Isaiah 53:7

Isaiah 53:7

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

1. “He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth…”

a. He was oppressed [Strong: 5065 nagas naw-gas' a primitive root; to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize:--distress, driver, exact(-or), oppress(-or), X raiser of taxes, taskmaster.]   

b. And he [Strong: 1931 huw' hoo of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:--he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.]

c. [was] afflicted [Strong:6031 `anah aw-naw'; a primitive root (possibly rather ident. with 6030 through the idea of looking down or browbeating); to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows):--abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for 6030), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for 6030), speak (by mistake for 6030), submit self, weaken, X in any wise. ]

d. [yet he] opened [Strong: 6605 pathach paw-thakh'; a primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve:--appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-)grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.]

e. not [Strong: 3808  lo' lo or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.]

f. [his] mouth [Strong: 6310 peh peh; from 6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to:--accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.]

1). This is the exact picture of Jesus before the Sanhedrin.

a). Matthew 26:57-68 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

26:58 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

26:59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

26:60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

26:61 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

26:62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?

26:63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

26:65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

26:66 What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

26:67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands,

26:68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

2. “…he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.”

a. [he is] brought [Strong: 2986 yabal yaw-bal'; a primitive root; properly, to flow; causatively, to bring (especially with pomp):--bring (forth), carry, lead (forth).]

b. [as a] lamb [7716 seh seh or sey {say}; probably from 7582 through the idea of pushing out to graze; a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat:--(lesser, small) cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep.]

c. [to the] slaughter [Strong: 2874 tebach teh'-bakh; from 2874; properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstr. butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter):--X beast, slaughter, X slay, X sore.]

d. [and as a] sheep [Strong:7353 rachel raw-kale'; from an unused root meaning to journey; a ewe (the females being the predominant element of a flock) (as a good traveller):--ewe, sheep.]

e. before [Strong: 6440 paniym paw-neem'; plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.):--+ accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.]

f. shearers [1494 * gazaz] [Strong: a primitive root (akin to 1468); to cut off; specifically to shear a flock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemy:--cut off (down), poll, shave, ((sheep-)) shear(-er).]

g. [her] shearers [Strong: 1494 gazaz gaw-zaz' a primitive root (akin to 1468); to cut off; specifically to shear a flock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemy:--cut off (down), poll, shave, ((sheep-)) shear(-er).]

h. [is] dumb [Strong: 481 'alam aw-lam'; a primitive root; to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied:--bind, be dumb, put to silence.]

i. [so he] openeth [Strong: 6605 pathach paw-thakh'; a primitive root; to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve:--appear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-)grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.]

j. not [Strong: 3808 lo' lo or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.]

k. [his]  mouth [Strong 6310 peh peh; from 6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to:--accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.]

1). This describes Jesus before the Roman Governor.

a. ). Matthew 27:11-14 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

27:12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.

27:13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?

27:14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

2). Jeremiah experienced similar persecution.

a). Jeremiah 11:19 But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.

3). Under the New Covenant we are more than conquerors in all these things.

a). Romans 8:33-37 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

8:34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

8:36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

Isaiah 53:6

Isaiah 53:6

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

1. “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way…”

a. All [Strong: 3605 kol kole or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).]

b. [we like] sheep [Strong: 6629 tso'n tsone or tsaown (Psalm 144:13) {tseh-one'}; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men):--(small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds)).]

c. have gone astray [Strong: 8582 ta`ah taw-aw'; a primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both:--(cause to) go astray, deceive, dissemble, (cause to, make to) err, pant, seduce, (make to) stagger, (cause to) wander, be out of the way.]

d. we have turned [Strong: 6437 panah paw-naw' a primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.:--appear, at (even-)tide, behold, cast out, come on, X corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-)turn (aside, away, back, face, self), X right (early).]

e. everyone [Strong: 376 'iysh eesh contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):--also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy.]

f. to his own way [Strong: 1870 derek deh'-rek from 1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb:--along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).]

1). Because the redemption of all mankind was accomplished at the cross, then the going astray and the turning away of us all occurred at the fall of man in the garden.

a). Romans 5:6-8 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

2). We are like sheep having no shepherd.

a). Matthew 9:36-38 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;

9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

3). When we turn to our own way we are without God.

a). Ephesians 2:11-13 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

2:12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

4). In giving our hearts and lives to Christ we return to our Shepherd.

a). 1 Peter 2:25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

2. “…and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”

a. [and the] LORD [Strong: 3068 Yhovah yeh-ho-vaw' from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord.]

b. hath laid [Strong: 6293  paga` paw-gah' a primitive root; to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity:--come (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession, intercessor, intreat, lay, light (upon), meet (together), pray, reach, run.]

c. [on him the] iniquity [of us all] [Strong: 5771 `avon aw-vone' or oavown (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 (7)) {aw-vone'}; from 5753; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil:--fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.]

