We see this word also used in Exodus 15:26, when God reveals Himself as the Lord who heals or is the great physician, which in Hebrew reveals God as “Jehovah Raphah.” The word translated healed in Isaiah 53:5 is the Hebrew word raphah. What Does the Word Say About Divine Healing? With that said, let’s take a look at this verse and see what we can learn. In this case, this scripture is connected to Isaiah 53:4 and should also be interpreted in the context of the entire chapter of Isaiah 53. Most scriptures were never meant to stand alone. One of the most important rules we must always follow is that we are to interpret scripture with scripture. One of the five scriptures was Isaiah 53:5, with ends with the phrase, “by his stripes we are healed.” His explanation of this verse was that the healing mentioned in it was in reference to “spiritual healing.”Īs ministers who write, blog, preach sermons and post podcasts, we have a responsibility to study God’s Word and rely on the Holy Spirit so that we correctly bring the revelation of the Word to those who listen to us. The fact that he would attack a group of fellow believers greatly disturbed me. He spoke on five scriptures he felt were taken out of context and misunderstood by this group. Stripes-minutely prophetical of His being scourged (Mt 27:26 1Pe 2:24).A few days ago, I listened to a podcast from a minister who was criticizing a certain group of ministers. Upon him-as a burden parallel to “hath borne” and “carried.” Not punishment strictly for this can have place only where there is guilt, which He had not but He took on Himself the chastisement whereby the peace (reconciliation with our Father Ro 5:1 Eph 2:14, 15, 17) of the children of God was to be effected (Heb 2:14). The Margin, wrongly, from a Hebrew root, translates, “tormented.”įor … for-(Ro 4:25 2Co 5:21 Heb 9:28 1Pe 2:24 3:18)-the cause for which He suffered not His own, but our sins.īruised-crushing inward and outward suffering (see on Isa 53:10).Ĭhastisement-literally, the correction inflicted by a parent on children for their good (Heb 12:5-8, 10, 11). wounded-a bodily wound not mere mental sorrow literally, “pierced” minutely appropriate to Messiah, whose hands, feet, and side were pierced (Ps 22:16). Isaiah 53:5 | Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentaryĥ. We may well endure our lighter sufferings, if He has taught us to esteem all things but loss for him, and to love him who has first loved us. He was delivered to death for our offences.īy his sufferings he purchased for us the Spirit and grace of God, to mortify our corruptions, which are the distempers of our souls. Our sins were the thorns in Christ’s head, the nails in his hands and feet, the spear in his side. This atonement was to be made for our sins. We are saved from the ruin, to which by sin we become liable, by laying our sins on Christ. Our sins deserve all griefs and sorrows, even the most severe. Sinners have their beloved sin, their own evil way, of which they are fond. We have all sinned, and have come short of the glory of God. It was for our sins, and in our stead, that our Lord Jesus suffered. By His Stripes We Are Healed: Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentaryĥ3:4-9 In these verses is an account of the sufferings of Christ also of the design of his sufferings. NLT But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. NIV But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. NASB But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. Isaiah 53:5 reads, “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.” King James Version (KJV) Translation Isaiah 53:5 ESV But he was pierced for our transgressions he was crushed for our iniquities upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
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