Isaiah 53 with Josiah Shipley part 1 - Introduction to the book and background to the chapter

Hey guys, welcome back to 6 p .m. Bible study. I am brother Josiah Shipley and I am recording here from Witten Baptist Church. Great news. Witten Baptist Church the building at six seven seven three Macon Road in Memphis, Tennessee is back open.

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So for those of you who've been with us the past five or six weeks We went through Romans chapter 8. We have now finished the book of Philippians. We went through the entire book of Philippians and go back to the YouTube page with media ministry.

Go to Sunday nights with brother Josiah Shipley and you can rewatch all those guys all those lessons on Philippians. We did you can rewatch all of them verse by verse. Well now we're switching gears and we're gonna do Isaiah chapter 53.

Introduction to Isaiah and the Messiah

Isaiah chapter 53 and If you have never read or studied this chapter it is in my view one of the Most glorious greatest chapters in the Bible. I've told y 'all before my favorite chapter in the Bible is Romans chapter 8 now.

It's all God's Word. I love it all but Isaiah 53 is a close second. It's pretty awesome. So We've got a lot to do here. But before we do We've got a lot of groundwork to set for the book of Isaiah. So let me start By setting the groundwork for the book of Isaiah and we'll take our time with that and then we'll get into the text.

Okay. Now I've got a lot of passages. We got to go through tonight. Okay. So as I go through them the best thing you could do write down the Bible reference and go back and read them later for Yourself.

Remember what I say is not important what God's Word says is paramount, okay? All right, so a little bit about the book of Isaiah. Hey, brother Andrew a little bit about the book of Isaiah. It is a prophetic book meaning it was written by a prophet in this case Isaiah and when a Prophecy is simply God giving a specific message to a specific person.

To deliver to a specific people at a specific time. Okay, for example, God gave a specific message the message of repentance to a specific person Jonah. To give to a specific people the people of Nineveh at a specific time now.

Now Jonah tried to do his own thing. But the will of the Lord ended up happening and those of you who are believers know exactly what I'm talking about. You can resist but God will get his way whether it's the hard way or the easy way won't he?

We can be hard-headed but the Lord has a way of Melting that heart of stone, doesn't he? Well. Oftentimes that prophetic message is Showing something that will happen in the future. So when we speak of Messianic prophecies break it down Messianic Messiah Jesus prophecies.

These are prophecies about Jesus. Okay? Well funny thing is the book of Isaiah was written about 700 years before Jesus was born. Let me say that again. The book of Isaiah was compiled was written over a span of man.

It was probably written over a span of 70 60 years or so Isaiah lived to be no probably a hundred. But anyway the book of Isaiah was written 700 years before Jesus. You know. You look at the Dead Sea Scrolls the Isaiah scroll the great Isaiah scroll.

It's it is the oldest complete copy of Isaiah that we have. You know, and it's been carbon dated to precede the death of Jesus. By a lot and we know that that is a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of God.

We know that's not the original scroll that Isaiah wrote down on so if that scroll is out old. How much more the original when it was written, but at any rate? We've got some Messianic prophecies about Jesus and some of them are about his birth and his growing up.

Which we'll read in just a minute. Others are about the crucifixion and I included Psalm 22 here if you want to read two prophecies about the crucifixion. Centuries before they ever happened or almost a millennia.

Read up Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53. It's just like a Wow, but at any rate. That's what we have here now guys. We've got a lot to to cover but I just want to show you a few things in the book of Isaiah to help set The scene so, you know what this book is about.

Okay, people often call the book of Isaiah a Bible within a Bible. What. 66 chapters, you know. Of course the chapters weren't originally in there. We added those in there later, which we'll talk about late in a minute.

But it's 66 chapters with 66 books of the Bible and it's so large but it covers A wide range of things the first 40 chapters roughly deal with God's judgment. And the need for repentance and the last 26 or so chapters deal with Liberation with salvation with God Saving his people.

