The Sin Bearing Savior

The Sin Bearing Savior

"I Need A Scapegoat"

Isaiah 53 & 55 "means The Lord Saves" ---- aren’t you glad --- say I’m glad the Lord saves -- say "me Too"

Jesus is the Messiah and Savior who was, who is and who was to come.

Isaiah contains the prophocies of this

Isaiah is a book of judgements and a book of comforts

1^st 20 chapters deal with Isreal and judgements 2^nd 20 deal with comfort, salvation and the kingdom to come

Is a call to salvation: Gods 1^st call

let him return to the Lord

Explains how to get a right relationship with God

our purpose ---- what we were created for

To bring a message of hope --- joy --- of peace --- of comfort

What we see in these verses is the Savior that suffers, the Savior that is exalted and the Savior that invites.

The Suffering Savior Isaiah 53: 1-9

Isaiah starts with "who has believed our report or message" sane as in John 12:38 and Rom 10:16 talking of the Jews that saw what Jesus did and still did not believe He was the Messiah

Describes birth and life of Jesus

(V 1) Arm of the Lord = symbol power of God salvation was told of by the prophets

(V 2) Grew up like a plant, tender shoot from "stump of Jesse" Davids father -- the Assyrains all but destroyed Judah -- the Messiah will spring up from the nothing that is left -- God takes not much and makes something great out it.

(V 2) Like a root out of dry ground

he would be humble beginnings
born in a manger with animals

(V 2) There was no pomp and circumstance to draw us to him

didn’t look like royalty, no priestly garb, therefore people despised him

(V 3) Man of sorrows – was familiar with pain both physical and mental –

but we held no esteem for Him
he didn’t come from the right family

wasn’t part of the right group

didn’t go to right school –

don’t you think this hurt Him -- made Him grief

(V4 & 5) tell what Jesus did for us took our infirmities

yet we said he was stricken by God for his own sins impossible He had no sin --
the religious folk were after Him

His sufferings were vicarious,

He was our scapegoat he was the ram with two goats offering on the cross

(V 5) His punishment that was ours brought us peace and "by his stripes we are healed" back to relationship with God this is what provides the healing, the miracles the power to be a Christian

Healed = forgiven made right with God

He took our punishment. He was our sacrifice for our sins.

(V 6.) What did we do, "like sheep all went astray, each turned to his own way.

But God laid His hands on Jesus just as the priests were to lay hands on the sacrifices for the peoples sins but this time is was once and for all

Without belief in Jesus the cross means nothing

The Exalted Savior V 10, 11, 12 exalt – to lift up to promote to be higher

Gods will to crush and punish Jesus , let Him suffer

God made Jesus’ life guilt offering,

the ultimate sin offering did what no offering could do before -- wipe out our sins, cover us in His blood
OT had to keep doing this every year

Sprinkled altar with blood of the ram

Took the sins of the world

But God will cause Him to prosper

see offspring, us the saved the believers in Him followers
prolong His days he lives forever

God raised Jesus from dead to the heavens

Jesus is still alive

(Heb 10: 5-7) The heart of Worship (Ps 40: 6-8) God had enough of the sacrifices

they did not work
sacrifice on Sunday – worship on Sunday – say hi to you on Sunday – give On Sunday

rotten again on Monday gone their own way

showed no real concern for one another

Our scapegoat

he took punishment we deserved
took our place

took the blame for us

(V 11) After the suffering God will raise Him ---- the resurrection

(V 12) Place Him above the great and strong

why ------- he bore the sin of many

now is intercessor for us
he prays for us

pleads for us

has been promoted to right hand of God

The Inviting Savior Isaiah 55: 1-7

refers to the waters of live ---- the Holy Spirit today is the water ----

water gives live

biologically need water 90% of body is water

water is symbol for Holy Spirit

Spirit gives spiritual life

must be born again
of spirit and truth

We are spirit ------

we live in a tent
our physical bodies

is not who we are

Physical needs food ----

spiritual needs food also --- the Word

(V 1-2) the invitation is given

come all who are thirsty – or hungry
thirst after righteousness

have no money

doesn’t matter
salvation, redemption is free to us

cost God a lot ----- His son ------ everything

Abraham was to give up his son ------ type and shadow

others meant more than His own Son

invites us to salvation –

it is free for us – cost God everything -
By His grace (Gods gift received at Christ’s expense) His Arm touching us – enableing us – thru faith – believe in Jesus, who he was

to good works according to His purposes

He invites us to walk with Him –

kids Bible class says --- "Do one to others as they do one to you"
travel the same road – do unto others as we want them to do to us –

(V 3) God will make covenant with us – a new one not like the old one in OT rules etc

John 8: 31-32 The truth will set you free
He promised it to David

Was Christ – now promised to all peoples

(V 4) God made him a witness

(V 5-6) will summon nations you don’t know and nations will come to you that you don’t know Jew and Gentile now

Just as Ruth left Moab as she was drawn to the God of Niomoi
People will be drawn to God thru us and our actions

(V 6) seek the Lord while he may be found

terrible to fall in hands of angry God (Pastor Jonathan Edwards)
Judgment time will be too late

No time for esoteric experiences

Back to the basics

Not the hypocritical seeking as in 58:6 on true fasting

Repentence, doing good, seeking God

(V 7) let the wicked forsake his way, the evil man his thoughts

turn to the Lord or return to the Lord if strayed

result of this seeking and finding is full pardon

from the wrath for sins
Gods anger and punishment

Not just the Good life but the abundant life

Is hope for those lost, but have to seize the opportunity to come to Jesus

Our job is to send the lifeline and yours is to grab on before your life is over

Illust-à preacher and man and 2 teenage boys in shipwreck

Who to throw line to

His son saved so he threw it to other boy

Other boy became preacher for many

Just like God he gave up his son for the other boy

We get spiritual life when we come to God

Our soul shall live—means our life shall live

Invites us to worship the "Here & Now

Not the "Then and was"

Or the "someday and maybe"

Invites us to sense His mercy

Mat 11:28 ²⁸Come to me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke on you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall find rest to your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Was said to all but mainly was about the religious folk

Lets pray