The Servant: Victorius (Isaiah 53:10-12)
We have seen how the Messiah, contrary to all expectations of Israel, would become a sacrifice for the sins of His people (v6). Here, we see that this was not something God was forced to do. It was His plan, His will, His pleasure from the start. God would crush the willing Servant. In that crushing, the guilt of God’s people would be atoned. They would be rescued. The Servant would succeed in His mission, and it would not be His end.
It is fashionable today to deride the gospel message as some sort of child abuse, a terrible image having nothing to do with love at all. However, here we see that the Servant chose willingly to be sacrificed. It was a part of His righteous nature. Not only did He live a life perfectly aligned with God’s created order, He demonstrated perfect love alongside His perfect righteousness. His suffering transformed into satisfaction in seeing the result of His sacrifice. The many imbued with His righteousness and restored.
This is a beautiful story of love and rescue, not hatred and abuse. The rebellion of humanity against our Creator condemned us to folly, failure, and fear. An eternity separated from our purpose and our God. Yet, the Servant stepped into the line of fire that humanity so richly deserved, and gave us a chance to avoid the consequences of our rebellion. Isaiah’s prophecy here is perfectly fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth, crucified on a cross by Rome and risen back to life three days later.
It is fashionable today to deride the gospel message as some sort of child abuse, a terrible image having nothing to do with love at all. However, here we see that the Servant chose willingly to be sacrificed. It was a part of His righteous nature. Not only did He live a life perfectly aligned with God’s created order, He demonstrated perfect love alongside His perfect righteousness. His suffering transformed into satisfaction in seeing the result of His sacrifice. The many imbued with His righteousness and restored.
This is a beautiful story of love and rescue, not hatred and abuse. The rebellion of humanity against our Creator condemned us to folly, failure, and fear. An eternity separated from our purpose and our God. Yet, the Servant stepped into the line of fire that humanity so richly deserved, and gave us a chance to avoid the consequences of our rebellion. Isaiah’s prophecy here is perfectly fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth, crucified on a cross by Rome and risen back to life three days later.
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