The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-04-25

LESSON TEXT-Isa. 52:13-5912
GOLDEN TEXT-With his stripes
we are healed.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus' Love for Us.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Jesus' Love for Us.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-What Our Salvation Cost.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-The Suffering Savior.
This prophecy is the grand center of
the Old Testament. The bond servant
of Jehovah with great wisdom glori-
ously executes the divine purpose at
the cost of great suffering.
I. The Servants Triumph t52 1919.
BY the servant here is meant the
coming Messiah (42:D.
1. His wisdom ". 13).
ale will deal prudently," for his
name is Counselor" (9:6). He was
filled with the spirit of wisdom and
understanding Q1:2).
3 He shall be exalted ". 13).
He was to be extolled and magnified
because he was the mighty God
.(9:6), even Emmanuel" Because of
Christs devotion to His task of re-
demption, God has highly exalted
Him and given Him name which is
above every name (Phil. 2:9).
3. The appearance of the Servan;
". 14).
Because of His marred "visage,"
He wholly disappointed the eHpecta-
ton of the carnal minds who looked
for outward signs of royalty and
worldly greatness. Jesus, as Jeho-
vahs servant, was tortured and beat
en- by men as He went about doing
the business committed to him.
4. The issue of His ministry ". 49,.
"He shall sprinkle many nations"
This reveals Him as the great High
Priest sprinkling the nations with
His blood. cleansing them from their
sins Just as the people were aston
ished with the silence of Jesus in
the midst of His shameful treatment
so shall the kings and great men of
the earth be dumb before Him when
the suffering Servant shall he exalted.
Il. The Servant Despised and Re-
jected (53 :1-3).
l. The unbelief of the Jews ". y.
~ They disbelieved the words of
the prophets
Coy They did not recognize the
hand of the Lord in the miracles and
wonders which He wrought.
2. The origin of the Servant ". y.
He sprang out of the stump of
Judaism. The sad condition of the
people at that time is expressed by
"dry corn
8. The Man of Sorrows ". 81.
He was afflicted and rejected.
III. The Vicarious Suffering Of the
Servant (53:4-G).
1. His griefs and sorrows were
ours ". ~. This awful suffering was
looked upon by the world as occa-
stoned by sin-"we did esteem Him
stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted"
2. He was beaten for us ". ~.
That which was our due was melted
out to Him. Observe the words,
"wounded," "bruised" "despised,"
"stripes'-how awful they picture His
treatment, and yet "our" shows that
His suffering was vicarious.
8. The reason for ". g..
All humanity, Jews and Gentiles,
had gone astray. God laid upon Him
the iniquity of us ali,
w. The Death of the Servant
(53:7-9).
l. The strange silence ". y.
He opened not His mouth. He
went as a lamb to the slaughter. "He
answered them never a word, inso-
much that the governor marveled
greatly" Matt. 81 :14).
2. Unconcern of multitude ". 81.
They failed to discern the fact that
He suffered in their stead.
8. Buried with the wicked and the
rich ". 81.
The prophecy was fulfilled in His
crucifiXion between two thieves and
burial in Joseph's tomb.
v. The Servants Ultimate Victory
wv. 1O-12).
l. His sufferings expressed the di-
vine will ". Joy.
The Lord Himself laid this burden
upon Him, and through His suffer-
ings the law was INDICATED and re-
demption was accomplished.
q A spiritual progeny resulted
from His death. ". 1O).
The fundamental law of the uni.
verse, which is life out of death.
found supreme expression in His
death on the cross (John - pa.
3. Through death shall come to
realization His fondest hope ". ~
He shall see the travail of His soul
and shall be satisfied.
4. The divine reward ". 10y.
The divine Conqueror shall share
the spoils Of victory.