So it is kind of a nice picture of the Bible at any rate. Let me just show you a few examples in the book of Isaiah of prophecies coming to be fulfilled or things you need to know About Isaiah. Okay. So first off, let's read a couple of these and you probably will be familiar with these but these are Messianic prophecies dealing with Jesus and particularly at his birth.

So Isaiah 7 14 says this. Isaiah chapter 7 verse 14. Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the Virgin shall conceive and bear son and his name shall be Emmanuel. Okay. This is quoted in the Gospels.

And of course Emmanuel means God with us. Okay, notice the name of Jesus is Emmanuel not God sent somebody to us. Emmanuel means God with us. Okay, we had a really awesome question answer session two Saturdays ago.

About the triune nature of God often called the Trinity go check that out at Whitney a ministry if you haven't yet question-answer Session try you nature. It's a pretty good. Also, Isaiah 9 6 says this.

For to us a child is born to us a son is given keep in mind. This is 700 years before Jesus was ever born. The government shall be on his shoulder and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor mighty God everlasting Father Prince of Peace of the increase of his government of the peace.

There shall be no end on the throne of David and over his kingdom to establish it and uphold it. Okay. And this is a messianic prophecy, of course. Unto us a child is born unto us a son is given and this is referenced in Luke.

His name shall be what is the name of Jesus? Wonderful Counselor Josiah. I thought the Holy Spirit was the counselor exactly Jesus Holy Spirit father are all God. He's called mighty God. Can you get more clear than that?

He's called everlasting father. No, Josiah. Why would Jesus be prophesied as everlasting father? Because Jesus said I and the Father are one you see the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit God the Father God the Son God the Holy Spirit all one God named Yahweh Jehovah.

So guys Prince of Peace and we'll read about that in Isaiah 53. What we have is prophecies about Jesus well before they ever happened establishing who he is. One more let's go to John chapter 12, let's go to John chapter 12.

John chapter 12 and I'm gonna read Starting and I'm reading out of the ESV starting in verse 37. Well, excuse me part of 36 reading in 37 John chapter 12 when Jesus has said these things he departed and hid himself from them.

Verse 37 though he had done many signs before them. They still did not believe him. So that the word spoken by the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled. Fulfilled Lord who has believed what he has heard from us.

From us and who is the arm of the Lord been revealed to you? Okay in John chapter 12, he just quoted Isaiah 53 verse 1 which we're gonna read and then he just quoted that. Therefore they could not believe for again Isaiah says He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart.

Lest they see with their eyes and understand with the heart and turn and I would heal them verse 41 Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him. Isaiah saw whose glory Jesus and spoke of who Jesus.

Okay now guys, I sometimes I get excited. I know I go too fast or too deep or and some of you respond to me and say Josiah slow it down. So, let me try in John 12 40 John just quoted a different part of Isaiah.

Isaiah chapter 6. Okay Isaiah chapter 6 and John in John 12 41 says that Isaiah is speaking of the glory of Jesus and speaking of Jesus. So John quotes Isaiah chapter 6 and says that's about Jesus. Now if you go read the beginning of Isaiah 6 guys Isaiah is standing before the throne room of God and says of Yahweh, holy.

Holy. Holy is the Lord God Almighty. The whole earth is full of his glory and At the sound of the seraphim singing that song day and night the temples of the doorway of the doorways of the temple shook now think about this and I said this in the question-and-answer session a few weeks ago.

The seraphim are created beings created to do nothing but sing praises to God 24 -7 and at the sound of their voices not even God's voice the sound of their voices the temple doorway shook. How much more God's voice?

Well Isaiah 6 is speaking of Yahweh and Yet here in John 12 41 John is saying that Isaiah was speaking of Jesus. Why. Because the Father and Jesus are one. Jesus is God. Let me just make it as clear as I can say it.

Jesus is God. Okay. All right. So that is a little bit about the book of Isaiah. Okay so now That we're 13 minutes in let's get to our actual text. So I want you to go to Isaiah 53, but I want you to notice something.

