Isaiah 53 is a chapter of prophecy of the suffering Jesus would endure.
In Isaiah 7:14 Isaiah prophesied Jesus' birth:
"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel."
Isaiah 53, in contrast, provides a very clear picture of the suffering Savior and what He would endure for us at the end of His time on earth. This chapter also provided a songwriter the words for the following chorus:
He was wounded for our transgressions.
He was bruised for our iniquities
Surely He bore our sorrows
And by His stripes we are healed.
What a chapter for the Lenten journey - a must read!
Isaiah 53:6
We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
Thank You, LORD. The price it cost You to bear my sins and free me from all guilt overwhelms me. Thank You for Your inconceivable gift. You are amazing - and it is amazing that You yearn for a relationship with each of Your created.... Lord, teach me Your way and help me be obedient to Your will. Amen.
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