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Isaiah 53 · Grade 5

He Bore the Sins of Many

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Isaiah 52:13-53:12 is the longest of what many call the Servant Songs, arranged in five stanzas of three verses each. It begins and ends with exaltation, framing the suffering in the middle. The speaker "we" confesses a misjudgment: "we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted." In fact, his suffering was substitutionary—"he was pierced for our transgressions," and "The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed."

The center (verses 4-6) is filled with "our" and "we": our sickness, our suffering, our transgressions. "All we like sheep have gone astray" includes everyone. Verse 10 calls his life "an offering for sin" (Hebrew asham, the guilt offering of Leviticus 5). In the New Testament, this chapter is often quoted or echoed about Jesus' death: Matthew 8:17, John 12:38, Acts 8:32-35, Romans 10:16, and 1 Peter 2:22-25.

The Servant is silent "As a lamb that is led to the slaughter." In the New Testament, Jesus was silent before his accusers (Mark 15:4-5), and John the Baptist called him the Lamb of God (John 1:29). He was "cut off out of the land of the living," assigned "his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death." Yet he lives on: "he will see his offspring. He will prolong his days." "My righteous servant will justify many." He "made intercession for the transgressors." In the New Testament, Luke 23:34 records Jesus praying for those who crucified him.

Show What You Know

  1. How is this song structured?

  2. What Hebrew word is used for offering for sin?

  3. Which New Testament verses quote or echo Isaiah 53?

  4. What shows the Servant lives on after being cut off?

Crossword

3412

Across

  1. And by his wounds we are ____.

Down

  1. All we like ____ have gone astray.
  2. The punishment that brought our ____ was on him.
  3. To whom has Yahweh’s ____ been revealed.

Think About It

  1. The we in Isaiah 53 admits they misjudged the Servant. Why might people misjudge Jesus today (John 1:10-11)?

  2. The Servant made intercession for the transgressors. How can we follow his example by praying for people who hurt us?

Memory Verse

“After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities.”

Isaiah 53:11 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for sending Jesus. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • The Servant would see the result of His suffering and be satisfied. How does that change the way you think about costly sacrifice for others?
  • Who has wronged you that you could ask God to bless?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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