The last three verses of Isaiah 53 are intriguing!

For example … “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 shall prosper in his hand.” Isaiah 53:10

Here we see God the Father (the “LORD”) actively “bruising” Jesus, clearly on the Cross! This verb (“daka”) literally means “to crush, to break in pieces, to smite, to oppress!” God forsaking (and more) His Only Begotten Son … because the tremendous weight of our sin had been violently poured upon Jesus!

Here (in verse 10) we also see that Jesus literally became our “sin-offering!” He was made TO BE SIN for us! (Read 2 Corinthians 5:21.) The sin offering, according to Leviticus 4:12, was to be burnt “outside the camp!” Just as Jesus was crucified “outside Jerusalem!”

But then, immediately, the verse “changes course!” From negative to positive. Or better said, from death to resurrection!

No longer bruised of God, no longer a sin offering … Jesus “shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.”

Wow!

Shall “see His seed?” Shall, because of His Death … see multitudes “born again” into the family of God!

Shall “prolong His days?” Yes, was raised from the dead (the grave) by the mighty Power of God! And His days have been prolonged … for all eternity!

And now, instead of God “crushing” Jesus … we have the Father taking “pleasure” in Jesus! A Hebrew word meaning sheer “delight!” Jesus as “God’s Beloved Son!”

Jesus’ Calvary work will now (and has been doing so for two thousand years) “prosper!” Meaning “to advance, to make progress, to be successful!” Every soul saved … another step forward!

Wow!

All these little thought “nuggets” from a single verse in Isaiah 53. What a powerful chapter indeed!

And, the Lord willing, more tomorrow …

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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