Please remember that the chapters and verses were not originally Written down when Isaiah wrote this or when Paul wrote his letters, he didn't write it with chapters and verses. We added those in later to help us find Particular passages in the Bible for example think about if we were trying to find this passage and we didn't have the Verses and the chapters on the side to help find it.

It would take us forever to find a passage in a book as big as Isaiah. So I'm glad they're in there because they help us but we need to remember that Isaiah didn't write this to be broken up by chapters.

So sometimes a thought Continues from one chapter to another and we need to read it as one paragraph not as broken down verses. Okay, so this passage actually starts in chapter 52 verse 13. So I wrote it up here for you the passage We're gonna be working on the next three weeks is Isaiah 52 13 through 53 12, okay.

Now what I want to do because we only get through a little bit of it today I want to go ahead and read that whole passage and I know it's a lot of reading guys. But there's a lot of work in parts here with prophecy.

I want to make sure we have a clear view so that we have the foundation set for the next three weeks. Okay, so I'm gonna read Isaiah 52 starting in verse 13 and I'll read through chapter 53. Here we go.

Behold, my servant shall act wisely. He shall be high and lifted up and shall be exalted as Many were astonished at you. His appearance was so marred beyond human semblance and his form beyond that of children of mankind.

So he shall speak Sprinkle many nations kings shall shut their mouths because of him. For that which has not been told of them they see and that which has not heard they understand. This is chapter 53 now verse 1.

Who has believed what he has heard from us and to whom is the armor Lord been revealed? For he grew up before him like a young plant and like a root out of dry ground. He had no former majesty that we should look at him and no beauty that we should desire him.

He was despised and rejected by men a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief and As one from whom men hide their faces. He was despised and we esteemed him not. Surely he is born our griefs and carried our sorrows yet.

We esteemed him stricken Smitten by God and afflicted. Verse 5 listen. But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities and the punishment for our peace was on him and by his wounds We are healed all.

We like sheep have gone astray. We have turned every one of us to his own way and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and he was afflicted yet He did not open his mouth. Like a lamb that has led to the slaughter and like a sheep that is silent before that shears.

He did not open his mouth by oppression and judgment. He was taken away and as for his generation who considered That he was cut off out of the land of the living and stricken for the transgression of my people.

Verse 9. Here's some prophecy. They made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man at his death. Although he had done no violence and there was no deceit in his mouth. Verse 10. Yet it was the will of the Lord.

The Lord was pleased to crush him severely and has put him to grief. When a soul makes an offering for guilt He shall see his offspring and shall prolong his days and the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.

Out of the anguish of his soul. He shall see me satisfied and by his knowledge shall the righteous one my servant make many be accounted righteous. And he shall bear their iniquities. Verse 12. Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many and you shall divide the spoil with the strong.

Because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors. Yet he bore the sin of many and makes intercession for the transgressors. Wow so much to go so much to dive into the next three weeks.

So let's get started with verse 13 of chapter 52. We'll get through a couple verses today and we'll cut it short. Because it's a lot to consider so far. So Isaiah 52 verse 13. Alright, Josiah. You're saying this is about Jesus and I see all the prophecy and I see I see about the crucifixion.

I see about him being pierced. But how do you know for sure that this is about Jesus? Well in the New Testament John Paul Peter Luke they all quote this and Say it was about Jesus. So the inspired New Testament writers quote Isaiah 53 and say that was about Jesus.

So that helps a lot. We're using scripture to interpret scripture and let me let me say something about that guys. Use scripture to interpret scripture. What do I mean by that? Well guys if you ever run into a difficult passage.

Use the other parts of the Bible to help interpret. Remember we believe that the Bible is the Word of God and when we say it's the Word of God what we mean is this that is God speaking to us through revelation now and That it doesn't contradict itself.

It's inerrant and infallible and That though it has 40-something writers. It has one author and that's the Holy Spirit and though it was compiled and written over 1 ,500 years. It all says the same thing because it has the same author the Holy Spirit.

