“Jesus Suffered for Our Suffering” Isaiah 53:1-6

Isaiah 53:1-2 Who has believed what he has heard from us?     And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 For He grew up before Him like a young plant,     and like a root out of dry ground; He had no form or majesty that we should look at Him,     and no beauty that we should desire Him. 

Isaiah 53:3-4 3 He was despised and rejected by men;     a man of sorrows, and acquainted with  grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces     He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. 4 Surely He has borne our griefs     and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken,     smitten by God, and afflicted.  

Isaiah 53:5-6 5 But He was pierced for our transgressions;     He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace,     and with His wounds we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray;     we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him     the iniquity of us all.  

1- The #1 reason Jesus suffered was so that He could bear our griefs 1- The #1 reason Jesus suffered was so that He could bear our griefs. Isaiah 53:4

2- The #2 reason why Jesus suffered was so that He could carry our sorrows. Isaiah 53:4

3- The #3 reason Jesus suffered was that He was pierced for our transgressions. Isaiah 53:5

4- The #4 reason Jesus suffered was that He was crushed for our iniquities. Isaiah 53:5

5- The #5 reason Jesus suffered was that He was punished (chastised) for our peace. Isaiah 53:5.

6- The ultimate purpose behind Jesus’ suffering was so lost sheep would be able to come home. Isaiah 53:6

7- In Leviticus 16, how many scapegoats were there? 2

8- In our culture, scapegoat means someone who takes the blame for something they did not do.

9- Who is our scapegoat? Jesus

Scriptures

Isaiah 53:4 4 Surely He has borne our griefs     and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken,     smitten by God, and afflicted.  

Isaiah 53:5 5 But He was pierced for our transgressions;     He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace,     and with His wounds we are healed.

Isaiah 53:6 6 All we like sheep have gone astray;     we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him     the iniquity of us all.

Matthew 27:39-44 39 And those who passed by derided Him, wagging their heads 40 and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”41 So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying, 42 “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. 43 He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now, if he desires Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’” 44 And the robbers who were crucified with Him also reviled Him in the same way.  

Matthew 8:17   17 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”  

Isaiah 53:6;12   6 All we like sheep have gone astray;     we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on Him     the iniquity of us all. 12 Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the many,     and He shall divide the spoil with the strong, because He poured out His soul to death     and was numbered with the transgressors; yet He bore the sin of many,     and makes intercession for the transgressors.

Hebrews 4:15   15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.

2 Corinthians 5:2   2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling

1 Peter 2:24   24 He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed.

Colossians 1:20 20 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of His cross.