What is the meaning of Isaiah 53:6? We all like sheep have gone astray The prophet opens with a vivid picture everyone can grasp. Sheep are famous for wandering without noticing the cliff’s edge, and Isaiah says we do the same. • Universal problem: “There is no one who does good, not even one” (Psalm 14:3). • Sin isn’t limited to obvious rebels; Paul echoes Isaiah when he writes, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). • Our helplessness: Like sheep, we cannot rescue ourselves; we need a Shepherd (John 10:11). each one has turned to his own way; Isaiah moves from the collective to the individual. The wandering is personal. • Personal responsibility: “Each of us will give an account of himself to God” (Romans 14:12). • Self-direction without God: “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 21:25). • The deadly illusion: “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death” (Proverbs 14:12). Together these verses underline that my choices, not just humanity’s in general, put me at odds with God. and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. Here comes the astonishing remedy: God transfers our guilt to a substitute. • The voluntary Servant: Jesus “gave His life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). • Divine initiative: “God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us” (2 Corinthians 5:21). • Prophetic fulfillment: “He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree” (1 Peter 2:24), a direct echo of Isaiah 53. • Complete coverage: “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). No one is excluded who comes to Him. summary Isaiah 53:6 tells the whole gospel in a single verse: all of us wander, each of us is personally guilty, and yet God has placed every ounce of that guilt on His perfect Servant. Our Shepherd sought us, our Substitute saved us, and our stories are rewritten by His grace. |
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