1). The LORD’S reply to our going astray was laying our iniquity on Jesus. That moment can be seen when Jesus was on the cross.

a). Psalm 22:1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

b). Romans 5:6-8 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.  

c). The marginal reading reflecting on the Hebrew reads, “made the iniquity of us all to meet on him.”

2). This prophetic redemptive reality was hinted at in the Old Covenant.

a). Numbers 21: 4-9 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

21:5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

21:6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

21:7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

21:8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

21:9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

3). Jesus verified this to Nicodemus in the book of John.

a). John 3:14, 15 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

4). The Apostle Paul declared that this was an intricate part of our redemption, that Jesus bore my sins so that I could receive his righteousness.

a). 2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

5). All our iniquity was laid on Jesus so that we as New Covenant believers in Christ can turn away from iniquity. By giving his life Jesus purchased us, redeemed us from iniquity. This is the grace of God.

a). Titus 2:11-13 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

2:12 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

2:13 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

b). The grace of God not only purchased us out of iniquity it also give us the power through Jesus to deny ungodliness and worldly lust from being in our lives and the power to live righteous, godly lives. It is no wonder that a serpent was the perfect type of Jesus hanging on the cross, Jesus became our sin. Our sin was laid on Jesus while he was on the cross.

Isaiah 53:5

Isaiah 53:5

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

a. It seems that Isaiah 53 is a coming to terms of the Jewish nation regarding Jesus the Messiah. It is prophetic in two ways. First of course it was written hundreds of years before it occurred and foretold it would happen, but secondly, Isaiah is writing from a position of already realizing who Jesus actually was and then lamenting of how they were blinded to the fact of who he was. It seems this is a glimpse, a revelation into the heart and soul of the Jewish nation after the second coming of Christ. I believe these are some of the thoughts of their mourning in Zechariah 12:10-14.

1. “But he was wounded for our transgressions…”

a. But he was [Strong: 1931 huw' hoo of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:--he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.]

b. wounded [Strong: 2490  chalal khaw-lal' a primitive root (Compare 2470); properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an "opening wedge"); denom. (from 2485) to play (the flute):--begin (X men began), defile, X break, defile, X eat (as common things), X first, X gather the grape thereof, X take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute, slay (slain), sorrow, stain, wound.] [Gesenius: pierce through.]

c. [for our] transgressions [Strong: 6588 pesha` peh'-shah; a revolt, rebellion national, religious, moral. Sin, trespass, transgression.]

1). Here they realize that the punishment that the servant was suffering was not for his sins but for theirs, and ours. Jesus was wounded for our sins. It is clear that the Messiah is suffering all of this for our benefit. He gets the wounds and bruises for our sins, he gets the chastisement and the stripes while we get the peace and the healing.

a). [Amplified Bible] Romans 4:25 says, “Who was betrayed and put to death because of our misdeeds…”

2. “…he was bruised for our iniquities…”

a. [he was] bruised [Strong: 1792 daka' daw-kaw'; a primitive root (Compare 1794); to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively):--beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.]  

b. [for our] iniquities [Strong: 5771 `avon aw-vone' or oavown (2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 51:5 (7)) {aw-vone'}; from 5753; perversity, i.e. (moral) evil:--fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.  

1). Jesus was crushed for our sins.

a). The Amplified Bible in Romans 4:25 says, “Who was betrayed and put to death because of our misdeeds…”

b). World Outreach Church Daily Devotional 7/10/14 When man fell from grace in the Garden of Eden, his spirit, soul, and body fell too. God responded with a plan to redeem mankind with the blood of Jesus. God wasn’t interested in doing just half a job. He wanted to redeem all of man. Actually, man had a threefold problem, and Jesus gave us a threefold answer. He went to the Cross as our substitute, bearing our sins, the chastisement of our peace, and our sicknesses. He paid the same price for all three dimensions of our being, so apparently all three are equally important. You may say, “Well, I thought spiritual things were more important.” In the realm of eternity, that’s true. But God never required us to choose whether we wanted our spirits, souls, or bodies taken care of. He said, “I paid the price for all three dimensions so receive all three benefits!” The first benefit mentioned in Isaiah 53:5 takes care of the sin problem: “He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities.” Jesus died on the Cross to pay for our sins. He shed His blood for us because without the shedding of blood, there is no remission of sins. (Heb. 9:22.) And He was raised from the dead so we could be born again. Once we receive Jesus Christ as Savior, God’s report is that we’re forgiven of sins.

