Can I just say that most of this is way over my head? As I have been reading through Isaiah I have been moving along gleaning from the other posts and praying that I have something to say when it is my turn again. I do know that these chapters are talking about the coming Messiah. Yay! I will do my best for Him.
Chapter 49 emphasizes that God has not forgotten Israel, but dealt with her through trials. There is hope for the captives, for Israel, and even for the Gentiles!
One of our greatest failures is to trust in anything else but God. Also, we may tend to act as if our suffering is because the Lord is not able. Chapter 50 talks about how Israel rejected God and trusted in their own ways which lead to downfall. God remained faithful. As we move along through the scripture we see encouragement to look to the Lord, he is the one who offers comfort; He delivers those who have suffered from His righteous judgement.
Here is one my favorite verses of the day:
Here is Isaiah 53 in my own words. The Messiah, savior of the world came to earth as an unpopular, unattractive, lowly human. No one recognized him as a king or anything close. He was rejected by everyone. He became everything that is despised and hated. He took on the judgement of all our disgusting sin. It was our punishment that he took on himself. Even though he was perfect he played the part of the worst criminal. He was crushed and beaten beyond human recognition. This was the Lord’s will for him to suffer for our sins. This is how we have peace with God. We still are like sheep who wander off out of safety. His sacrifice was to cover all our sin, past, present, and future. All this suffering was God’s will because He loves us and provided a way for salvation to all people who except Him. THANK YOU JESUS!!