It does not change and it does not come back void. That's the Word of God. Amen so if a New Testament inspired writer Tells you that Isaiah 53 was about Jesus. You can rest assured the same Holy Spirit that inspired them is the same one that inspired Isaiah.

Okay, amen. So we'll get through all that. So Isaiah 52 verse 13 says this. Behold, my servant shall act wisely. He shall be high and lifted up and shall be exalted. Okay. Lift it up is an interesting phrase here.

Because the New Testament speaks of Jesus being lifted up as in being lifted up on the cross dying. But also we have him being lifted up in exaltation. Okay, and glory and honor and praise. So let's look at both those real quick.

He was lifted up on the cross then lifted up in exaltation. Now verse 13 is in the future tense because this is a prophecy. But you're about to see a quick switch to the past tense and we'll talk about why in a minute.

He was lifted up on the cross. I didn't write this one on the board. But I want to read out of John for a little bit so John chapter 3. John chapter 3 it passes that would be familiar to most of us. John chapter 3 we have Nicodemus who in the dead of night Went and found Jesus.

And was asking him About Gospel, you know, it says rabbi. We know that you're a teacher come from God and no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him. All right. But Jesus tells him unless someone's born again, he can't see the kingdom of God and Nicodemus didn't understand it.

Well, this is Jesus's explanation of what it means to be born again. Okay, so I'm gonna start in verse let's do verse 14. John 3 verse 14 through 16 and as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness.

So the Son of Man must be lifted up that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world That he gave his only Son and whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Okay. So verse 14 just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness if you don't remember this account. It's numbers chapter 21 verses 6 through 10. And there's a lot there. I'm gonna try to not speak too fast because they I get excited about that passage numbers 21.

Verse 6 through 10. I think it is. Well. The Israelites grumbled and complained and rebelled against God even though he had just saved him out of Egypt. They rebelled against him. So God sent poisonous snakes or King James will say fiery serpents.

To destroy them, but he provided a way out. Moses made a bronze snake. Which by the way is still the symbol for medical staff if you look at the symbol for medical staff on ambulances whatever a bronze snake and lifted up on a pole and whoever looked in Humility whoever looked on that snake that was lifted up would be healed now.

Look at the comparison just as Excuse me, just as Moses lifted up that serpent like this and whoever looked to it to be healed so the Son of Man will be lifted up on the cross Jesus says later in John 12 and whoever looks to him in Faith will be healed of their sins.

It's a beautiful parallel. Additionally, it's amazing. I believe it's 1st Corinthians chapter 9, but it may be maybe chapter 10, but I believe it's 1st Corinthians chapter 9. You can look it up later and put it in the comments if I'm wrong.

Numbers 21 6 as we just said says Yahweh God the Lord sent fiery serpents, but Paul in 1st Corinthians says Let's not test Christ as some of them did and were destroyed by snakes in the wilderness. You see numbers 21 says God Yahweh sent the snakes.

Paul says Jesus did. But it's not a contradiction. You know why cuz Jesus is God. I Need like a little Sound effect machine that every time we talk about the deity of Christ by Jesus being God. We just click a button.

It goes. Well, I don't know something here. You can make fun of me in the comments now. It's just so cool so Lifted up on the cross right. Jesus says the same things in John chapter 12. Remember be writing these references down.

They're way more important than my lesson. It's the Bible John 12. I'll do 32 and 33. Jesus is talking and he says and I when I am lifted up from the earth will draw all people to myself. He said this to show what kind of death he was going to die being lifted up on the cross, right?

He'd be lifted up. So finally back in Isaiah. Keep up with me back in Isaiah 52 13. But here we're not just talking about him being lifted up on the cross. I know this is way more glorious than that. Behold my servant shall act wisely and shall be high and lifted up and shall be exalted.

Here He'll be lifted up in exaltation. I've got more verses here guys. Keep them going if you've been with us the past few weeks in Philippians. You'll remember Philippians chapter 2 verse 9. I'll start in verse 5 make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus who existing in the form of God more faith a on.

