Title: Life From The Grave (5)
Series: The Forbidden Chapter
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Isaiah 53:10-11
The 53rd chapter of the Old Testament book of Isaiah is a powerful passage. For centuries Jewish Rabbis believed it talked about the coming Messiah. But they struggled with the message
Isaiah 53 spoke of the Messiah as A SUFFERING SAVIOR: "He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 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 53:4-5
It also said that the Messiah WOULD DIE: "He was cut off out of the land of the living (He would die), stricken for the transgression of my people. And they made his grave with the wicked..." Isaiah 53:8-9
And then (in our passage for today) it said the oddest thing: "When his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall SEE HIS OFFSPRING; he shall PROLONG HIS DAYS." (Isaiah 53:10) But how's the Messiah going to SEE HIS OFFSPRING?? How's He going to have His days PROLONGED?? I thought he was going to die! Well, He was going to die... but He wasn't going to stay dead!
HOLD THAT THOUGHT!
Back in 1865 Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. For weeks afterward... Lincoln's body was displayed in Washington D.C. and various cities in the nation as it made its way to his home in Springfield, Illinois. There his body finally "laid to rest" in a cemetery, but Lincoln didn't get much rest. In 1876, there was a plot to dig Lincoln up and steal his body... didn't work. Eleven years later (because of rumors that his body wasn't in that grave) his coffin was dug up and opened to confirm it was there. It was. But the rumors continued, so 14 years after that, the coffin was dug up again. Both times witnesses were present and to confirm Lincoln was still in the grave. Lincoln's body was moved 17 times and his coffin opened 5 times before he ...
Series: The Forbidden Chapter
Author: Jeff Strite
Text: Isaiah 53:10-11
The 53rd chapter of the Old Testament book of Isaiah is a powerful passage. For centuries Jewish Rabbis believed it talked about the coming Messiah. But they struggled with the message
Isaiah 53 spoke of the Messiah as A SUFFERING SAVIOR: "He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 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 53:4-5
It also said that the Messiah WOULD DIE: "He was cut off out of the land of the living (He would die), stricken for the transgression of my people. And they made his grave with the wicked..." Isaiah 53:8-9
And then (in our passage for today) it said the oddest thing: "When his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall SEE HIS OFFSPRING; he shall PROLONG HIS DAYS." (Isaiah 53:10) But how's the Messiah going to SEE HIS OFFSPRING?? How's He going to have His days PROLONGED?? I thought he was going to die! Well, He was going to die... but He wasn't going to stay dead!
HOLD THAT THOUGHT!
Back in 1865 Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. For weeks afterward... Lincoln's body was displayed in Washington D.C. and various cities in the nation as it made its way to his home in Springfield, Illinois. There his body finally "laid to rest" in a cemetery, but Lincoln didn't get much rest. In 1876, there was a plot to dig Lincoln up and steal his body... didn't work. Eleven years later (because of rumors that his body wasn't in that grave) his coffin was dug up and opened to confirm it was there. It was. But the rumors continued, so 14 years after that, the coffin was dug up again. Both times witnesses were present and to confirm Lincoln was still in the grave. Lincoln's body was moved 17 times and his coffin opened 5 times before he ...
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