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The Suffering Servant

“After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant, will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.” Isaiah 53:11

Jesus was oppressed and afflicted, but He opened not His mouth. He was like a lamb led to the slaughter, but still, He did not open His mouth (see v. 7). He “had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth” (v. 9). Jesus had the right to speak, but He remained silent. He bore the injustice and cruelties of this world in our place, choosing our mercy over His justice!

“By oppression and judgment, he was taken away. … He was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people, he was stricken” (v. 8). What suffering has He not known? What burden has He not carried? This passage details every seeming form of suffering and how it was then carried by our Savior. “But it was the will of the Lord to crush him” and make Him “a guilt offering” (v. 10).

This suffering servant would “see his offspring … and be satisfied” (vv. 10-11). All of this was intentional. He saw a wounded people, stricken and afflicted by sin and suffering, and He came to make atonement for them. The Soul Healer was never going to leave us in our woundedness.

SCRIPTURE FOCUS
Isaiah 53:7-12

INSIGHT
He bore our wounds in His very body. And He alone can bind your wounds, now and forevermore.

THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR
Ezra 3-4
Psalm 27
Mark 6

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