c). World Outreach Church Daily Devotional 7/13/14 Isaiah 53:1 says, “Who hath believed our report?” Believing the right report isn’t mind over matter or the power of positive thinking. It’s believing God’s Word over our problems, symptoms, or circumstances. This means we have to choose whom we will believe. Will we believe God or the world? Will we believe the voice of the Holy Spirit or the voice of the devil? Once we know what God says, we can choose to believe His report. In Isaiah 53:5, God gives us this report to believe: Jesus was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities so we can be free from sin. He took the chastisement of our peace upon Himself so we can have peace. And He bore stripes upon His back so we can be healed. A note in the margin of my King James Bible states the Hebrew word for stripes literally means “bruise.” Now look at Isaiah 53:10: “Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him….” Can you imagine our heavenly Father being pleased to bruise His Son? God was pleased because He understood the end result. Jesus was bruised for our sickness, then died on the Cross for us. But in three days Jesus would be raised from the dead in a glorified, healthy body. And because of the bruises He bore, the entire body of Christ could go free from sickness. That’s the report God wants us to believe.

3. “…the chastisement of our peace was upon him…”

a. [the] chastisement [Strong: 4148 muwcar moo-sawr'; from 3256; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint:--bond, chastening ((-eth)), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.]

b. [of our] peace [Strong: 7965 shalowm shaw-lome' or shalom {shaw-lome'}; from 7999; safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace:--X do, familiar, X fare, favour, + friend, X great, (good) health, (X perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, (X all is, be) well, X wholly.]

1). Here they realize that the suffering Jesus experienced was for our sins and not his own.

a). “…we did esteem his smitten of God and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities….”

2). Some translators say that “the discipline of our peace” must mean discipline which procures our peace. The peace, the healing is ours, in consequence of the chastisement that was his.

a). Ephesians 2:13, 14 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;

3). Jesus is our peace because He is the Lord our peace.

a). Judges 6:21-24 Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.

6:22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.

6:23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

4). We received the peace while Jesus received the chastisement.

). Romans 4:23-5:1 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

4:24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

4:25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

5). Most Christians look at that passage in the wrong way. They think, because the Bible says, “being justified by faith” they believe it's their faith that Romans 5:1 is referring to. Saints, that is not what it's saying.

a). Romans 4:25 [NASB] He who was delivered up because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification.

b). Romans 4:25 [Young’s Literal Translation] who was delivered up because of our offences, and was raised up because of our being declared righteous.

c). E.W. Kenyon in his book, What happened from the Cross to the Throne: “When Christ was raised from the tomb, everyone had righteousness set to their account, which would give them a legal right to eternal life, but this righteousness did not become theirs until they personally accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and confessed Him as their Lord. Those who teach a universal salvation have only grasped the legal side of redemption.”

d). And it must be stated that by itself universal salvation is a grave error, it is false doctrine. But we can that our justification was accomplished by Christ and then he came out of the grave.

6). One of the seven Redemptive names for God is Jehovah-shalom, The LORD our peace.

a). Judges 6:21-24 Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.

6:22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, 6:23 Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.

6:24 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.

Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

c. [was] upon [him] [Strong: 5921  `al al properly, the same as 5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow):--above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, X as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, X both and, by (reason of), X had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-)on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, X with.]

4. “…and with his stripes we are healed.”

a. [and with his] stripes [Strong: 2250 chabbuwrah khab-boo-raw' or chabburah {khab-boo-raw'}; or chaburah {khab-oo-raw'}; from 2266; properly, bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself):--blueness, bruise, hurt, stripe, wound.]  

b. [we are] healed [Strong: 7495 rapha' raw-faw'; or raphah {raw-faw'}; a primitive root; properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure:--cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, X thoroughly, make whole.]

1). Peter quoted this passage in his first epistle.

a). 1 Peter 2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

2). Some believers attribute the healing of the New Covenant to the stripes that Jesus experienced from the Romans. Personally I believe that he bore my sicknesses when he bore my sin, on the cross.

3). Those who try to split the atonement.

a). World Outreach Church Daily Devotional 4/5/13 In the past, many in the body of Christ have tried to split the Atonement down the middle. Then they’ve tried to separate the two halves. They say, “Thank God, salvation is for anyone, any time. Second Peter 3:9 says, ‘The Lord is...not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.’ So whoever wants to be saved may freely come.” “However,” they continue, “healing is not for today.” Or they say, “God can heal, but He normally doesn’t. He heals some, but He doesn’t heal everyone.” Or perhaps they rationalize, “God has replaced healing with doctors and hospitals.” But no one has a right to split the Atonement down the middle. Jesus paid the price for us spirit, soul, and body. One half of the Atonement is the forgiveness of sin; the other half of the Atonement is healing for the physical body. Jesus Christ not only paid the price for our sins and iniquities, but at the same time He also paid the price for our sicknesses and diseases. When the body of Christ grabs hold of that revelation, the sick will be healed, the weak will be made strong, and the healthy will stay well.