Humble Servant
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· 6 viewsIsaiah gives a detailed discription of the life and death of the Messiah. Jesus Life and death fit his description perfectly.
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Humble Servant
Humble Servant
Story
A gentleman was in front of a preacher coming out of the church one day. The preacher grabbed him by the hand, pulled him aside and said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!" The man replied, "I’m already in the Army of the Lord, Pastor." The Pastor questioned, "How come I don’t see you except at Christmas and Easter?" He whispered back, "I’m in the secret service. "
Intro/ Recap
Jesus fulfilling the OT Prophecies
Last Week- He’s Alive (Peter’s Sermon)
Jesus Came to serve (Matthew 20:28)
Isaiah shows us a great picture of the servant Messiah- Jesus
Lets take a look at what a true Humble Servant Jesus is
He's Sovereign (Isaiah 52:13)
He's Sovereign (Isaiah 52:13)
God the Father's Servant who came to earth to serve the will of the Father in redemptive history (see Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45; John 6:38)
Jesus refers to himself as a servant of the father but also equal to the father
There is some dispute as to the identity of the Servant in Isaiah 52-53
Not everyone agrees that this refers to Jesus
Isaiah used the term servant to refer to several different people
The nation of Israel
Himself
The Messiah
This prophecy is so obviously fulfilled in Jesus that it has become an embarrassment to the Jews
They knew that historically, Isaiah 53 is a messianic prophecy
The Targums translate Isaiah 52:13 as "Behold, My Servant Messiah"
The Jews Own Interpretation
They came up with an alternate interpretation
It became common to refer Isaiah 53 to the nation of Israel
History of the Jews, the despised nation of the world
It cannot refer to Israel
It does not fit
Israel never suffered as a substitute for another nation
They never suffered voluntarily
They never suffered silently
In Isaiah 49, God speaks to His Servant Messiah about His servant Israel
Isaiah 53:4-5, speaks of the substitution Israel needs, Israel cant be its own substitution
He's Sinless (Isaiah 53:9)
He's Sinless (Isaiah 53:9)
Buried in Joseph of Arimathea's tomb (see Matthew 27:57-60; Mark 15:43-46; Luke 23:50-53; John 19:38-42)
No one could convict Him of sin (see John 8:46; 18:38; 19:4-6; 2 Corinthians 5:21)
The punishment He received was undeserved
He paid a debt He did not owe
His esteemed position as the Son of God made what He did that much more powerful (see Philippians 2:6-7)
He Suffers (Isaiah 52:14; 53:4-5, 7, 10, 12)
He Suffers (Isaiah 52:14; 53:4-5, 7, 10, 12)
His visage was marred
Visage = face
Disfigured
The crowd wanted blood (see Mark 15:13-14; Luke 23:21; John 19:6, 15)
Pilate thought he could placate the crowd by beating Jesus (see John 19:1)
People sometimes died from Roman scourging alone
Two soldiers with whips made with leather strips and pieces of glass, metal, and bone (Cat Of Nine Tails)
The whips would tear the skin and tissue from the back of the victim, exposing the vital organs
Ecce homo = behold the man (see John 19:5)
He carried His cross
Patibulum = the crossbeam
He didn't even make it all the way (see Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26)
This was God's sinless Servant taking this torture
No other religion has at its heart the humiliation of its God
He's Substitutionary (Isaiah 53:4-7, 10, 12)
He's Substitutionary (Isaiah 53:4-7, 10, 12)
The human race has a sin problem (see Romans 3:23)
We all have a sorrow that comes from a sickness that is brought on by sinfulness
Our disease requires a specialist
It requires a substitute who will take our place
Jesus died instead of you
Vicarious atonement= someone dying in your place
Jesus volunteered to do it for us
We are not good enough; we need someone to stand in for us
Jesus stepped into critical mass, stopping the chain reaction that sin brought to humanity
He was slaughtered so we could be saved
The essence of sin is man substituting himself for God; the essence of salvation is God substituting Himself for man
He's Silent(Isaiah 53:7)
He's Silent(Isaiah 53:7)
Jesus was brought before the chief priests, high priest, Sanhedrin, Herod, and Pilate
He remained silent as they hurled accusations at Him (see Matthew 26:63; Mark 14:61; Luke 23:9)
This astonished Pilate (see Matthew 27:14)
He had seen many prisoners go to a cross before, but none of them were silent
He had never seen someone stand silent while accusations were hurled at them
Silence can be intimidating
But silence gives you time to think
Perhaps Jesus had said everything He needed to say to Pilate
Perhaps He wanted to give Pilate time to think about what He said
Some people worry when they feel God is not speaking to them
It could be that He is silently giving you time to think about what He has already said
Maybe He wants you to contemplate before you act
He Saves (Isaiah 52:15; 53:11)
He Saves (Isaiah 52:15; 53:11)
The priests used to sprinkle the mercy seat with the blood of the lamb sacrifice
Signified the cleansing of sins
Jesus would cleanse the sins of many nations
Jesus would justify many people
Many does not mean all
Not all will be saved
Many will be saved, but many won't
Many will not admit they need a savior
God has a big eraser, but you must first admit you have smudges
So many people do not see their need for a substitute
Closing
Closing
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