Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Isaiah 53

Isaiah 53:10
But the LORD was pleased
To crush Him, putting Him to grief;
If He would render Himself as a guilt offering,
He will see His offspring,
He will prolong His days,
And the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
 At first glance, this verse made me pause.  God was pleased to crush Jesus (as we now interpret this passage to mean)?  How could God be pleased to destroy His son?

But then the rest of the verse comes into play.  God was pleased for Jesus to offer himself as the offering we can not be.  As a result of this sacrifice, He raised Jesus, and made him the means for God's pleasure to be available to all of us, should we accept it.

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