to be weak, sick, or afflicted
• Rotherham to bruise him, He laid on him
  sickness. CJB to crush him with illness. Cp.
  Galatians 313 44

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His Soul an Offering for Sin

• He shall see His seed A Numerous offspring
  was a great blessing in the eyes of Hebrews,
  Proverbs 176 Psalm 1286 Psalm 2230-31
• Again a result that runs counter to nature as
  he had no literal seed Cp. John 33 1
  Corinthians 415
• Prolong His Days Psalm 7217, 211-7

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The Travail of His Soul

• In Foresight, Hebrews 122.
• And in reality, he shall see the fruit of the
  travail of his soul and be satisfied, RSV
  Revelation 59-10, John 1620-22.
• The symbol of travail and birth is significant,
  Isaiah 2617-19, 665-12

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A Portion with the Great

• Cp. Many in verse 11 12
• The Kingdom foretold 541-5
• This Glory the result of 2 things.
• 1 He overcame bare the sin of the great
• 2 He redeemed the Great He made intercession
  for the transgressors