With His Stripes
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Introduction
Introduction
Have you ever heard of a whipping boy? The story goes that between the 1400’s and 1700’s young princes and boy kings were believed to exceeded the social status of those tutoring them. Therefore, it wasn’t right for their tutors to be able to punish them for misbehavior and disobedience. To remedy this problem someone came up with an idea. Have another young boy be raised alongside the prince. Let them become friends. Then let the prince know that if he misbehaved, his friend would be punished. The idea was that the prince would behave so as not to cause his friend suffering There is some debate as to whether this was an established practice, or just something from the story books. However, the concept is very interesting. What you have is one person being punished for the faults of another.
When we consider that idea, most of us feel some moral outrage. How dare they punish an innocent boy for the misbehavior of another! Yet, in this passage we are confronted with something infinitely more outrageous. The sinless, spotless, Lamb of God; eternal God Himself, suffering on behalf of sinners, enemies, ungodly, unrighteous people.
Today we once again examine a portion of for our communion service. We will consider some of the most well known verses in the chapter.
This is one of those passages of Scripture where we are clearly reminded that every word is inspired by God. There is so much of importance here. As we have studied in Acts and as we read the epistles we learn that…
As we have studied in Acts and as we read the epistles we learn that…
Christ’s substitutionary death provides the “Fuel” to live Godly in Christ Jesus
A Godly life is fueled by an awareness of salvation’s cost.
Over and over again these men moved by the Holy Spirit to author Scripture point to the suffering and death of Christ as motivation to live for Him.
When we leave this morning, I want us to be overwhelmed with joy and gratitude at what has been accomplished on our behalf.
When we are continually reminded of what Christ has done, we find the passion to live for Him.
As Isaiah continues to unfold truth about the suffering servant we learn that…
1. The Servant Shall Be Bearer v. 4
1. The Servant Shall Be Bearer v. 4
“Surely” - Right off the bat we find a word of significance. We have to take this word in context coming right after vv. 2-3. We don’t desire Him. He is despised, rejected, abandoned, and ignored. And yet, in spite of all that, He bears our griefs and carries our sorrows! What does this mean?
It is actually explained for us in (S).
When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:
“He Himself took our infirmities
And bore our sicknesses.”
When Christ was on this earth. He was the friend of tax collectors and sinners. He healed the sick, cast out demons, gave sight to the blind! Yet at His trial the crowd screamed “crucify Him!”
There is another way in which Christ bore these things. (S).
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.
Borne has the idea of endure. Carry is pretty self explanatory.
Christ endured our griefs.
Griefs – חֳלִי (ḥǒlî) sickness; suffering. Misery resulting from affliction.
Griefs – חֳלִי (ḥǒlî)
The misery endured by Christ was mine, and yours.
He carried our sorrows.
Sorrows – מַכְאֹב (mǎḵ·ʾōḇ) pain; suffering. Grief, something that causes great unhappiness.
Sorrows – מַכְאֹב (mǎḵ·ʾōḇ)
Our pain, suffering, and grief has been carried to the cross by Jesus Christ!
In light of these things, what was our response to Him?
We considered Him stricken, smitten, and afflicted.
Stricken = to touch violently.
Smitten = to injure.
Afflicted – ענה 2 (ʿanah 2) to humiliate; to oppress; to be wretched; to cringe; to do violence to. To be caused to experience great unhappiness.
Afflicted – ענה (ʿnh)
Christ, the one carrying our pain and suffering, the one enduring our misery was callously dismissed!
Before salvation, all of us disregard Christ. He is nothing to us!
But when we are saved by His grace. When we are redeemed by His blood. When we experience justification, and forgiveness; then Jesus Christ is precious.
He endured our griefs! All misery was placed on Him. He carried our sorrows! He took on Himself pain and suffering.
I want to call attention to a couple things. First notice the pronouns. HE bore OUR griefs. HE carried OUR sorrows. WE esteemed HIM stricken, smitten, and afflicted.
Christ bore what we deserved!
Now notice what is being endured. Grief, sorrow, abuse, injury, humiliation, and suffering.
This is what the Son of God bore for you and me!
Sing:
“He Was Wounded” (v. 1)
In light of what He has endured, should we not give Him our very best?
He doesn’t only bear our griefs and carry our sorrows, we also learn that…
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.
2. The Servant Shall Be Healer v. 5
2. The Servant Shall Be Healer v. 5
2. The Servant Shall Be Healer v. 5
2. The Servant Shall Be Healer v. 5
Though considered stricken, smitten, and afflicted by God, Christ bears our sin. He was wounded for our transgressions.
Wounded = pierced or afflicted.
Transgression - crime, wrongdoing, violation of law. What do we call that? Sin. Christ was pierced because of our sin!
A crown of thorns was smashed into His head. Nails punctured His hands and feet. A spear was driven into His side. All because of our transgressions! says (S)…
who was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.
It was our sin that took Christ to the Cross!
He wasn’t just wounded or pierced. He was bruised. Bruised = to crush or beat.
He was beaten to the point of being unrecognizable. We learned that back in . The gospels all give account of Jesus mistreatment. Slapped and beaten by the Sanhedrin, spit on and mocked. Scourged, mocked, and beaten by soldiers. Nailed to a cross.
Why?
For our iniquities.
Iniquities – עָוֺן (ʿā·vōn) punishment; misdeed, sin; guilt caused by sin. An act or feeling that transgresses something forbidden or ignores something required by God’s law or character; whether in thought, feeling, speech, or action.
Iniquities – עָוֺן (ʿā·wōn)
Jesus was beaten, He was crushed because of our sin! That thing done when no one is around. That fault harbored, hidden, and protected. That white lie. That small bit of gossip. That harsh word. That is what took Christ to the Cross! We dare not make excuses for sin! We dare not re-label sin as something else!
