Isaiah 53 KJV: The Substitutionary Sacrifice of the Messiah
Isaiah 53 articulates the voluntary suffering of the Servant who was pierced for transgressions and crushed for iniquities. It documents the divine exchange where human guilt is placed on the Sinless One, resulting in peace and healing for many through His stripes.
v1-3: The Rejection and Lowly Origin of the Servant
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Explore the heart of redemption where the 'Man of Sorrows' transforms a cross of shame into a throne of eternal victory. Begin your study with isaiah 53 summary.
Observe how the text shifts from 'We' and 'Our' to 'He' and 'Him,' highlighting the individual nature of the substitution. The silent submission of the Servant 'as a lamb to the slaughter' redefined power as the ability to endure suffering for the sake of love. The 'Word Secret' is *Asham*, meaning 'Guilt Offering,' identifying the Servant’s death as a specific legal satisfaction for sin. Discover the riches with isaiah 53 commentary, containing expert led word study (original greek/hebrew) and passage level analysis.
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