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Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.  But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.  (Isaiah 53:4-5, Berean Study Bible)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This passage from the Prophet Isaiah is more from his prediction of “The Suffering Servant.” Isaiah details more of how Jesus took on our sins, and the manner of His torture and how He died. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah says, “He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows.” Jesus bore the weight of all the sins of the world, and all our griefs.  That’s quite a load!  He did so out of love for us all, and He did so willingly.  He acted as a sacrifice so that He would stand in our place and take the punishment we deserve.  Further, “we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.”  Only days after His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Jesus was now considered the among the worst of criminals.  The “we” includes you and me.  We would’ve acted no differently than that hostile crowd in condemning Him.  Surely if Jesus was who He said He was, God would rescue Him.  But God did not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.”  He was pierced and crushed for our sins.  Jesus would later show His piercing wounds to Thomas the Doubter:  “Then He said to Thomas, ‘Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.’  Thomas answered and said to Him, ‘My Lord and my God!'”    (John 20:27-28)  Because of His wounds, we can be free from the chains of sin today.  “By His stripes we are healed.”  Before He was crucified, Jesus was tortured beyond recognition.  He was whipped with a device that had shards of metal embedded in the whip.  The torture ripped His skin apart, hence the “stripes.”  We are “healed” by those stripes from the ravages of sin by putting our trust and hope in the name of Jesus Christ, Who endured the punishment we deserve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A few years ago I attended a Passover Seder with a Messianic congregation (the Last Supper was a Passover meal).  The Rabbi took a piece of matzah and pointed out that Jesus is represented in the unleavened bread.  He noted the holes throughout (“He was pierced for our transgressions . . . “); and there were markings resembling stripes (” . . . and by His stripes we are healed.”).  I don’t know if the unleavened bread of Jesus’ time on earth mirrored the matzah we have today.  It’s possible that the unleavened bread Jesus shared with His disciples portended the torture and crucifixion through which He was about to endure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Matzah\"Matzah, unleavened bread.  “He was pierced for our transgressions . . . by His stripes we are healed.”  Found at https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/what_is_matzoh_or_matzah\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus Christ came to the earth He created for one reason:  To die as a sacrifice to save us from our sins.  He took the punishment we deserve.  God sent His Son as a substitute for you and for me.  What God requires is for us to acknowledge that sacrifice, and to put our trust and faith in His Son.  Have you asked Jesus to come into your heart and be your Lord and Savior?  There is hope in His name. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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