The story of the Woman at the Well isn’t about the woman or us, it is about Jesus…the most rejected person in the Bible is God Himself. The devil could not stop him, the cross could not defeat him, the grave could not hold him. David Baron wrote a Christian classic book on Isaiah 53 titled Servant of Jehovah. Looking back from the Cross, we can see how appropriate these terms were in view of the death Jesus died, death by crucifixion. Isaiah 53 is a prophetic commentary on how Jesus engineers His own death on the cross to pay the death penalty due for our sins. Isaiah 53 The Conquering Christ Isaiah 53:10-12 – April 20, 2014. But obviously there is more than just physical healing mentioned. Isaiah 53:5 has been one of my favorite scriptures for a while now, with it’s promises of healing prophesied long before Jesus physically took all of our sins, sicknesses, sorrows, etc. It was God who was behind the piercing and crushing of the Servant ( Isaiah 53:6; Isaiah 53:10). There was nothing attractive about him, nothing to cause us to take a second look. Isaiah is often called the “Messianic” prophet because so much of his book was dedicated to giving detailed information about the coming Messiah. 53:1 Many Christians believe that the Arm of the Lord is a name for Jesus. The cross was Rome’s ultimate form of rejection and we see in Isaiah 53:5 that Jesus would be despised and rejected not just by the Jewish nation or the Romans, but all of us. Isaiah 53:5 Isaiah 53:3 and 1 Peter 2:24 both mention that by the wounds or stripes of Jesus we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. ... if perchance it may contain some saving message for me." 2 The Servant grew up in front of him (the Lord ) like a weak plant. 53:1 The words ‘our message’ may mean ‘God's message’. In it he said, “Isaiah 53 is the most central and the loftiest thing that Old Testament prophecy has ever achieved. It occurs in the following places, and is translated by stripe, and stripes (Exodus 21:25, bis); bruises Isaiah 1:6; hurt Genesis 4:23; blueness Proverbs 20:30; wounds Psalm 38:5; and spots, as of a leopard Jeremiah 13:23. "Thus, Isaiah 53:4 demands the noun "substitution", and Isaiah 53:5 adds the adjective "penal"." This commentary echoes … In fact, the verse basically summarizes the entire gospel in advance. On the meaning of the Hebrew word, see the notes at Isaiah 1:6. Isaiah 53:5 and 1 Peter 2:24 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. on the cross. The message is a reflection on the sacrifice of the Christ--why it was necessary for Him to be pierced and why it was required that He be crushed. Scripture: Isaiah 53:5. Isaiah 53:2-6 MSG The servant grew up before God—a scrawny seedling, a scrubby plant in a parched field. The message is a reminder that our peace results from His suffering in our place. [Note: Motyer, p430.] Denomination: Baptist However they are often misapplied and misunderstood.