Lesson 380: Isaiah 53:6
Isaiah 53:6
The Blueprint — The Verse
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
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The Context — The History
Isaiah 53 is the climactic Suffering Servant passage, written centuries before Christ yet describing substitutionary bearing of sin. Judah needed an explanation for exile and a hope for forgiveness that animal sacrifice alone could not fully embody.
The Narrative — The Lead-Up
The servant is despised, pierced for transgressions, and crushed for iniquities. Peace comes through his wounds. All humanity is pictured as straying sheep, each turning its own way, while the Lord places everyone's iniquity on the servant who suffers on their behalf.
The Echo — Follow-on Verses
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Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
Read the verse immediately before this lesson (Isaiah 53:5) to hear the lead-in to the passage.
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Isaiah 53:7
7He was oppressed and afflicted,yet he did not open his mouth;he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,so he did not open his mouth.
Read the verse immediately after this lesson (Isaiah 53:7) to continue the passage.
Discussion
- How does admitting we are straying sheep change self-righteousness?
- What does it mean that the Lord laid iniquity on the servant?
- How should this verse shape gratitude and mission?