Category Archives: Isaiah 53

“He was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.”-Isaiah 53:12. A vague notion is abroad in the world that the benefit of Christ’s passion is intended only for good people. … Continue reading →

“Thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin.”—Isaiah 53:10. Both Jews and Gentiles knew pretty well what an offering for sin meant. The Gentiles had been in the habit of offering sacrifices. The Jews, however, had by far the … Continue reading →

“He shall see his seed.”—Isaiah 53:10. The first thought suggested by this text is, that Jesus is still alive; for to see anything is the act of a living person. Our Lord Jesus died. We know that he died. We … Continue reading →

“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 … Continue reading →

“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”—Isaiah 53:6. The verse opens with a confession of sin common to all … Continue reading →

With his stripes we are healed—Isaiah 53:5. Ever since the fall, healing has been the chief necessity of manhood. There was no physician in paradise, but outside that blissful enclosure professors of the healing art have been precious as the … Continue reading →