Isaiah 53: 11-12 After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
He poured out his life unto death. Jesus was the sacrifice to end all sacrifices. All the previous sacrifices of God’s people were pointing to the Lamb of God who would take away the sins of the world. He literally poured out His life on the cross as blood and water flowed from Him.
Isaiah was not the only one who prophesied His death as His life being poured out.
Psalm 22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint.
The reason He poured out His life unto death was that death was the required penalty for sin.
Genesis 2:15–17 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.”
Jesus paid the penalty of death for everyone so that we could have the certainty of God’s forgiveness.
To recap the last couple of devotions, go back and read Isaiah 52:13-53:12. Think about what was foretold by Isaiah here and then accomplished by Jesus
- Jesus sprinkled us with the things needed for cleansing – blood and water.
- Jesus was pierced for us
- Jesus healed us/forgave us by His life and death
- Jesus poured out His life for us.
