Isaiah 53 or Mosiah 14
By
Jeffrey Bushman Aug. 2017
Chapter 14
Isaiah
speaks messianically—The Messiah’s humiliation and sufferings are set forth—He
makes His soul an offering for sin and makes intercession for
transgressors—Compare Isaiah 53.
About 148 B.C.
Ludlow divides this chapter into 4 parts: 1. His
mortal life, verses 1-3,
1A.
Suffering-Despised
1 Yea, even doth not Isaiah say: Who hath abelieved our report, and to whom is the arm
of the Lord revealed? Here
Abinadi is using Isaiah’s writings to prove his point. The prophets have all borne testimony of
Christ, but very few have believed their words.
The arm may represent a servant of God and most of the brethren have stated
that this servant is Christ, and who he is has to be revealed from God by the
spirit.
2 For he shall grow up before him as
a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground; he hath no form nor
comeliness; and when we shall see him there is no beauty (HEB it is not for his appearance) that we should
desire him. . Christ shall grow up
before Heavenly Father as a gardener would care for a tender plant, even at 12
Jesus was about his father’s business having come to a knowledge of who is
father really was. A root out of dry ground
may reference 1.) the arid conditions of his country, or may show that he
progressed and learned his knowledge through the spirit and not from the wisdom
of man, 2.) but grew in knowledge even though Judah was a dry sterile land of
apostasy, but was taught from on high.
He also was not what the people were expecting as their Messiah who was
some great glorious being, but he was just a normal looking person that begged
no one’s attention.
3 He is adespised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him;
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
. Jesus
blessed the lives of many and in so doing was acquainted with grief and
sorrows, but was still rejected by most of the people who didn’t consider him
worthy of their time. Or they hid their
faces when he was around so others wouldn’t think he meant something to them.
Most people didn’t think that he was worth their time. Judas, an apostle love by the Lord who betrayed
him and caused him much anguish, through rejecting him.
2. His atonement, verses 4-6,
2A. Suffering-Wounded
for others
4 Surely he has aborne (HEB
from the root nasa which is generally translated as forgive)our bgriefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we
did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. Bearing our griefs could
be what Christ did for those who came to him to be healed and had evil spirits
cast out, and yet it culminated with his suffering in the garden and on the
cross for all mankind. Many of the Jews
watching Christ hang on the cross thought that he was suffering because of his
wickedness and was enduring God’s punishment for his evil ways. When Christ healed people, he had the power
to not only forgive sins, but he also had the power to heal their bodies having
suffered all things for them.
5 But he was awounded for our btransgressions, he was
bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and
with his stripes we are chealed.
. Christ’s
atonement not only meant that he paid for all sin, sorrows and many more things
but in completing the atonement he also suffered death and completed the
atonement through his resurrection.
Through Christ’s atonement we can receive the peace of forgiveness and
be healed through repentance and the resurrection.
6 All we, like asheep, have gone astray; we have turned
every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquities of us
all. Romans 3:23 says, for all
have sinned and come short of the glory of God, but then we are to understand
that Christ covered or atoned all of our short comings, and made it possible
through following him to come back to the Father of all.
3. His trial and crucifixion, verses 7-9
3A
Suffering-by Death
7 He was oppressed, and he was
afflicted, yet he aopened not his mouth; he is brought as a blamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep
before her shearers is dumb so he opened not his mouth. . This
prophecy seems to be best understood was we study about his trials before the
Sanhedrin. He refused to talk to some of
the leaders and he allowed himself to be lead to the place of crucifixion. This verse talks about the suffering endured
after the suffering in Gethsemane at the hands of the Jews and Romans
8 He was taken from prison and from
judgment; and who shall declare his generation? For he was cut off out of the
land of the living; for the transgressions of my people was he stricken. He was denied a lawful
trial and was condemned unlawfully.
Abinadi in Mosiah 15:10 talked about those who would declare his
generation, as being the prophets and those who would preach his gospel. Christ died
before the normal life span of man, for the sins of his covenant people
who believed in him, even though he had to suffer the sins of all mankind.
9 And he made his grave with the
wicked, and with the arich in his death; because he had done
no bevil, neither was any deceit in his
mouth. He was crucified between
two thieves, and he was buried in a rich man’s tomb. When he was questioned before Pilate, who
found no fault in him, Pilate then so declared Christ’s innocence to the Jews.
4. His post mortal glory, verses 10-12
4.A From Suffering-(past tense) to Future Glory
10 Yet it pleased the Lord to abruise him; he hath put him to grief; when
thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin he shall see his bseed, he shall prolong his days, and the
pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. Here we learned that Christ’s atonement was a free will
offering not only on his part but also that of his fathers. (See Mosiah
15:8) He also took upon him the
suffering we would have deserved for breaking God’s commandments. When we take advantage of his sacrifice and
follow him, we will declare our willingness to follow him in the waters of
baptism and keeping his commandments, then we can become the children of Christ
through baptism. (Being born again, see Mosiah 15:11, and D&C
76:22-23) After Christ’s completes his
atonement God will exalt him on high and he will enjoy a long (eternal)
life.
11 He shall see the travail of his
soul, and shall be satisfied; by his knowledge shall my righteous servant
justify many; for he shall abear their iniquities. God will be pleased with
his son’s sacrifice, and as people come to believe in and rely on Christ’s
atonement many of his children will be forgiven and attain the Celestial
Kingdom. Even those of a lesser kingdom will benefit from Christ’s
atonement.
12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the agreat, and bhe shall divide the spoil with the
strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death; and he was numbered
with the transgressors; and he bore (HEB from the
same word as in v. 4 forgive) the sins of many, and made cintercession for the
transgressors. God
will make Christ and heir of all that he has and Christ will share this with
all those who followed his law becoming joint heirs with Christ. (See Romans
8:17-18) Every blessing that we seem to
receive from God comes from the sacrifice and atonement of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ who willingly gave his life that we might all live in eternal
glory in the presence of the Father.
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