Summary

Have you ever had to take responsibility for something you didn’t do? From Chapter 52:13, through to the entirety of chapter 53, we see the fourth and final servant song in Isaiah. It is the climax of these discussions between the Lord and His faithful servant. You can word-for-word re-create most of the chapter using quotations from the New Testament. This song is a chaiasm with five sections, each 3 verses long. At the centre of this poem is the heart of the issue. 

Why We Can’t

The problem with humans is that we’re bent towards ourselves. We tend to twist right and wrong in a way that most suits ourselves. The problem that comes when we do this is that others are disadvantaged. Try as we might to fix this problem of sin, we can’t. 

Why Jesus Can

God has a plan to deal with the problem of Sin. Though we go astray like sheep, The Lord lays on Jesus our sin. He is pierced, crushed, and beaten so we can be forgiven, healed, and have peace! 

Question

What in this chapter stands out to you about Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross?