EXPOSITION OF ISAIAH 53 – VERSE 2
August 12, 2010
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Isaiah’s Report is that God has extended his right arm to men and women in the person of His only begotten Son to save them from their condemnation for sin.
ISAIAH 53:1 – Who hath believed OUR report
? and to whom is the arm of the Lord
revealed
? (It is God’s Report, but ‘OUR’ is used by Isaiah to include himself and probably to include all those who are sent by God through the ages to be carriers of it as instruments of God.)
THE ARM OF THE LORD IS REVEALED AS GOD’S SEED TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE THE REPORT OF GOD SENT BY HIS PROPHET ISAIAH.
ISAIAH 53:2a – For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground:.
It is impossible for a bone dry root in bone dry soil to come to life and grow. It was also impossible for a virgin to have a child conceived in her without a man’s sperm. Such was the birth of
the only begotten Son of God.
Jesus the man, in whom all the fullness of the Godhead dwelt bodily, grew up before the Father as a tender sinless plant with no flaws. Jesus Christ was both God and a perfect sinless man. It was the man, the human will side of Jesus, who was a perfect child who grew, waxed strong in spirit, was filled with wisdom, and upon whom the grace of God was disposed.
Luke 2:40 – And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
It was the man Jesus who increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Luke 2:52 – And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Jesus grew up as a miraculous young tender plant, and became to all who put their faith in him and followed him.
as a mature perfect man who is God’s plant of great renown.
From the throne of David, during Christ’s Millennial Reign, as Israel’s plant of renown, He will feed his flock spiritually of himself as their Shepard, as well as physically as their King.
Ezekiel 34:23,31 – And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
[24] And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it. [25] And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. [26] And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. [27] And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lord, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. [28] And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.
[29] And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. [30] Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord God. [31] And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.
ISAIAH 53;2b – He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
He did not look like Tom Hanks, Tyrone Power, or Clark Gable. Physical beauty did not draw people to him.
The effect his words of truth had on people drew them to him by his Spirit. I don’t believe he was either ugly or beautiful, but looked like most average looking men.
In fact it was how I envisioned him, after being horrifically beaten such that he must have looked like a skinned Lamb with a crown of thorns on his head, and his blood running down his face, such that one’s visage of him only saw a battered marred body barely recognizable as a human being – It was this great picture of his great love for me that the Spirit used to cause to repent of my sins for which he paid that terrible price, and to come to him with a broken spirit and a contrite heart asking him to save me. Now, Let us go back and pick up the connection with Isaiah 53:1,2!
ISAIAH 52:9 to 53:2 – Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem .[10] THE LORD HATH MADE BARE HIS HOLY ARM IN THE EYES OF ALL THE NATIONS; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. [11] Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord. [12] For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.
[13] Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. [14] As MANY were ASTONISHED AT THEE; HIS VISAGE WAS SO MARRED MORE THAN ANY MAN, AND HIS FORM MORE THAN THE SONS OF MEN: [15] So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.
[1] Who hath believed our report
? AND TO WHOM IS THE ARM OF THE LORD REVEALED? [2] For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. (rereward – to receive for purpose, to gather in to receive – Christ purposely gathers us as God, receiving us for his purpose, gathering up the end of the formation as Messiah)
Romans 2:4 – Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance
?