"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 6 June 2012"
Today's Blog Title: "God Redeems Jerusalem"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Isaiah 52:-1-15
Today's Blog Key Verse: Isaiah 52:10 "The LORD has made bare His holy arm, In the eyes of all nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see, The salvation of our God."
Isaiah 52, actually stands as the introduction to the prophecy of the Suffering Servant in Chapter 53. The subject of both passages is the "servant" of the Lord individualized as the Messiah who will suffer for our sins. He is the culmination of all Isaiah's messianic prophecies.
He is the miraculously born Son of the Virgin--Immanuel, "God with Us" (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23). He is the branch (Isaiah 11:1) who springs up out of the stump of the Davidic line. He is the new David (Isaiah 9:7) who will bring in a new Exodus and a new redemption for the people of Israel.
Further, He is the One who deserves to rule the world, because He is the One who suffers redemptively for all humanity. The terms "exalted and extolled, and be very high" are used in Isaiah 33;10 and Him. His "visage' refers to his appearance (or face), which will become so "marred" (disfigured) by beatings and scourging, that He will barely be recognizable.
The verb for "shall he sprinkle" is a technical term found in the Mosaic Law for the sprinkling of blood in order to "cleanse" or "purify" from sin. This reference has nothing to do with water baptism. Here the Servant of the Lord is viewed as our high Priest who offers His own blood for our sins. Before this Suffering Servant, the nations of the world rendered speechless as they observe this unbelievable demonstration of God's Love.
Click on the link at www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com for Scripture Reading from Romans 12:1-2.
Jesus Reigns!!! May God's Love, Peace, Strength, and Grace be with you all.
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
Today's Blog Title: "God Redeems Jerusalem"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Isaiah 52:-1-15
Today's Blog Key Verse: Isaiah 52:10 "The LORD has made bare His holy arm, In the eyes of all nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see, The salvation of our God."
Isaiah 52, actually stands as the introduction to the prophecy of the Suffering Servant in Chapter 53. The subject of both passages is the "servant" of the Lord individualized as the Messiah who will suffer for our sins. He is the culmination of all Isaiah's messianic prophecies.
He is the miraculously born Son of the Virgin--Immanuel, "God with Us" (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23). He is the branch (Isaiah 11:1) who springs up out of the stump of the Davidic line. He is the new David (Isaiah 9:7) who will bring in a new Exodus and a new redemption for the people of Israel.
Further, He is the One who deserves to rule the world, because He is the One who suffers redemptively for all humanity. The terms "exalted and extolled, and be very high" are used in Isaiah 33;10 and Him. His "visage' refers to his appearance (or face), which will become so "marred" (disfigured) by beatings and scourging, that He will barely be recognizable.
The verb for "shall he sprinkle" is a technical term found in the Mosaic Law for the sprinkling of blood in order to "cleanse" or "purify" from sin. This reference has nothing to do with water baptism. Here the Servant of the Lord is viewed as our high Priest who offers His own blood for our sins. Before this Suffering Servant, the nations of the world rendered speechless as they observe this unbelievable demonstration of God's Love.
Click on the link at www.cindi-davis.blogspot.com for Scripture Reading from Romans 12:1-2.
Jesus Reigns!!! May God's Love, Peace, Strength, and Grace be with you all.
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
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