They not consider equality with God as something to be used for in his own Advantage instead he emptied himself by assuming the form of a slave and take on the likeness of men. When he come as a man in his external form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death even death on the cross verse 9 for this reason God Highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name.

So at the name of Jesus every knee will bow. And every tongue confess of those in heaven on earth and under the earth and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory and praise of God the Father.

Now what's so interesting about that? And you'll remember those of you who are with us in Philippians is Isaiah just a few chapters before Isaiah 45 and if you just want to write it down for later or turn there with me.

Isaiah 45 verse 22 and 23 says this. Isaiah 45 verse 22 and 23 Turn to me and be saved all the ends of the earth for I am God and there is no other. By myself, I have sworn and from my mouth has gone out and righteousness a word that shall not return.

To me, this is to Yahweh to me every knee will bow and every tongue will swear allegiance. Well, that's interesting in Philippians chapter 2. It says to Jesus every knee will bow and every tongue will swear allegiance or confess but here it says to God to Yahweh.

Hmm. Wah wah ding ding because Jesus is God. So notice Jesus being highly exalted in Philippians 2 9. He's being highly exalted. Okay, so in Isaiah 53 52 13 says my servant shall be high lifted up and shall be exalted guys one day.

It hasn't happened yet. And those of us. You know, we live in the world. We know That this has not happened yet. But one day every knee Will bow of those that are already in heaven. Those are still on the earth and those that are already in hell.

Every knee will bow and every tongue will swear allegiance and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. Curious to a glory and praise of God the Father. Okay, so he will be exalted he will be lifted up Isaiah 52 verse 14 as many were astonished at you his appearance was so marred or so disfigured That he didn't even look like a human it was beyond human semblance.

His form was beyond that of the children of mankind. In other words Jesus was so beaten so marred that he didn't even look like a human anymore now. This next part is gonna get pretty graphic but it is what's in Scripture so Parents just be aware.

It's next part is kind of violent. That's the Bible. First off in verse 14 notice that it switches to the past tense. Even though this is 700 years before it happened. We'll talk about that in a minute.

Note that we are made in the image of God and that image is marred or disfigured due to our sin. Well here Jesus is. Humanity is so disfigured that he doesn't even look like a man. He's so beaten up if you've never read it.

We're gonna read an account Of why Jesus looked so disfigured. It wasn't just the crucifixion part. It was the whole thing. So I'm gonna read out of Mark 15. Mark chapter 15 and I'm gonna start in verse 16.

Maybe some of you have never paid attention to this part. Mark 15 starting verse 16 and the soldiers led him away inside the palace. That is the governor's headquarters and they called together the whole battalion was like five like several hundred.

Soldiers were 17 they clothed him in a purple cloak and twisted together a crown of thorns and they put it on him. And they began to salute him hail king of the Jews and they were striking his head with a reed and spitting on him and Kneeling down in homage to him and when they had mocked him.

They stripped off the purple cloak and put on his own clothes and led him out to crucify him. The soldiers were mocking Jesus. They were putting on purple the color of royalty. They were beating him over the head with a reed.

They put a crown of thorns. They were mocking him, right? Oh, you're a king. Here's your crown of thorns digging into his head beating him over the head and pretending to bow down and worship to him. Before they did this Jesus was scourged or whipped.

This was a judicial punishment the Romans gave out. And they used when they whipped guys. It wasn't just a whip was the cat of nine tails. It was a whip. With bone and metal Fragments at the end so that when it whipped into the flesh.

The Romans and Terran put his foot on the stump and rip it out so he would dig into the flesh. So that whip dug into the flesh of Jesus and they pulled it out and it tore the flesh with it. And it would some you know, it would wrap around to his chest and all that stuff.

So it was literally ripping the flesh off of Jesus where you could see bone. Okay. That that's the reality that's what Pilate. Pilate had him scourged. Had him whipped in that sense with the cat of nine tails after that the Romans Pretended to worship him and beat him.

