Silence

O. T. #1681  "Silence"
April 30, 2020
Isaiah 53-Part 6
He was taken from prison and judgment: and who shall declare His generation? For He was cut off our of the land of the living: for the transgression of My people was He stricken.

LET IT GLOW

In the prophecies of Isaiah the Servant of the Lord represents both all Israel, as well as an individual Messiah who ministers to Israel and who atones for the sins of the Gentiles. (Falwell)

Don't we too often open our mouth when we should keep it shut? Do we have the tendency to defend our actions or words when we should let it go? We learned that Jesus open not His mouth before His accusers. Continue reading to find what else He endured and suffered.

Isaiah described with accuracy and precision the events which would relate to the crucifixion, death, and burial of Jesus Christ in our key verse:

• He was taken from prison. Restrained as a prisoner, Jesus did not resist the solders in the Garden. He knew it was time for Calvary. Matthew 26 gives us details of these events.
• He was taken from judgment, justice. The trials of Christ were held in the middle of the night by the Sanhedrin. He was led up a steep hill to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest. We visited that place while in Israel.  Then Jesus was led in the early morning to Pilate, the Roman official.
• He was cut off out of the land of the living. Christ willingly laid down His life. He did not resist all that happened to Him, for He knew that He was in the will of God.
• He was stricken (a blow, stripe, stroke, wound, violently killed) for the transgression of God's people, the nation of Israel and believing Gentiles.

Did you notice that I left out the question, Who shall declare His generation?
Jesus rose to die no more; death had no more dominion over Him. He that was dead is alive, and lives for evermore; He is advanced to this eternal life. We shall not fall under the curse of the law if we submit to the grace of the gospel.  (Matthew Henry)

Christian, are we will to share this grace of the gospel which we have experienced?
This amazing grace should be shared. Can we ever get over what Jesus did for us personally-provided salvation for us?

Did you recall that this verse was read to an Ethiopian eunuch, which is found in Acts 8:31-35?
Phillip used this passage to tell the good news about Jesus. As a result, the man got saved and was baptized. I think he went back home and shared what happened to him. Phillip was faithful to share the redemption story.

LET IT GROW

And He made His grave with the wicked, and with the rich in His death: because He had done no violence, neither was any deceit in His mouth. (verse 9)

What do we learn from this verse about Jesus Christ?

• He made His grave with the wicked refers to Jesus being hung between two thieves, criminal,  on the cross;
• and with the rich in His death. They were not rich criminals, but Jesus was buried in a rich man's tomb, which was borrowed. It was owned by Joseph of Arimathea (Matt. 27:57).
• This happened because Jesus did no violence. The gospels tell of the good deeds and miracles Jesus did. (Books could not contain all of them.)
• No deceit (in the sense of deceiving; false; guile; treachery) was in His mouth. Jesus proclaimed that He was the Truth John 143:6). When the high priest told Jesus to tell them if He was the Christ, the Son of God, Jesus answered, Thou hast said. (Matthew 26:63-64).

Who do you say that Jesus Christ is? Is He the Son of God, the Suffering Servant Savior, the Risen Lord to you?

LET IT GO

Jesus, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God.
To me, You are my Savior, Messiah, Redeemer.
Thank You for enduring the cross in order to take my punishment for my sins.
You are the only way to God and to heaven.
Help me keep my mouth silent when my accusers are accusing me, but to speak when the gospel is needing shared.
Jesus, Your love never fails, it never gives up, it never runs out on me. Your love is never ending.