作为钉十字架的救赎主,为我们的过犯将自己献上,以完成耶和华永远的救赎
第二,在先知的传扬与耶和华的启示里,基督被揭示为钉十字架的救赎主,为我们的过犯将自己献上,以完成耶和华永远的救赎(赛五三4~10上)。我们很难领会一个伟大的人怎会被钉十字架。钉十字架的人通常是很低微并卑下的。然而,我们的救赎主却被钉十字架,为我们的过犯将自己献上,好完成神永远的救赎。这一切关于基督的事,是用属天的语言启示出来的。今天我们称这话为福音、好信息、喜信。
祂担当我们的疾病,背负我们的痛苦
四节说,“祂诚然担当我们的疾病(直译),背负我们的痛苦; 我们却以为祂受责罚,被神击打苦待了。”人以为基督必定有甚么地方错了; 不然,为甚么祂会受责罚,被神击打苦待呢?他们不明白基督是担当我们的疾病,并背负我们的痛苦(太八17)。
祂为我们的过犯被刺透,为我们的罪孽被压伤
五节说,“那知祂为我们的过犯被刺透,为我们的罪孽被压伤; 因祂受的刑罚我们得平安,因祂受的鞭伤我们得医治。”这指明基督的受苦完全是代替我们的; 祂代替我们忍受了一切的苦。祂代替我们受责罚、被击打、被苦待、被刺透、被压伤、被鞭打,使我们得医治(彼前二24下),使我们能得救。
我们都如羊走迷,耶和华使我们众人的罪孽都归在祂身上
六节说,“我们都如羊走迷,各人偏行己路,耶和华使我们众人的罪孽都归在祂身上。”当神在十字架上审判耶稣的时候,祂将我们众人的罪孽都归在耶稣身上。主耶稣在十字架上大声呼喊说,“我的神,我的神,你为甚么弃绝我?”(太二七46)。父神弃绝子,因为在那时刻,神使我们所有的罪都归在祂身上。在很短的时间内,当耶稣被挂在十字架上时,在神的眼中,祂是惟一的罪人。
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Revealing Christ Being the Crucified Redeemer (1) – Isa. 53:4-6
As the Crucified Redeemer, Sacrificing Himself for Our Trespasses for the Accomplishing of Jehovah’s Eternal Redemption
Second, in the report of the prophets and the revelation of Jehovah, Christ was revealed as the crucified Redeemer. As our Redeemer, Christ sacrificed Himself for our trespasses, or, for our sin, for the accomplishing of Jehovah’s eternal redemption (Isa. 53:4-10a). It is difficult to understand how one who is great could be crucified. Those who are crucified are usually very low and mean. Nevertheless, our Redeemer was crucified, sacrificing Himself for our trespasses for the accomplishing of God’s eternal redemption. All these things concerning Christ are revealed in a heavenly language. Today we call this the gospel, the glad tidings, the good news.
Bearing Our Sicknesses and Carrying Our Sorrows
Verse 4 says, “Surely He has borne our sicknesses, / And carried our sorrows; / Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, / Smitten of God and afflicted.” People thought that Christ must have been wrong in something; otherwise, why would He be stricken, smitten of God and afflicted? They did not understand that Christ bore our sicknesses and carried our sorrows (Matt. 8:17).
Being Wounded Because of Our Transgressions and Crushed Because of Our Iniquities
Isaiah 53:5 says, “But He was wounded because of our transgressions; / He was crushed because of our iniquities; / And the chastening for our peace was upon Him, / And by His stripes we have been healed.” This indicates that Christ’s suffering was altogether vicarious; He suffered everything in our place. He was stricken, smitten, afflicted, wounded, crushed and chastened in our place that we may be healed (1 Pet. 2:24b), that we may be saved.
We All like Sheep Having Gone Astray; Each of Us Having Turned to His Own Way, and Jehovah Having Caused the Iniquity of Us All to Fall upon Him
Isaiah 53:6 says, “We all like sheep have gone astray; / Each of us has turned to his own way, / And Jehovah has caused the iniquity of us all / To fall upon Him.” It was when God was judging Jesus on the cross that He caused the iniquity of us all to fall upon Jesus. On the cross the Lord Jesus cried, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Matt. 27:46). God the Father forsook the Son because at that juncture God caused all our sins to fall upon Him. For a short time, while Jesus was hanging on the cross, in God’s eyes He was the unique sinner.