And this is what Jesus went through. The soldiers cast lots for his clothes then. They crucified him and we are now at verse 25. And it was the third hour and they crucified him in the inscription of the charge against him read The king of the Jews and with them they crucified two robbers one of his right and one of his left first 29 those who passed By derided or mocked him.

They shook their heads. Heads and said aha. You said you destroy the temple in three days and rebuild it save yourself and come down from the cross verse 31 the chief Priests and scribes also mocked him and said he saved others, but he can't save himself.

Let the Christ the King of Israel come down from the cross so we can see and believe. Those who were crucified with them also reviled him. Yeah, keep in mind both. Of the thieves on the cross is mocked to Jesus one of them repented later.

Guys even that mocking even reading it does something in my soul that doesn't sit right with me but uh-huh. Guys, that's what Jesus went through. So he was whipped. He was torn flesh from him. He was beaten.

The guards beat him. The Romans and Tyrians beat him. Crown of thorns. All that before he was crucified and remember when you were crucified. Okay, you got a nail here and nail here and nail between your feet.

You normally died of asphyxiation. You normally died of suffocation, okay. You're hanging and you have to Pull yourself up to take a breath guys and the nails in your hands, right? You had I know it's graphic, but it's the Bible you had to pull yourself up.

Take a breath and then hang and it would rip a little more the next time you take a breath. So you died because you had no more strength to lift yourself up to breathe. Well. Now we see why Isaiah says he was so disfigured.

He didn't even look like a human being that's how disfigured he was. Now if you notice in verse back in Isaiah in verse 52 14. The whole rest of the passage is in the past tense. Now, why would Isaiah prophesy about something that will happen 700 years in the future?

But use the past tense as if it's already happened like it's already happened. Because our God is outside of time and though he works within time he's outside of it. When he declares something to happen it happens in time because he's outside of time.

Revelation says Jesus Christ slain from the foundation of the world. Okay, remember God wasn't surprised with Adam and Eve. God's plan will take place an example. This is Acts chapter 4. I'll read just a short passage.

Acts chapter 4 verse 26 through 28. Acts chapter 4 verse 26 through 28 and it says this. The kings of the earth set themselves and the rulers would gather together against the Lord and against his anointed Messiah first 27 for truly in this city.

This is a few months after the crucifixion. Peter and John are talking in and they're praying in this city. We're gathered together against your Holy Servant Jesus whom you anointed Herod and Pilate the Jews and the Gentiles.

Came together against your Messiah to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place in this city. Herod Pilate the Jews and the Gentiles. Roman soldiers came together against your Messiah Jesus to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place guys.

Why can Isaiah chapter 52 and 53 speak of the crucifixion past tense because in the mind of God it had already happened. Herod and Pilate the Jews and Gentiles did whatever they wanted to do. They were not controlled.

But it was all according to God's predestined plan. Okay, all according to God's predestined plan. Just like Genesis 50 20 they planned it for evil, but God planned it for good for good so. It's all in the past tense because in the mind of God, it's already happened just like our salvation.

And let's see let's do one more verse 15. So from that bloodshed from that gore so he shall sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths because of him and. For that which has not been told them they see and that which they have not heard they understand.

He shall sprinkle many nations or many nations Shall be blessed by him. He shall sprinkle many nations verse 15. Sprinkle to make pure with blood guys in Levitical law. The priest would sprinkle blood on the altar and on the utensils to purify it to make it holy.

Okay. Well Jesus is blood. Notice by sprinkling it on many nations not just Jews, but Gentiles to be sprinkled on many nations. Hebrews 9 22 Says so according to the law. Well, I'll just quote it according to the law almost everything is purified by blood and without the shedding of blood.

There is no forgiveness. So through Jesus's blood. Being shed and sprinkled by the blood of Jesus. We have been purified. We have been justified that is rendered innocent. We have been declared righteous and we have been set apart as holy.