Jesus, our Savior, redeemer, the spotless Lamb of God was crushed to pay for that sin! His death was because of our sins. (S).
For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,
Why did Christ die? For our sins!
He was pierced. He was crushed. And He was chastised.
This basically means disciplined.
Jesus was our whipping boy. He took the punishment that you and I deserved! Why? So that we could have peace with God! This is clearly stated here and reaffirmed in (S).
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
The only way to have peace with God is through Jesus Christ. That peace was purchased through the suffering and death of Christ!
That is what Jesus won for us, peace with God.
Wounded, bruised, chastised, striped.
Stripes - Wounds. More than just the marks left by the scourging. This references all the wounds suffered by our Lord.
The wounds He suffered brought healing to those who believe.
Healed – רפא (raphahʾ) to heal, repair, rebuild. To be cured; made healthy again.
Healed – רפא (rpʾ)
Through the blood of Jesus Christ we are rebuilt, remade, brought back to health and life and given a relationship with God!
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
He bore our sin! He healed us! He has returned us to our Shepherd!
As we did in the last verse, I want to call attention to a couple of things.
Pronouns: HIS wounds, OUR transgressions. HIS bruising, OUR iniquities. HIS chastisement, OUR peace. HIS stripes, OUR healing.
What He bore: Wounds - piercing. Bruises - crushed, and beaten. Chastisement - discipline. Stripes - wounds.
What this accomplished: He bore our transgression and iniquity. He took our sin. This brought peace with God and gave us life!
The suffering of Christ makes us new!
Wounded, bruised, chastised, striped.
Transgressions, iniquities.
Peace, healing.
All to redeem sinners, enemies, those without God and alienated from Him.
“He Was Wounded” (v. 2)
“We are healed by Jesus stripes!”
The reality of His sacrifice should keep us far from sin.
He bore our sin and brought us healing. Finally…
3. The Servant Shall Be Substitute v. 6
3. The Servant Shall Be Substitute v. 6
Again I am struck with how important each word is.
All - Total, in all; all, the whole, everyone and everything. tells us that there is none righteous, there is no one who seeks God. We do the opposite! We go astray!
Astray – תעה (thaʿah) to stagger; to wander about, err. To wander from a proper belief or course of action.
Astray – תעה (tʿh)
In error and sin we have wandered away from God! Worse, we have deliberately turned from Him!
Why? To go our own way. ; both say the exact same thing (S).
There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.
To our fallen nature, going our own way seems like the best choice. However, that way leads to death!
Like foolish, simple, stupid sheep, we wander away, turning from God to go our own way thinking that away from God we can find freedom. The way that comes naturally leads to death!
Notice how absolute this statement is. “Every one”. There are no righteous people! There is no one who has not chosen to turn from God and pursue sin. We are sinners by nature and by choice.
This is the bad news. However, there is good news.
“The Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.” Turn to .
And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
This is what it means for our iniquity, our sin to be laid on Jesus! We were dead in sin, walking in disobedience, living as slaves to lust, and deserving of wrath.
BUT GOD
God’s mercy and love made us alive, raised us, seated us, and made us trophies of God’s grace! We are saved by grace through faith! Created for good works. (S).
(S).
who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Jesus Christ took our place!
He bore our sin! He healed us! He has returned us to our Shepherd!
“He Was Wounded” (v. 3)
Turn with me to . This is a time for believers to remember the price that was paid. To be reminded of the penalty of sin. Taking part of communion does not save you. This is simply a way for us to be reminded of what Christ has done. If you know the Lord as savior this morning, please join us in bread and juice as we remember Jesus Christ. These are only symbols, they represent the body and blood of our Savior. Examination – verses 26-32
OBSERVANCE OF COMMUNION
OBSERVANCE OF COMMUNION
The Bread (His Body) vv. 23-24 #338 “At Calvary” (Chorus Only)
Mercy there was great and grace was free,
Pardon there was multiplied to me,
There my burdened soul found liberty
At Calvary!
The Cup (His Blood) v. 25 #339 “Since I Have Been Redeemed” (Chorus Only)
Since I have been redeemed,
Since I have been redeemed, I will glory in His name;
Since I have been redeemed,
I will glory in my Savior’s name.
Conclusion
Conclusion
At the end of any message the question is, how should we then live?
Christ bore our sins and took our place so that we might have life. What lifestyle change do these realities demand?
What manner of people should we be?
Our sins were borne by Christ on the Cross. Therefore, we are no longer slaves to sin.
As those set free, we live for Christ.
The suffering and death of Jesus has purchased life for those who believe. Therefore, we walk in newness of life.
As new creatures, we live for Christ.
The punishment that we deserved was laid on Christ. Therefore, we are debtors to Him.
As those who owe all to Jesus, we live for Christ.
In we learn that…
We are not redeemed with corruptible things like silver and gold. We have been redeemed by the precious blood of Christ! Therefore,
Walk as children of light.
May what Christ has done energize us to live in full surrender to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
May it be Christ in us that people see.
“He Was Wounded” (v. 4)
As God willed His blood was spilled: the guilty spared, the guiltless killed.
Heaven’s King bore Heaven’s sting, was poured out as an offering.
Jesus died, was satisfied, thus many shall be justified.
Throne restored, His prayers outpoured; soon all shall bow to Christ the Lord!
the guilty spared, the guiltless killed.
Heaven’s King bore Heaven’s sting,
was poured out as an offering.
Jesus died, was satisfied,
thus many shall be justified.
Throne restored, His prayers outpoured; soon all shall bow to Christ the Lord!
He was wounded, He was wounded! Praise our Servant Sacrifice!
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
We are healed by Jesus’ stripes!
We are healed by Jesus’ stripes!