His portion—Easter Series Part 12
Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the booty with the strong; because He poured out Himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet He Himself bore the sin of many, and interceded for the transgressors. Isaiah 53:12
Throughout history, great victory on the battlefield was rewarded by plundering the spoil of the defeated. The battlefield for Christ extended from His arrest until He breathed His last; the height of His warfare occurred upon the cross. When He uttered the words, “It is finished,” His accusers and http://www.atelierducorpsetdelesprit.fr/commander-kamagra-par-facture/ detractors twitched with delight thinking they had silenced forever the One who was believed by many to be the Messiah. It is finished, indeed, they must have smiled to themselves. Now this Upstart has gotten His just desserts.
In an unseen realm, a far more sinister party likewise twitched with delight. He is dead! they must have raved. We did it! We killed the Son of God! What idiots those religious uppity-ups are! They played right into our hands, and now humanity is ours forever! And so the partying continued.
But the Living God was just getting started. True, His only Son had died mere moments ago, but what He planned to do next—fixed in divine order from the beginning of the world—would rock the kingdoms of men and of darkness for the remainder of time.
Five…four…three…two…one…roll away the stone…RESURRECTION!
Scripture says Jesus disarmed the rulers and authorities of darkness and made a public display of them, having triumphed over them (see Colossians 2:15). Bible teachers differ as to whether the actual disarming and display occurred when the Lord was on the cross, while His body was in the grave, or as He rose from the dead. However, I am certain of one thing: neither men nor the hosts of darkness saw it coming. “…for if they had understood it they would not have crucified the Lord of glory” (1 Corinthians 2:8b).
Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the booty with the strong…
Matthew Henry said of this verse, “…a great general, when he has driven the enemy out of the field, takes the plunder of it for himself and his army, which is both an unquestionable evidence of the victory and a recompense for all the toils and http://www.ledabelle.com/acheter-viagra-original-suisse/ perils of the battle” (see http://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/mhc/Isa/Isa_053.cfm).
As for the portion and plunder Jesus received, Mr. Henry wrote, “Much of the glory with which Christ is recompensed, and the spoil which he has divided, consists in the vast multitudes of willing, faithful, loyal subjects, that shall be brought in to him” (ibid.) Along this line of thought, Holman Christian Standard Bible translates this part of verse 12: “Therefore I will give Him the many as a portion, and He will receive the mighty as spoil.” In other words, the souls of men, women, and children redeemed by His blood are Jesus’ portion and prize. You are Jesus’ portion. You are Jesus’ prize.
…because He poured out Himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet He Himself bore the sin of many, and interceded for the transgressors.
Isaiah ended the prophecy about the Suffering Servant by outlining four key components of His agonizing passion for mankind. This is what qualified Him to be given the many as a portion, and to receive the mighty as spoil.
- He poured out Himself to death. Jesus did not merely die. The very essence of who He was—His righteousness, His purity, His kindness, His wisdom, His power, His love—poured out through His blood upon the ground as a perfect offering for sin, covering the entire human race—whosoever would receive and believe in Him.
- He was numbered with the transgressors. Throughout His ministry, His detractors constantly sought to sully His reputation by accusing Him of sin and carnality. (“He’s a lawbreaker.” “He’s a drunkard and a glutton.” “He’s clueless about the type of woman who is washing His feet.”) Then they nailed Him high on the cross between two thieves as if to say, “He’s riff-raff. He’s bad news.” Those passing by, along with the chief priests and scribes, taunted Him, telling Him to take Himself off of the cross. “He saved others” they sneered; “He can’t save Himself” (see Mark 15:29-31). This was an important aspect of His enemies’ strategy—to paint Him as just another transgressor, every bit as sinful as anyone else.
- He Himself bore the sin of many. Yes, He certainly was crucified between two transgressors on Calvary, but as He hung there for all to see, He took on the iniquity and the chastisement for every transgressor who ever lived.
- He interceded for the transgressors. As the Lord hung high up on the cross, He interceded for all of us. He not only prayed on behalf of sinners; He actually took our place and Click Here died in our stead, the highest form of intercession possible—utter identification with the objects of intercession.
Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the booty with the strong (Isaiah 53:12a). In short, here’s a summary of both His anguish and His portion and plunder:
- He poured Himself out to death, once for all, never to die again.
- He was numbered with the transgressors, and now transgressors—who receive Him as Lord and are cleansed by His blood—are numbered with Him.
- He bore the sin of many, and because of that, now many have been made righteous.
- He interceded for the transgressors, and now He ever lives to make intercession for all of us.
Today, the resurrected Son of God is alive and well. He is the head of His body, the Church, and He sits at the right hand of the Father, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named—not only in this age but also in the one to come. And He is coming again to sum up everything in Him (Ephesians 1:10).
And all of it is made possible because He was willing to pour Himself out unto death and http://www.danielicamere.it/compra-il-viagra-in-sicurezza-senza-prescrizione-medica/ bear the sins of many.
Dorothy
Why do you seek the living One among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen. Luke 24:5b-6a