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Jesus has suffered the combined wrath of God that each of us deserved, allowing us to be restored to and at peace with our Maker.
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Isaiah 53:4-6 ESV
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Isaiah 53:4-6
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4 m Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, n smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 o But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, p and with his wounds we are healed. 6 q All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; r and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
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Isaiah 53:4-6
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m Surely he has borne our griefs
Indeed he has taken away our sickness
and carried our sorrows;
and carried our hurts;
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yet we esteemed him stricken,
yet we considered Jesus stricken,
n smitten by God,
judged by God,
and afflicted.
and afflicted.
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o But he was pierced for our transgressions;
But rather, he was pierced for OUR transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
and he was crushed for our iniquities,
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
God put on Jesus the punishment we deserved, which brings us peace with God
p and with his wounds we are healed.
and the wounds Jesus suffered can therefore heal our own.
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q All we like sheep have gone astray;
Every single one of us do not choose God
we have turned—every one—to his own way;
in that we live as if we're King of our lives
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r and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
and as a result God has given Jesus the burden of all our sins.
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Surely= indicates strong assertive force, emphasizes a contrast
borne=to carry, to take away
esteemed=to be thought of, to be considered
smitten=judged/wounded/afflicted
Jesus took on our sickness, and carried our pain, yet we concluded he himself was being judged by God.
grief=sickness/disease
BUT, he was being punished for OUR sins, which gave us peace with God and healing.
Us going astray has resulted in God laying our sin on Jesus.
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